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DIY Music Tour – Part III
Article by Akki Chauhan
Read DIY Music Tour – Part I to find out how to start out showcasing your songs and then read DIY Music Tour – Part II for how to put a band together.
If you are an unsigned songwriter with a well-rehearsed band, good quality recorded album and stable fanbase following you from gig to gig – then you are on the right track. Being unsigned, you are probably holding down a day job, playing cover gigs whilst earning little bits and bobs of money from performances and CD sales. The reality of planning a full-scale tour (like a record label would) on your own whilst is unlikely. By this stage if you have the above in place, your costs will already incorporate the following: CD, website and merchandise (studio, production, design and print £5000), band (rehearsals and gigs £2000), personal costs and time (£1000). That’s £8000 before even planning a tour. For a small budget tour, keep it simple and successful by keeping it local.
In every region of the UK there is a major festival, recognized by the music industry (which provide music jobs). Do everything the promoter says (on a professional basis) to be accepted into this festival. Submit good quality photos, press releases, songs, numbers of your fanbase and do it within the deadline – show them every aspect of your wonderful reputation in songwriting and as a band… Read the rest
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