Hi Guys
I have been playing in function bands for about 10 years and have always been busy. However this year we have been really quiet and i want to change this for 2018.
Firstly my function band "The Supernotes" (based in West Sussex) Are looking to pay some new venues. Is there any good venues near you that are looking for function bands? We want this to be a good way to get to people who are potentially looking for gigs. We are looking for Wedding Fairs, pub gigs etc. SO if you know any good busy pubs or wedding fairs that are worth doing please let me know
Here is our promo vid
Any help/advice would be good on promoting/marketing and getting more gigs!
thanks in advanced
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I'm not sure why you want pub gigs, is it just for more exposure to get more wedding / corporate gigs ?
For decent paid function work give Ben at JohnBedford Entertainments a bell, nice bloke and he can get all kinds of gigs in your area
Also try Nick at Tailored Entertainment, he gets a shed load of work in the South
Also register on Headliner ..... there is some genuine well paid work on there ...
@steveb is right .... it's live stuff you need really for a promo, what you got is good and of a professional standard but it's too cold and clinical .... you want something with the audience going nuts
Bands get gigs in two ways, word of mouth recommendations and through agents the key to this is hustle and make sure enough people know about you. If I were you I would make a list of all the wedding / event locations you are looking to play and get in touch with them to find out who is the events manager or wedding organiser and make sure they know who you are and what you do and why they should book you. This is what an agent does and takes a lot of time and effort but you can do it yourself if you have the commitment.
Remember an email is forgotten quicker than a phone call. A phone call is forgotten quicker than a meet in person, and all are forgotten in 3 months
Sorry, two points - agencies will get you gigs and be careful what you wish for ( well, okay, at least be realistic about it).
It is very hard from that video to know how well the punters will like the band and get up and dance, I didn't go searching for other videos.
Quite old songs on the video, might appeal to the over 40s group/Sunday night pub fillers, but might not appeal to current wedding organizers (caveat: I didn't watch past johnny be good)
I know that word of mouth was always our biggest seller, that is based on your historical performances, bad gigs are bad for business and you have to update your playlists.
In any business you have to take a critical look at what you are doing and adjust as you go, if you are still doing the same things you did 10 years ago then you need to adjust... unless you are still raking it in.
Does anybody else in the band sing.... for variety of tone.
Good luck.
I'm looking at ways to keep cost down but still end up with a good video.
Songs - We play a lot of styles/decades. on that video we had
Shake it off
Signed Sealed Delivered
Johnny Be Good
You got the love
Rather Be
Shut up and dance
But i suppose looking at that list we have stronger songs now. So need to rethink. Best to get a good range of tunes for different decades or just do the belters!
Any good video/edit/sound teams out there in the south that you would recommend?Is there any videos that guys have seen that you think are worth learning from with all points from above?
Thanks
Merry Christmas everyone!
any better?
Your vocalist can certainly sing, but that x-factor-style vocal gymnastics on every song is quite annoying. I'd have preferred the vocal lines a bit more like the originals.
constructive suggestions :
- all songs sound and look the same, similar groove; would like to hear some trad pop, some trad oldies, some ballad. But that might just be me
- support the suggestion of another singer for some songs
- encourage the other band members to get involved, to front up, to smile and laugh and engage in the gig, develop and use their own personality
Weddings quite often like having an “acoustic set”in the afternoon, I reckon you would sound quite good doing some more mellow stuff. That generates more money too
good luck