4/1/2023 0 Comments Cactus music promotions![]() Eventually, the members have enough material to record an album or play a live show (most local bands only get around 30 minutes of stage time). After hours upon hours of sitting in a hot room together, sweating, arguing/debating and playing music, they will finally come out with a song they are all proud and happy to have created. There are infinite combinations and possibilities when it comes to music. Members need to decide if they want to use certain effects, and they need to decide what they want the song to be about. Creative decisions need to be made, as to melody, rhythm, lyrics, chord structure, etc. Structure must be perfectly organized and timed. Most non-musicians don’t fully or actively listen to the music they like, but if you do, you realize it takes a great deal of precise planning on every member’s part in order to form a coherent song. So, let’s say we finally have these pieces in place now we have to get to writing. Thus, finding a location to rehearse without disturbing neighbors, landlords, parents, etc., is hard enough on its own. Bands are LOUD, especially the scene that I’m describing. Next, everyone’s schedules need to align well enough to be able to get together regularly (at least a couple times a week) for practice and writing (this is much, much harder than it sounds), and not only that, they need a space to rehearse. To find 3-6 people who have this level of musical chemistry is a magical and rare thing. If one person is off, it can ruin the entire sound. This means that all the musicians need to TRULY feel comfortable when playing with each other. ![]() ![]() They need to have similar influences and/or a similar artistic vision, but mostly, they need to have chemistry when playing music together. First, you need to find like-minded individuals that play the instruments you need, with skill. To form a successful band (by successful, I do not mean popular instead, I mean a band that creates tight, talented music that people respond to), it takes a certain level of serendipitous magic. You’d expect that they have made fliers, are aggressively promoting online, using the internet to their advantage, and otherwise doing whatever is necessary to get people out to shows when the bands play live. When you think of a music “promoter,” you probably assume that this person’s job is to promote bands and their talent, using their resources to get the word out about said bands. So why haven’t you heard of them? The answer lies within the local music industry, promoters and their standard policies. You probably have never heard of any of these bands, yet they regularly play concerts around us all, and are on a professional level of talent and tightness. ![]()
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