Gig-Getter
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Semi-Pro Musician Gigging Resource
How to Get Gigs & Win every crowd
"So You want to Get Gigs and Great Crowd Reactions?"
Why do some bands get gigs and riotous crowd reactions so easily when they play - while you try everything possible and still only get the odd band booking and lukewarm responses from your audiences? What if there was a way you could double, treble or even quadruple the number of gigs you get a month and guarantee the crowd going wild every gig you play? How good would that feel coming offstage, and what could that do for your band's reputation?
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gig-getting tips…you’ll be playing more shows in no time”
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There's a lot of competition to get gigs. It seems like every act's got
a website and myspace presence, and the better ones have an agent or band
management. How can you compete with this to get gigs?
Inside here you'll find ways proven in 15 countries to get gigs for semi-pro and amateur bands and solo artists. There are free articles about how to get gigs and play unforgettable shows and you can sign up for the gigging blog and free newsletter (at the top of this page) for more regular help.
You might be new to the idea of gigging. If you think now's the time to to dust off the axe you invested all that money in and finally make it earn it's keep with that first gig, you'll also find ideas here to get you started. How to go about winning that elusive first gig - and then keep on gigging as often as you want
"The Gig-Getter site and blog provide a great service to the gigging community" - Bobby Owsinski( seen here on the right of Billy F. Gibbons from ZZ Top)
This site is maintained by Gareth Bird, a regular performer at the Hard Rock Cafe. He has written about getting and playing gigs for Bass Guitar Magazine, Reverb and Total Guitar Magazine. Gareth has his own Marketing Business advising a number of companies and is author of "Gig-Getter: How to get more gigs than you can play" and "Rouse the Crowd: How to Interact with audiences for gigs they can't forget".