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Five Killer Facebook Apps for your Band Page

If you are one of the musicians trying to hook the attention of music lovers, Facebook offers a wonderful platform, where you can now create your own band page.

Apart from creating a profile that talks about your band and music, you should also make use of other sources that aid a band to get closer to the audience through the means of social networking sites. In case of Facebook, you should make good use of five killer Facebook Apps for your band page, which becomes a surefire way to hook the attention of music buffs. What are the top picks for bands that can be downloaded as apps for the fan page profile?

Apart from taking efforts to post video, lyrics, songs, concert dates, venues where the concerts are held, discography and all relevant information about your brand in the brand page, the brand or the musician should provide focal attention on some of the killer facebook apps. The app related to the Music by Reverb Nation is one such an application that allows the band to post innumerable songs for downloading or streaming, add band photos and even sell the band music varieties, where it is considered to be a good platform to share the band’s music with friends and fans. This application provides a link to the band’s homepage on Facebook, where 30 songs can get added to the Facebook Band Page.

 Vod:Pod is yet another application that ought to be used by the band that looks to increase its fan base through Facebook. With this application, the band can create small videos which then can be shared with the fans. This application is ideal one as when the band is keen to show their videos to a large target audience. This is an ideal destination for the band to display live shows, concerts, backstage moments and the music videos.

Another killer facebook application takes the form of iLike Music Tab, which is one of the top applications for bands as it allows the band and the artists to load a huge banner. With this application, the brand on the facebook can make a decent Continue reading →

Seven Things You Should Know Before Quitting Your Job to Become a Full Time Musician

Things You Should Consider Before Quitting Your Job to be a Full Time Musician

Seth Doud - Seth Doud Music

Become a musician. It has been your dream for many years. You started playing your instrument when you were a child and it’s one of the activities you enjoy the most. Your present job is kind of boring, and you are wondering- should you take the plunge? Here are a few things to consider first.

1) Most musicians don’t make their living solely by performing.

Even musicians in major orchestras supplement their orchestra pay check by teaching private lessons and by accepting outside performing gigs. Some other musicians supplement their income by working in a music store, by doing arrangements, and by composing. Today with self-publishing programs like iTunes, it is easier to get your music out there where people can buy it, but that doesn’t mean that they will.

Just as their are plenty of great quality Kindle books available on Amazon.com that never sell more than ten copies, there is lots of music on iTunes that doesn’t sell enough copies to pay even one month’s rent.

2) You may not be good enough.

Sorry, but it had to be said. Your best chance of getting an honest opinion about that is probably to speak with other musicians you have played with.

If you solicit opinions on this subject from fiends and family, they will probably either go easy on you, or simply tell you that you are not good enough. It is hard for most people to imagine members of their own family member up there on stage, starring in a televised musical production. On the other hand, not having much talent is not a barrier to a successful career as a musician in some types of music.

It would be hard to achieve much success as a classical musician without at least some talent, but there are plenty of successful hip hop artists out there who have little musical training and can barely carry a tune. The first time I heard a punk rocker perform on TV, I thought it was some type of parody. He was only using one cord to accompany his song! If your cording skills are that limited, you will need to pick a similar type of music. Whichever type you pick, you want to make sure that it is one that you are happy playing or singing. Even the most untalented hip hop artists, usually like their own music and believe in it. Continue reading →