by Leon on April 17, 2013
Are you an indie band looking to take your career to the next level? Here’s the information that’ll help…
As I’m starting to get approached more and more by independent and rising acts about working with them to take their career in music to new heights, I thought I’d put together an information pack in one spot so you have all the information you’d ever need before we proceed to possibly working together.
Here you’ll find a few things that will help you make the decision to work with us, or maybe show you where you need help if you’re not yet sure what you’re doing wrong or how to proceed in promoting and publicising your act.
And while I’ve tried to give you everything you may need to answer some questions for yourself, if there’s anything else you needed to ask, don’t hesitate to get in contact and I’ll help you out the best I can.
1. Case Study
Whether it’s so you have some idea of the results you can expect, information for your management or to see what we’ve done with artists and celebrities before, we’ve put together a short case study on what we achieved with MTV’s Jackass star Bam Margera in the first 90 days of working with him.
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by Leon on April 16, 2013
Want to see some of the results we’ve achieved with people in entertainment? This will help…
Although currently I’m loving working with independent and rising bands because of how challenging and rewarding it is, I have to admit most of my time is still taken up working with big names and well-known stars.
With my current list of permanently-managed clients, none is better known than the star of MTV’s Jackass, Viva La Bam, Bam’s Unholy Union, as well as professional Element skateboarder. The one, the only, Brandon ‘Bam’ Margera.
A lot of people expect that a celebrity of his level would have all their promotion and publicity well sorted out. And in most cases, that’s the truth. While Bam’s online promotion, social media and digital publicity was good when we started with him, we definitely made some huge waves.
Even though Bam is personally worth millions, has marketing and promotional staff from broadcasting networks MTV and TBS at his disposal and has been at the head of his game for over a decade, we were still able to achieve immense results for Margera’s online promotion in a very short time.
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by Leon on April 15, 2013
Want to know how you can take your flailing band from zeroes to heroes? This list may help…
You’re sick of playing in tiny pubs, or simply not getting any gigs at all. Your only rehearsal space is an open area no bigger than a prison cell that you share with a two-decade-old washing machine. And right now, maybe you can see a couple of boxes of your band’s unsold merch just sitting on the floor that nobody wants to buy.
Depressing thoughts, huh?
But time and time again, I find that’s what’s happening around me with a lot of music acts. They simply aren’t anywhere near where they want to be. The problem? In some cases they’re just lazy turds, but most of the time it’s simply having absolutely no freaking idea what to do.
In this way, I’m hoping this post will help.
This isn’t in any way going to touch on musical talent because if I’m honest, that’s not my business. Not that I’m condoning you should go ahead with getting your music out there if it sounds in any way like the utter aural horror that was Paris Hilton’s attempt at being a professional muso. I’m not here to talk about what you sound like, or how to fix it if your tracks are anything like a cat shrieking while submerged in a muddy pond.
But I am going to give you a dozen tried-and-tested tips to help your independent or upcoming act gain traction, promote yourself effectively and get your name out into the world like never before.
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by Leon on April 10, 2013
They say you only get what you focus on. I find this to be more than true when it comes to promoting and publicising bands…
I’m lucky enough to work with some major artists. ARIA-winning artists The Veronicas, as an example.
While I’ve worked with just acts ranging from independent acts just starting out, all the way up to celebrities worth personally over $100 million, there’s one thing I’ve always found to be a deciding factor in success.
And it’s all about where you decide to aim.
If you had parents anything like mine, chances are you may have grown up hearing something along the lines of “You can be whatever you want to be in life.” Although maybe that’s just what 60′s hippie parents with dreadlocks who grew up listening to Marley and Zappa say to their kids…
If not from your parents, you’ve probably heard the likes of “Shoot for the stars”, “Aim high”, or to quote billionaire real estate magnate Donald Trump, “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
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