ChipMusic.org - How to promote your music/yourself?

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-17T23:07:03Z

Pretty much all small artists that start off nowhere just work a TON...and never give up no matter how much money/comfort/time they must sacrifice to pursue their passion. Eventually, if you're actually talented, you'll make your way up there and start to actually make money off your music. It's a hard, long process--but can be done with time, effort, and talent.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-16T11:50:08Z

Also...be honest with yourself. Don't tell yourself "Yeah cool this song is done" when you know there are some bits that need reworking. Be modest with regard to your own musical talent. It's easy to come off as really arrogant with regard to music as there are many out there that would love to be talented musically but think they can't or don't have the motivation, so try not to come off as an asshole. From personal experience from the opposite end (I haven't played a chipmusic show BUT I have played metal shows) be extravagant as hell...and I don't mean shout: "OH SHIT LOOK AT ME I'M THE TITS!", I mean get really into it, dance, tell your audience to do things like stand up or stomp. Possibly get a small gimmick somewhere in there...just so the audience can AT LEAST walk away from the concert thinking there was one thing to did that was clever/cool/the cat's pajamas. Get all those bitches some free shit, bitches love free shit. Jump on the opportunity if you meet ANYONE that seems interested in your music...don't treat them like an afterthought. Meet people on a personal level rather than a "I want more people to show up to my gig" level.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-16T11:31:30Z

MisfitChris wrote:

Edit: Go about this process like you're going to die tommorow.

The only problem with this advice is that people might think they have to rush the process. Don't rush it. Don't ever rush it. Accept the fact that it can take years to build up a real following. You have to play lots of shows and make lots of great songs before people will really love you.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-16T04:46:31Z

Make lots and lots of music. Appreciate your audience. Make lots of friends. Make friends with the people who listen to your music.

Edit: Go about this process like you're going to die tommorow. Think of the whole process on the simplest level. Not for fame, just for the experience. Ok i'm being dramatic now.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T20:09:57Z

I think my school has a couple of them. Once we get the sole Mac at school up and running for recording in the studio..

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T18:41:07Z

Adding to the mic post, on the dynamic side, you can't go wrong with a Shure SM58. It's a great workhorse.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T18:29:09Z

J. Arthur Keenes wrote:

Forget about hardware effects, drop $100 or so on a decent condensor mic, it'll be the best recording purchase you ever made, then just record into some free software, Reaper or something.

THIS THIS THIS all the way.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T18:03:49Z

For live venues, change your name to "FREE BEER."

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T17:34:44Z

If only I had some money... haha

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T16:05:56Z

Yeah, which software you use isn't too big of a deal, as long as it isn't Audacity or something, the mic is what's going to make the biggest difference

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T08:33:16Z

I'm using GarageBand currently, seems pretty nice.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T03:24:08Z

Forget about hardware effects, drop $100 or so on a decent condensor mic, it'll be the best recording purchase you ever made, then just record into some free software, Reaper or something.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-14T01:50:40Z

easy, get a fake ID

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-11T13:07:58Z

calmdownkidder wrote:

I see your hat, and raise you....

Dam you I still want one of those. REPRINT!!! REPRINT!!!

ONTOPIC: There really isn't anything wrong with using software to get your effects in the final recording. Unless it's a major effect that you want to be using live, don't worry about it just now. I personally prefer hardware just because HEY IT'S RIGHT THERE, but it doesn't actually make that much of a difference for recording. Plus, if you really wanted to, you could do some amazing (and by amazing I mean OH GOD NO.) setup where you run in to computer effects and then out to tape recorder.

Re: How to promote your music/yourself?

2011-03-11T12:52:50Z

BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:

ant1 wrote:
no
uhhh yeah, there are very few circumstances in which buying things will make you better at music

I meant that instead of using software and its built in effects to record, if I actually had some hardware then I could make similar quality recordings on my tape recorder.
Nothing about my music, haha.