Sunday, March 22, 2009

~ touring

Q: I'm from the UK, and I'd like to play some gigs in the States. I mostly play solo, have a new CD out. I'd love to open for someone, or book some solo gigs.

A: You might try the Musican's Altas if you're interested in booking gigs in the US
http://www.musiciansatlas.com/

There's also a great house concerts site... can I find it... yep, they've got a pretty good list.
http://www.houseconcerts.com/venue.php

Depending what you play, if you appeal the college crowd, you might have an in. Derek Sivers wrote an article about that -
http://cdbaby.net/college2

You need to decide what cities you want to play (and who is going to tour with you), then firm up some gigs, work out your transportation/accomodation & budget, and then use the Indie Bible to pitch your CD to local radio stations & work on marketing your self.
http://www.indiebible.com/

Your music is good, but your myspace page doesn't reflect your 'solo artist' style music - if you're pitching yourself as an acoustic act or a solo artist, you need to present music that fits that image. You might put together a video of yourself playing live & solo, so that folks booking acts can hear & see what you do.

Just a few thoughts.

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