How to Improve Your EPK Immediately
Here’s the hard truth about submitting anything via Sonicbids, your press kit to a record label, or trying to book a big show: You have less than one minute to get the person’s attention. In many of my...
View ArticleHow to Get Better Results From Sonicbids Submissions
Before I opened a Promoter’s account to accept Sonicbids submissions for Last Stop Booking (see link on left for our submissions that are open), I was using a standard artist account to submit to gigs....
View ArticleHow to Get Gigs on Sonicbids
A while ago, I wrote this article about How to Get Better Results From Your Sonicbids Submissions. Since then, there have been a few changes to the site (both for promoters as well as performers). All...
View ArticleTips on Booking SXSW
A while I ago, I wrote an article called “How to Book SXSW and Is It Worth It?” Now that the application window for SXSW is open again, I think it’s time to revisit some of these concepts. First of...
View ArticleTrends in Booking Shows
Every few years, promoters and venues begin trying new ideas to make their show successful: Pay to Play In the 80’s, “pay to play” was a trend that forced artists to pre-sell tickets for their shows to...
View ArticleThe Most Overrated Things in a Musician’s Career
Sometimes, we need to get our priorities straight. Sometimes, we need to learn to say “no” to the good so that we can say “yes” to the best. Other times, we need to not let perfection get in the way of...
View ArticleAn Honest Review of the All-New Sonicbids EPK System
Today, I was checking out a Sonicbids EPK that was emailed to me. Much to my surprise, the layout for a Sonicbids artist profile completely changed – there was no quick bio, music player on top, or a...
View ArticleReview of the All-New Sonicbids EPK System (part 2)
I decided to give the new system another shot today. Yesterday, I spent about four hours re-working my artist profile, adding all of the elements that were lost in the transition, trying to make the...
View Article20 Changes Sonicbids Needs to Make Right Now
Since posting two in-depth reviews about the new Sonicbids EPK system (“An Honest Review” and “Review part 2”), I’ve had offers through tweets, emails, and chats by the company to talk to their Chief...
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