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DMX Lighting: What You Need to Know

As a DJ or live band, the visuals of your show are just as important as the music you play. In your lighting toolkit, DMX lighting equipment can go a long way towards creating a mood as well as crafting some specialized effects. Understanding your devices, as well as basics on their configuration and use, are […]

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What To Learn Before You Start Your Music Career

-Artist’s Insight with Jon Pattie One of the most common stories people in the music industry hear is about how a small, local band gets discovered by a big agent who immediately picks the band up and puts them at the top of the charts. In previous decades, A&R agents from major record companies had […]

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Using YouTube To Promote Your Music

Being a musician has changed tremendously over the past decade. The new tools and communications options available to you give you tremendous control over how you promote your work. It is now much easier than it used to be to make a big splash as an independent and YouTube can serve as a valuable tool […]

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A Simple Guide For How To Get Some College Radio Airplay

At Indie Band Guru we are still always trying to learn what works out there in this new music industry.  We can’t do it all anymore but love to share real stories of hard working artists that are out there trying different tactics to achieve success.  Our friend David Jesitus from the band El Gato […]

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How Not To Ruin Your Music Marketing PR Campaign

Typically, you’re investing a considerable amount of money with a reputable music PR firm when you begin a publicity campaign. Knowing this, I try to put myself in my clients’ shoes and look at ways they can genuinely maximize the campaign to the fullest. This typically means additional engagement from the client to ensure we’re […]

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Five Things To Know About Music Bloggers

A lot of people in the music industry will tell you that with the internet – you too can promote your record into world renown just by emailing bloggers and waiting for Pitchfork to pick up your music. And technically that’s true – but this new age of the music industry is far more complicated […]

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Community Center Band – Taking The Plunge To Full Time Touring Band

“How do you not kill each other?” That’s a common question we get when we say that 6 of us live on one bus. This past May we took the leap from playing local shows every weekend in Baltimore, to touring full time across the U.S. and Canada. We sold all of our belongings, quit […]

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Tips For Boosting DJ Bookings

From social media to marketing, special events to Christmas office parties, there is actually a lot of room for DJs to truly make some big bucks this time of year (also, winter weddings, the typically club spots on weekends, and birthdays). Here’s five tips to boost your bookings during the festive season and top off […]