Comments on: 5 tips to make your unsigned band stand out from the rest http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/ Music, Design, and Apparel Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tim http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 tim Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:27:22 +0000 http://assaultblog.com/?p=946#comment-1105 @marteeeen Thanks for the feedback martin! Great to see you get involved. I'm about 100 pages or so into Tour:Smart and I must say it's eye opening. It never occurred to me that you could screen print them yourself, or go the dirt cheap route--the only way we've ever worked was to do high quality (and rather expensive) prints. @marteeeen Thanks for the feedback martin! Great to see you get involved. I’m about 100 pages or so into Tour:Smart and I must say it’s eye opening.

It never occurred to me that you could screen print them yourself, or go the dirt cheap route–the only way we’ve ever worked was to do high quality (and rather expensive) prints.

]]> By: martin atkins http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 martin atkins Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:16:17 +0000 http://assaultblog.com/?p=946#comment-1103 i like these posts - CONGRATS!! but i gotta disagree with the 'stay away from shirts' idea. YOU have to memorialise the transient vibe of a show with something physical...its not always a cd........i suggest that a band teach themselves to screenprint - its a great way to remove the artistic and the minimum quantity filter from their expression - IF you are making shirts that only cost you $2 - then you can easily GIVE THEM AWAY....remember the tour:smart law FREE IS THE NEW BLACK!!! and, maybe its the only way that the three drunk lunatics will remember you tomorrow - when they wipe the sleep out of their eyes, the strange lipstick off of their faces and the puke off the front if the shirt you gave them. MAYBE the free shirt will be the reason that the couple of people in the audience bought the cd, the reason that the promoter books you again (his girlfriend loves the feel of the organic cotton girly shirt you made in your basement) or some people just like the clever slogan on the front .....the best selling Pigface t-shirt of all tjme is 'eat shit you fucking redneck!" so, i guess for all of the above reasons, i respectfully disagree....but i give you massive marks .....the guy with the t-shirt company telling bands to hold off on t shirts - is punk as fuck and i salute you!!! bestestest marteeeen i like these posts – CONGRATS!! but i gotta disagree with the ‘stay away from shirts’ idea. YOU have to memorialise the transient vibe of a show with something physical…its not always a cd……..i suggest that a band teach themselves to screenprint – its a great way to remove the artistic and the minimum quantity filter from their expression – IF you are making shirts that only cost you $2 – then you can easily GIVE THEM AWAY….remember the tour:smart law FREE IS THE NEW BLACK!!! and, maybe its the only way that the three drunk lunatics will remember you tomorrow – when they wipe the sleep out of their eyes, the strange lipstick off of their faces and the puke off the front if the shirt you gave them.
MAYBE the free shirt will be the reason that the couple of people in the audience bought the cd, the reason that the promoter books you again (his girlfriend loves the feel of the organic cotton girly shirt you made in your basement) or some people just like the clever slogan on the front …..the best selling Pigface t-shirt of all tjme is ‘eat shit you fucking redneck!”
so, i guess for all of the above reasons, i respectfully disagree….but i give you massive marks …..the guy with the t-shirt company telling bands to hold off on t shirts – is punk as fuck and i salute you!!!

bestestest

marteeeen

]]> By: Tutorials, Resources, Music, & Downloads - Best of AssaultBLOG - Assault Blog http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Tutorials, Resources, Music, & Downloads - Best of AssaultBLOG - Assault Blog Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:10:58 +0000 http://assaultblog.com/?p=946#comment-633 [...] 5 Tips to make your unsigned band stand out from the rest [...] [...] 5 Tips to make your unsigned band stand out from the rest [...]

]]> By: Leann http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Leann Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:13:57 +0000 http://assaultblog.com/?p=946#comment-360 Great work, great blog. I'm really lovin' the guitar pick promo idea. Great work, great blog. I’m really lovin’ the guitar pick promo idea.

]]> By: marc goodin http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-358 marc goodin Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:06:53 +0000 http://assaultblog.com/?p=946#comment-358 Well, the band may not need t shirts but the rest of do! All fans like to take memories home with them. Marc Well, the band may not need t shirts but the rest of do!

All fans like to take memories home with them.

Marc

]]> By: FFB http://www.assault.it/2009/01/15/tips-indie-band-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-357 FFB Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:42:57 +0000 http://assaultblog.com/?p=946#comment-357 I like your pro logo idea! Branding is so important these days. One cheap option we used to do is create stickers with our logo and hand them out and slap them up everywhere! I like your pro logo idea! Branding is so important these days. One cheap option we used to do is create stickers with our logo and hand them out and slap them up everywhere!

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