How to Get Noticed as a Guitarist
Whether you're a guitarist in a band or produce your own solo music, getting noticed as a guitarist is challenging in a fast-paced technological world filled with musicians and a wide variety of artists. It requires patience and commitment to perfecting the craft and art of playing and learning new music. But you'll also need to work on your image and how you plan to spread your message and music.
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Assess the type of music you create, including its genre and the age group you want to target when promoting yourself.
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Design an image for yourself based on the type of music and songs you produce. Create a logo to help solidify your band's name (or your own) and to help fans recognize and remember you. Stick with a few colors to create a consistency in your own brand and label or style.
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Register and sign up on various social networking communities to begin sharing your music and news on your band or your own songs. Create accounts on various music platforms, including Last (last.fm) and MySpace (myspace.com). Upload and share free versions and releases of your music to help gain followers, expanding your fan base online regardless of location.
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Create and launch your own website (or your band's) to help promote your music, share your own history and provide information on where people can find, download and buy your music. Add message boards and other interactive mediums, such as comment boxes and rating systems, to help build customer loyalty while giving your fans an outlet to share their opinions and feelings.
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Host contests using your social networking profiles to give away free downloads, singles and whole albums of your music. Include music download gift cards and other music-related items in your giveaways to attract new listeners.
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Play at concerts and gigs in your own neighborhood or nearby cities. Sign up to compete in local music contests and play at seasonal and holiday fairs. Give CDs and music samples to listeners.
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Create demo tapes and Web videos to share online and to send to record companies. Add your tapes and portfolio videos to your website in a gallery for your fans and potential investors or record labels that might be interested in your music.
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Tips & Warnings
Not all record labels sign musicians and bands of all genres. Submit your demo reels and videos to a music label that signs solo guitarists or bands that include guitars, as opposed to hip-hop or orchestra-directed labels.
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