Trust me, you're not going to make it and here's why:
Because You Spend Way too Much Time on The Internet!
Bands these days spend more time on the internet self-promoting then they do actually playing shows. Some bands solely seem to exist online. Get off the internet and get on a stage and start playing. If your entire promotional plan relies on Facebook, you’re fucked.
Because Your Fanbase Sucks
So you think you're the shit now just because you sold out a free show and your band had more fans than the other bands, so now you're the best band in the whole world? I dare you to play your next show without mass texting anyone or annoying all your Facebook friends with invites then see how many people show up. You're supposed to be gaining new fans not simply playing to your already existing fanbase that say they like you regardless just because they are your friends.
Because You Don't Play Shows Outside of Home
What's the point in playing the same shows in the same places to the same people over and over again? It's called over saturation and that's exactly what you're doing to the market. Book a small tour. Even a weekend tour is GREAT! Planting seeds is the game and playing shows in new towns is the key to getting your music out the right way. The internet is a great tool to help in booking and promoting these shows, but it is not a tool to gain new real fans face to face.
Because You Play Too Often
Even if your favorite band played your city every week, you wouldn’t go see them. You wouldn’t make it a priority because you could always just “catch the next one.”
Spread Out Your Shows
Because You Want to "Make It" in the Music Business
DUDE! The music industry is dead! You have a better chance at winning the lottery than you do "Making It" in the music business. Those bands that do make it, make it because they have the financial backing behind them that allows them to live like musicians and pursue music full time.
You can’t tour because one of your members has a job
The Beatles didn't have jobs. Do you think the Beatles would've made it if John Lennon was flipping burgers part time at the Liverpool McDonalds? Do you think Nirvana would've made it if Kurt Cobain was your Companys IT guy at the office during the week? If you wanna be a musician then you have to live like a musician, and that means life can get rough sometimes.
Because You Guys are Dicks
If there's one thing I hate it's when you go up to congratulate a band after a set and get blown off as if you're beneath them. You wanna make new fans? Stop fucking around on Facebook and try actually being nice to people! Thank the person that just congratulated you on your set. Ask them their name, be friendly. It'll go a long way. Thank the sound guys, door people, bartenders. People will like your music better if you aren't such assholes.
Because You Don't Practice
There's a difference between practicing to inprove and just playing along to your favorite songs while watching tv and texting on your phone.
Because We Can't Read Your Fucking Band Logo
If your logo is this shitty, chances are the music will be too.
Because You Name Drop
Nothing is lamer than trying to name drop to validate who you are. I could give a rat's ass that you played a show with Slipknot or King Diamond once.
Because Your Band Makes Better T-Shirts than Albums
This goes back to my earlier post of spending way more time self promoting than actually playing.
Because You're Too Old
The music industry is a shallow place my friend.
Because You're Butt Ugly
The music industry is a shallow place my friend.
Because You Don't Have Any Personality or Charisma on Stage
Staring at your guitar when you play instead of looking out at the crowd is probably the most common fault I see in bands. Also playing an entire set without telling the crowd what your band name is or when your next show will be.
Because You're Fucking Lazy
You drink too much and wake up late. and spend your days watching reruns of Big Bang Theory. Making it means, you have to work, and to make it as a musician means you have to work at getting better on your instrument, work on booking shows, and work on promoting your band. Once you make it then you can drink too much and wake up late. You're putting the carriage before the horse. It's like singers that admire Jim Morrison that think that just because they put on leather pants and drink a gallon of booze that they're going to be famous.
Because You're a Loser
You're an unemployed musician on a low income who can't invest in yourself. And if you can't or won't invest in yourself then why should anyone else? Just because Jack White became famous playing a $100 Montgomery Wards guitar doesn't mean you are too. If you wanna be a successful musician then you need to look like a successful musician, and that means having the proper equipment.
I'm just playing devils advocate. I'm no music industry guru but I know a lot of bands and musicians that didn't make it and these are the reasons why.
