tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24225663626291486662024-12-18T20:32:03.242-07:00Helpful information to help artists with their music.Kevin Freyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11267132441408423743noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422566362629148666.post-33958711983046312092013-09-11T23:10:00.000-06:002013-09-11T23:10:08.620-06:00

A friend of mine is big into metal. She has started up a blog on her Thoughts of the metal music scene in Edmonton Alberta. Lots of cool things she covers and talks about. From some of the shows to venues for great shows. As well as many other related things. Very interesting and a great read. Head here  http://randommetalmusings.blogspot.ca/ and check it out!

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So I have a few shows coming up in just under 2 weeks. On September 5th, 2013 I will be playing live at The Studio Music Foundation in Edmonton. Should be a blast! Doors are at 8 pm show rolls at 9 pm. Tickets are $10 and there are 5 bands on the bill this night. You should be able to get tickets online through www.yeglive.com  and at Blackbird Myoozik on Whyte Ave in Edmonton. The

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Well over the last month I have been trying out a new to me kind of setup. I have been doing a few live webcast shows. basically I used a site that lets you stream live and text chat in real time. It was very exciting at first and the thoughts we endless on how it could go and be a big help to artists and bands that can not get to all the place fans would like them to come to. I used a web site

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Well I will be back on line for a streaming show tomorrow evening or July 30, 2013. I will be back on the www.stageit.com site for one more July show ... and then I will do up a review of my thoughts and stuff. If you want to come and watch follow this link  http://www.stageit.com/kevin_frey/tuesday_night_jam/26623 The show will be basically way what you want the reserve ticket price is

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So Tomorrow evening I will be playing live once again on line. I'll be hitting the digital stage about 8:05 pm local time to do a quick little show. I'll be playing 3 to 4 of my songs. This is the link to the live show. http://www.stageit.com/kevin_frey/tuesday_night_busking_from_home_3/25862 It is very easy to get going. Here is a quick run down from Stageit.com Here's how it works

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So with social media and what seems like a million and one new web sites, apps, videos, on line what ever you can think of, a person could go mad. You set up a site and get things rolling, then promote it on line spend more and more trying to get people to listen, like, share, watch, and hopefully buy your music. You set goals, you plan, re plan, change plans, make phone calls, book shows, fliers

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Life as we all know can get busy and complicated. I've been away from this blog for a bit too long. So what have I been up too. Well I've played a few open mic nights, played a few shows, played a few battle of the bands, and set up a very quick fund raiser show on the May long weekend. The battle of the bands I took part in was fun. I met a bunch of people and made a few very good

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So I have been tinkering and got one more of my songs up on iTunes. I put the song "I Want A Change" up on iTunes. It hit the online store on the last day of 2012 I believe. It is up there, on amazon.com and at cdbaby. What I am trying to do with this song is help out a local charity organization. They are running way behind what they need to keep youth going with shelter and the basics like

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So I've been thinking about this idea for a while. I want to help out a local charity of some sort. Trying hard to think of many ways to go about this, from playing shows, to part of merchandise sales and a tone of other things. One idea I had is in the works, we'll see if it pans out. I went and drafted up a letter and sent it off to a few bigger named artist inviting them out my way to

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So I know its been a while since I last posted anything here on the way of promoting a band. Life has had me busy. I am working on a few different things these days. one of the ideas I have floating around in my head is a quick guide to promoting your band. Kind of like a great big check list of things to do and things to think about. I am going to try and get something up for the beginning

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So, I have a show coming up in about a week. Nothing to crazy, I entered into a battle of the bands. Should be fun if anything. Would be cool to win the top spot for the night. The prize is a day of recording and some promotion. Even if I don't place I will be getting to play for a whole bunch of people I don't normally reach. It is exposure, none the less, to possible new fans. The one thing

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I nearly forgot to say something about this. In July I signed up on CD baby and set out for digital distribution of my first single. I have up for sale the song "My Way To You" So far the sales have been slow, I can't lie. But I have not been pushing it to hard yet. Just a little bit on my personal facebook page to friends and family. So here it is This song is up on CD Baby, iTunes,

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So with a show coming up and a handfull of tickets, it got me thinking. As an indie artist what are the best ways to sell tickets? I'm banging my head on the wall trying to move tickets for a show. I've Tweeted, I've set up an event on facebook, i've talked to friends, I have tried many things. Fliers, random chats, really anything I can think of. I have not found a sure fire way to do it yet.

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I know it has been a while since I last was through. Sorry about that. Been working, tinkering with some song writing, playing the odd show and battle of the bands. Played a quick one Down In Sundre Alberta in early October. That was a lot of fun. I think I did well. I didn't make it to the next round though it was a tough one that night a lot of good bands. That battle was for a spot to play at

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So you've played a bunch of shows, have a CD to sell, and are slowly starting to build a draw of people to each show. Great! Now you're starting to think about T shirts to add to your merchandise table. Awesome, that's the next step right. But what do you put on a T Shirt? Lots of colour? Fancy Designs? Album art work? So many options to go with that it can be overwhelming and confusing. If you

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Part 2 What are some more ways to gather a fan base and keep building a Buzz around your band? Like I had mentioned before in part 1 of this adventure, there are are hundreds of ways to do this. Some will work like gold, some will get you one or two fans here and there, and some will not work at all. It is a trial and error system till you find just the right mix for you and your band. I am

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Question of the day #2 The ever burning question of building an email list and fan base is one that is hard to define. There are hundreds of ways to gather names and emails. The question is what works best? So tell me and the every one what has worked best for you? Simple sign up sheet at gigs/shows with your merch On line sign ups on your web site Offers like one free down load when you

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Well today should be a fun day. I am heading to the studio to do a little recording. See what we can get done in a short window of time. I have way too many songs that I would like to try and get recorded, But today if I can get 2 or maybe 3 songs I will be really happy. I'm heading in to Two Bodies of Water recording Studio in the West end of Edmonton, Alberta. I will get a good first

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Question of the day #1 What does your band do to get people out to shows? Do you do something different like: Offer a free drink with your show poster Offer a free drink with the hand bill Offer tickets to your on line fans for a pre show discount Do a random draw from your email list for a pair of tickets to the next show Offer free down load of a song I would love to hear your ideas and

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Part One So getting a band going and started. Where do we go from here. This can be a real big and broad topic that can cover hundreds of aspects of getting a band going and building BUZZ. There is no magic Bullet, no secret pacts, or simple fixes these days, and most likely no one to hold your hand. There maybe a hundred sites and books that scream we will get you to the top quickly. The

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So you want to start playing? You want to build a fan base? You want a few gigs / shows? You want to play live! Guess what its one of those hard things to do. I should refine that, its the hardest thing to do the first time. Making that cold call to the cool club or pub up the street to see if you can get a gig can be a tough thing for some to do, the first time out. There are so many bands

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Should Be A Great Time!

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I've come back to this idea again with another take or angle on it. My thought being that lots of people love seeing behind the senses. Why else would they put out takes, bloopers, and gag reels on movie DVDs and an extra? Everyone loves to see what happens when they are making that movie. So this thought falls into that idea loosely. Why not video record a rehearsal and share some of it? why

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