Comments on: How Are Today’s Indie Bands Straddling The Line Between DIY And ‘Professional’? http://bandwidth.wamu.org/meaning-of-diy-for-independent-bands/ WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 By: Russell Alexander http://bandwidth.wamu.org/meaning-of-diy-for-independent-bands/#comment-775 Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:29:00 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=49293#comment-775 Very interesting article, but I would have liked to see the actual names of some of the publicists that were hired. Also, in the rest of the article – what’s the end game here? To play little clubs for $100, or maybe pack some small clubs and get a bit more? Make it up on merch?

If you’re getting packed houses from your own word of mouth, you should be gearing up to get to the next level. Performing Arts Centers (PACs), festivals, opening slots for more established acts, etc. Great if you can tour the country and make $500 or $1000 a gig, but touring costs will kill that pretty quickly. In order to survive, you need to progress in the music hierarchy.

That’s not selling out, that’s generating enough income so that you can afford to continue creating music and exposing more people to your material.

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