How to Book Music Festivals as a Singer
If your dream is to hit the big stage but you don’t know how to do it yourself, this is the blog for you. Booking a music festival as a singer may sound much too hard. You may think there are way too many singers who want to do the same thing. What you don’t know is that there are a handful of techniques and approaches that you can utilize to land gigs. Create a demo, build your brand, reach for the stars, and land your dream gig at a music festival in no time.
Create a Demo
No matter what type of singer you are, creating music in the studio is an amazing experience. Whether you are doing covers or recording your own music, it is always an advantage to have experience in the studio and a demo handy. A demo is a 3-4 song CD or set list that you create for possible future castings. Your voice is your ultimate handshake for future booking agent so have your music readily available to access online, carry your music on your phone or give them a CD to listen to when they have the chance. Be prepared to present your materials at any given time. You may meet someone who works for popular music festivals such as Life Is Beautiful, Austin City Limits or your local music and food festivals. Start your journey by creating a demo to present to booking directors.
Build Your Brand
Building yourself as a brand is a really exciting process as a singer. Not only does this show how professional you are, but it also presents your artistic image. A couple great websites to use to create your collection of music as well as image are
Reverbnation.com, SoundCloud.com, YouTube.com, Facebook.com Band Page, or even online casting platforms such as Castango.com.
You may be wondering how can you book music festivals utilizing these websites? Well, this generation uses online resources more than any other means available. Reverbnation helps you create a website as well as access to opportunities by uploading your music and submitting it to various labels etc. SoundCloud is another streaming website that allows you to stream your music for free but to also customize your profile. Youtube is a great way to showcase your music. You can put pictures to your music or a visual of some sort to really make your song come alive. Facebook is used all around the world. Not only are there groups that you can share your professional band profile with but you can find labels and connect with them. Castango is a web platform that allows talent to showcase their videos, biography, statistics and apply for gigs nationwide. Get out there and put your best foot forward to following your dreams.
Reach For The Stars
Not only are all of the websites listed above great ways to create your brand, how do you share your brand and music with the right people? You must do some research on auditions in your area. Another successful approach to booking music festivals is to post in Facebook talent and performing groups. Update the groups regularly on your new music, upcoming music and your websites such as Reverbnation or Castango. Have your up to date photos, website and music all available for future booking agent to see. The music industry can be a challenge but if you take these approaches positive things will start coming your way.
Talent scouts, independent labels and so on are looking for hard working artists who have drive and never give up. You may get a hundred no’s before you get that one yes, but as soon as you do you will be glad you put in the hard work.
Go after your dreams and create online profiles on sites such as Castango.com and connect direct with booking agents on your own time. Set goals and start your journey building your career as well as your image. Use the techniques and approaches that are listed above and land those gigs. Create a demo, build your brand and get booked for music festivals as a singer.
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