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Topic: How exactly do you put on a concert  (Read 1739 times)

Offline tyler_johnson

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How exactly do you put on a concert
on: July 27, 2006, 12:51:52 AM
I just moved to San Francisco and i'm wanting to put on a show...a concert.  I have no idea how to go about it.  Do I get an agent?  A manager?  Get a record label to sign me?  Thanks.
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Offline invictious

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Re: How exactly do you put on a concert
Reply #1 on: July 27, 2006, 07:10:06 AM
Call the place where you want to perform, chat it up with the manager and cross your fingers.
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Offline franz_

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Re: How exactly do you put on a concert
Reply #2 on: July 27, 2006, 09:05:46 AM
Indeed. The stupid thing is, mostly YOU have to pay to play there. You are bringing people, you are giving a concert, ... but you have to pay for that. In my opinion the people from the place where you are playing have to pay YOU.
This happens never to me  :'(
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Re: How exactly do you put on a concert
Reply #3 on: July 27, 2006, 03:30:04 PM
Well I can see that starting out, there is a price to pay.  But as time goes by, the fee goes down and hopefully reverses itself toward your income.
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Offline bernhard

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Re: How exactly do you put on a concert
Reply #4 on: July 28, 2006, 09:48:02 PM
Lostinidlewonder has written some incredibly detailed and useful posts on just this subject. :D  Unfortunately I do not have the threads :'(. Do a search using his name. Hopefully, he may read this and direct you.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.
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Re: How exactly do you put on a concert
Reply #5 on: July 28, 2006, 09:53:42 PM
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The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. (Hunter Thompson)
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