Filling venues, touring & booking shows
March 25th, 2012 by kulchashok
Greetings music lovers
All bands, artists and players of instruments dream about playing big shows with big audiences and probably big pay checks. It doesn’t come easy.
In order to achieve this great feat it is a building process. It starts at home and then building from there. Create a want and a desire for your fans to come out. I suggest not to play too often even in your hometown. The less you play the more likely everyones going to come out and see your show. For instance, instead of playing every weekend or even every month play every 3 months at a bigger venue, charge a cover and get a local band or an out of town band that may want to swap gigs with you in their town to play. This helps build them and you guys look good by bringing a new, good band to town and at the same time you build on a new market. This way you play for times a year get paid well, play a bigger venue and build a relationship with another band.
Now that you have locked this down, it’s time to start building yourself in those other markets and call up on those bands you had play in your town. Use those gigs as a base to setting up a tour.
Here’s the real advice, with the tour and doing shows out of town. Start at smaller venues like 100-200 people maximum, especially if its a new market or even a market you have played and are building. My theory is, it’s better to pack out or sell out a small venue, then paly a big venue that looks empty. Perception, vibes and venue owners all play a role here.
It looks way better to have 100 people in a 50 people venue than 200 people in a 700 capacity venue. It builds vibes and it creates a bigger desire for those who couldn’t get in in to see you next time around. The venue owners will love to have you back and it creates that desire we spoke about earlier.
On top of that, it looks great for your resume & press releases. For example, Johnny Come Lately & his Tardiness band sell out their first East Coast US tour. Looks and sounds way better than playing to chairs at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Music, Muzik & more sweet reggae music
January 21st, 2012 by kulchashok
South Florida is being blessed with lots of music and lots of good music especially sweet reggae music.
Inner Circle & Kulcha Shok have just launched a project called The ‘Reggae Wave.’ A project to cultivate reggae music by endorsing & promoting the generation of reggae bands. The first edition includes Jahfe, Mixed Culture, The Resolvers, 4th Dimension, Stampede, Skafyah, Roots Shakedown and Spred The Dub. The cd has just released and the official introduction is part of a major night of music on Friday Feb 24. The night is called ‘The Reggae Jam’ starring Third World & Inner Circle with a special tribute to the late, great Jacob ‘Killer’ Miller and the official introduction of the ‘Reggae Wave’ and the eight bands & it’s members. It takes place at 8pm at the Adrienne Arscht Center downtown Miami. Please do not miss this historical show.
That is only the beginning.
News / Blog
January 16th, 2012 by kulchashok
Greetings,
Welcome to our News / Blog area. Here you can keep up to date with what’s happening at Kulcha Shok. Check back soon for more posts. Give thanks for your support. Bless!
