Does a Band Need a Style?

Greetings! I’ve been away from my blog while working on music for my new band, Gunslinger Saints.  We have enough material to release a CD, once our voices have gotten stronger and my mixing skills improve. However, we are missing one key element: style. So far, we have songs that are acoustic-folk, hip hop, techno, [...]

Media Web Source – Band Promotion and More

For ideas and tips for promotional ideas for your band, as well as preparing press kits, check out Media Web Source. Some suggestions for the press kit include: Band Photo Band Bio Copies of Newspaper Clippings Gig List Song List Booking Info And of course, a Demo CD You can find more links on my Musician’s [...]

Self-Promotion

Greetings! Although my band (Gunslinger Saints) is still in the early stages, I am now beginning the layout of promoting ourselves, since we can’t afford a professional promoter at this time. I found an excellent audioblog on self-promoting artwork, but the ideas could be applied to other projects.  Click here to go to the Figital Revolution [...]

Gunslinger Saints

Tonight, my new band has officially and legally secured the name “Gunslinger Saints.”  We are an indie/alternative band with a subtle western theme. In alphabetical order, we are: Travis Hicks – Songwriter, guitar, vocals Shannon McDowell – Songwriter, guitar, vocals, producer Tony Smith – Bass, background vocals We are still in the early stages of [...]