NETWORK! Meet as many people in the biz as you can. {Fellow musicians,club owners, bookers ect. Go to LOTS of open mic nights.They're some of the best places to make contacts and hone your craft without a lot of pressure. Your first gigs you'll probably play for little or nothing until you build a following. Go to other musicians gigs, meet them and get to know them and THEIR supporters.Check them out and see what works, and doesn't work for them onstage.. Everything else Mike, Marc and Kevin said.

Grow some thick skin...I won't sugar-coat it. It's going to be a tough road, but if you've got the goods and follow the advice just given to you, you've got a fighting chance. Good luck!

Last edited by Bob Cushing; 09/09/09 05:31 AM.

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