Do’s

• Choose a search-friendly band name
• Choose a name you can grow with
• Choose a name that represents your music and your group
• Choose a band name that you won’t get tired to hearing and reading

Don’ts

• Don’t use special characters in your band name
• Don’t choose a band name that might offend your listeners
• Don’t choose a trendy name that will be out of date in a few years

Keep looking, there’s more: Make a music band online

Believe it or not, they all started somewhere – backroom gigs, crappy stages, lousy bars. However, the difference between a lot of them and yourself is that they didn’t have the internet to help them.

Nowadays, you have things like social media and networks to help spread the word and get you the exposure you need. Lots of starting artists use sites like YouTube and Facebook all the time to get the word out. Aside from being intuitive and easy-to-use it’s also free advertising.

There are even specialized sites for musical artists that work within the same framework and format as MySpace and other popular social networking sites. Bandcamp is one of the best examples of this allowing you to sell your music and your merch (or merchandise) directly to the listener. You can even set the price yourself.

You have more options than any of the major music masters ever had at your stage and, as a result, more opportunities to make it big. You just have to get out there, get online and get your music out.

To form your own band, you will first need to find potential band members. These can be friends from school, friends from work, or musicians that you find through classified ads. Many turn to social networking and classified ad websites to post advertisements looking for band members. Have the potential members try out and ask them about their musical influences to ensure that they will be a good fit for the genre of music that you’re interested in creating. Practice with your band several days a week and come up with unique song. After your band has had time to get in a groove and flow nicely together, set up a show, where the band will play their latest songs for friends, family, and fans around the area.

1. On a nature walk- The rhythm of a bird chirping, the sounds of walking on grass, and the words to describe a cloud bank above the trees are all places inspirations hides.
2. The kitchen- Making a favorite recipe uses all five senses and heightens them to levels normally dulled by hunger pains.
3. The shower- A perfect place with no distractions and comforting white noise help bring the muse out of hiding.
4. Foreign language audio recordings- Different languages speak with an unfamiliar cadence, inspiring new beats and tones.
5. A train station- Sounds of the daily commute inspire new harmonies and lyrics.
6. Humor websites-Songs can be seen as short stories. What are social media status and texts? Short stories waiting to be set to music.

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Donna Summers, for example, was a writer and a songwriter that made tons of money. In her passing she left a fortune of $73 million. Michael Jackson was also a prolific songwriter that passed a left a fortune in songwriting royalties.

This is where the money is. People get paid well for songs. This has been the best deal in the industry. People can make the money without being in the spotlight. This allows people to be successful without all the fame that is attached to it.

Lots of people in the industry today will find that the real money is in lyrics. This is where people need to go if they want to make money. The season is right for anyone that is interested in songwriting. All of the people that work on songs can really make a great living. There are tons of people looking for someone that is interested recording a song. This can be a great combination in music.

Musicians can have their own affordable home studio in which to record high quality demos, something that was a fantasy only 15 years ago. Likewise, musical performers can make use of online audio2 and video sites to gain exposure throughout the world. The key for both of these is to put out as high quality a product as possible. Make your music videos memorable or unique and they may go viral, being rapidly picked up on social networking sites.

By putting in the effort to get your work noticed on these networks through your friends and their friends, you will be surprised how far a good song or video will go. Music companies are always on the look out for the next big thing and this is your shot.

If you are looking to get you foot in the music industry’s door, harnessing social networks and making use of affordable music technology is vital.

1.Social Media is a big thing. Use it to your advantage. Get followers on Twitter and ask for help.

2. Let your Friends play the instruments. Start a band and cut a demo.

3. Learn how to play your own instruments.

4. Get an agent and get the agent to pay for the demo.

5. Obtain a job to make extra money to pay for a recording session.

6. Buy some cheap music software and record through the computer.

7. Contact a friend with cheap music software and record on their computer.

8. Perform live and get someone else to record it.

9. Record your vocals over a track that already exists.

10. Enter a contest that allows you to record a demo if you win.