If you want to attract attention you need to separate yourself from the thousands and thousands of others artists and bands. In this podcast I share 2 simple things you can do now to make sure you are on the right track. The biggest bands and artists in history have one thing in common. They are all unique. Not one of them sounds like another artist. Their sound and look is different and a style of their own. Think of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Guns N’ Roses or Nirvana. Yes, they had some great music but it was different. It was fresh The music was part of the package but not all of it.

Accompanying Blog Post: https://blog.gigfaster.com/how-to-separate-yourself-from-the-rest-of-the-pack/

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The 5 Minutes Podcast For Musicians is produced by Craig Kelley, founder of GigFaster.com.

GigFaster helps musicians and bands book gigs, promote their music and submit to independent record labels.

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The secret to getting signed to a major label is really not that complicated. Actually, it’s pretty simple but that doesn’t make getting a record deal easy. Keep in mind that a record label is a business – a music business. When a major label signs you they are buying you – a music business. You need to be making money before they’ll buy your company (your act).

In this Podcast, we’ll cover some things that will help make your band or act marketable and attract record label attention.

Accompanying Blog Post: https://blog.gigfaster.com/the-secret-to-getting-signed-to-a-major-label-podcast/

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The 5 Minutes Podcast For Musicians is produced by Craig Kelley, founder of GigFaster.com.

GigFaster helps musicians and bands book gigs, promote their music and submit to independent record labels.

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Three things you can do now to look more professional in the music business. If you’re looking for a label or even press like music bloggers and reviewers to review your music online you’re going to have to look the part. We all talk about “don’t judge a book by the cover” but you know what we all do it.

We see see a girl walking down the street and if she’s not pretty then you don’t even give her time of day. When she’s pretty she turns your eye and yeah she might not be very attractive underneath all that but you’re judging a book by the cover. You look at a cover of a CD or a book and it gets your attention or not. The same thing goes with your entire package to make yourself look more professional… or not.

Accompanying Blog Post: https://blog.gigfaster.com/how-to-look-pro-in-3-easy-steps-podcast/

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The 5 Minutes Podcast For Musicians is produced by Craig Kelley, founder of GigFaster.com.

GigFaster helps musicians and bands book gigs, promote their music and submit to independent record labels.

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What is the secret to becoming a great songwriter? What does the wealthiest woman in music have to say about songwriting? How about the Grammy award winning legend, Leonard Cohen?

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The 5 Minutes Podcast For Musicians is produced by Craig Kelley, founder of GigFaster.com.

GigFaster helps musicians and bands book gigs, promote their music and submit to independent record labels.

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Learn about your host, Craig Kelley, the founder of GigFaster.com.  Craig has toured internationally and supported Grammy nominated artists including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Gary Hoey, Joan Jett, Fuel, Rick Derringer and many others.While not performing or recording, he helps musicians get more gigs at GigFaster.com and runs his YouTube channel GuitarLava (https://youtube.com/GuitarLava). Kelley's recent release, Not So Blue, is an explosion of high energy blues guitar and solid songwriting sure to make it a classic for blues fans, guitar fans and lovers of great music. Not So Blue marks his 7th album. In addition to GigFaster.com, he also contributes as a blogger for CDBaby and DiscMakers.

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The 5 Minutes Podcast For Musicians is produced by Craig Kelley, founder of GigFaster.com.

GigFaster helps musicians and bands book gigs, promote their music and submit to independent record labels.

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