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How to Avoid Deceptively Simple Mistakes When Starting a Band.

All performers know there's nothing worse than walking onto stage and looking out into an empty venue. The mood of your band is dismal- you all worked so hard to prepare for this show and it seems like none of your fans even care. Starting a band wasn't as simple as you thought. You try to tell yourself that every band goes through this, but deep down you sense that your band is falling apart. You have been feeling increasingly frustrated and powerless, but haven't felt it this strongly until now.

You want to get started with the show, but your lead guitarist is already drunk and busy hitting on girls at the pool table. The sound-guy is outside smoking a cigarette. He only spent 5 minutes on your sound check, and it didn't look like he was paying much attention. "What are we missing that other bands have"? During your set, your bass player makes some embarrassing mistakes. You think to yourself, "if only they all wanted success as bad as I do".

You return home after the gig defeated. Just as you finish unloading your equipment, you remember that you left your $200 microphone at the venue. So much for the life of the rockstar.

We know you WANT to start a successful band.

The problem is, you DON'T KNOW HOW.



Recently we were out at a local nightclub enjoying the atmosphere, eating a thick crust pizza and enjoying a cold beer. We often go to this venue to check out the local rock bands and see who we might like to book with our own band. There were two groups playing that night, and we noticed a very peculiar thing. Have you ever seen a performance when the moment the band walks on stage, you feel instantaneously connected to them?

It's as if the entire room fades away and you can focus on nothing else but the performance at hand? This feeling is no mistake. This is the feeling that a SUCCESSFUL band can elicit from their audiences. The next band that played was actually headlining that night, and while we thought that their songwriting and sound quality was better, it didn't matter. The entire room was drawn to the first band.

Now, what if we told you that we know exactly what it is that this band did to create this kind of response.

The question would be: How do you do it?

If you had asked us this question 10 years ago, we would have told you it was impossible- bands that were successful were lucky, rich, good looking, well-connected in the music industry or possessed some other asset that we didn't have. However, now we can tell you without a doubt that there is a science to success when it comes to bands, and we have spent a considerable amount of our own time and money learning this simple recipe for success.

Unfortunately, most bands will never have this information.

There are over 3 million musicians listed on MySpace and countless more on websites like garageband.com, mp3.com and others. The internet has allowed musicians to expose themselves to a worldwide audience. If this is the case, then why do so few musicians ever become successful? Most bands are doomed for failure before they write their first song.


We Know You're Feeling Frustrated.
We've already figured out how to make your new band successful.


We have already done the research, put in the years, and made the mistakes that bands make along the way. Our book, Simple Band Success is packed full of vital information that can either make or break your band.

We the authors of this book have spent 8 years at university studying organizational communications with a concentration in marketing. We have taken master-classes in research, group dynamics, leadership, and instructional design. Collectively, we have over 30 years of musical experience performing solo and in groups of various musical genres. We have recorded our music- from self produced 2-track demo's to ten-thousand-dollar professional studio albums. We have toured the Northeast and we know what you are up against!

But enough about us! We know that you want your band to be successful. Every aspiring musician does. But what do most people do about it?

Nothing

You Must Learn To
Consistently Hit A 'Bulls-Eye' With Your Band

Most people sit back and take whatever they can get—which is usually nothing. Sure, once in a while your band will have a little luck and book a big show. Maybe one of your songs will get picked up by a local radio station But this usually doesn't happen. And even if it does happen, there’s no garuntee that your band will be able to consistently book that show, give that dynamite performance, write that great song, or pack that venue.

And just about every musician I've ever talked to would like to have more skills and success when it comes to performing. But here's the interesting part: Most people won't go out and learn how to be successful as a band. They just won't do it.

They'll just let the days, weeks and months slip by without finding any improvement. At some point, they will look back and wonder what they did with their time. "I wish I had tried harder". "If only I had gotten something to help me along the way".

Most musicians have been brainwashed by popular culture to think that "Its not possible to ‘make it’ as a musician".

We're here to tell you that this myth is B.S.!

You weren't born knowing other skills like how to walk, how to speak English, or how to drive a car. These are basic skills that you LEARNED when you needed them. Success with your band is just another skill, and any person can learn it if they want to.

One day a few years ago, we got sick and tired of hitting dead ends with our band at every turn. We were putting in the hard work but getting nowhere. We couldn't stand the idea that we were going to spend the rest of our lives not knowing how all of our favorite bands were so successful.

We went on a personal mission to find any information we could about how to make a band work. We spent years applying our previous studies to this new challenge and learning by trial and error.

Have you ever gone to online forums to ask other musicians advice on what to do to make your band successful? You might get some golden gems such as “don’t sell out”, or my personal favorite, “it’s all about the music”.

Do yourself a favor and don't take advice from people who aren't qualified to give it.

The sad truth is that most bands give up and never have the kind of success that they want, or they simply fall apart because they lack the organizational skills required to be successful. They give up and settle for a level of success that isn't what they REALLY want—or worse—they settle for no success at all!


It doesn’t have to be this hard.


That’s where we come in. Our book, Simple Band Success is packed full of vital information that will have a direct result on the success of your band. We didn't make this stuff up- this book simply explains "the way it is".

DISCLAIMER: If there is one thing that we’ve learned about helping people- the only people who can be helped are those who are willing to change. That is why we are putting this book out to a large audience. Please do not read on if you do not want results. If you are not willing to try what we suggest to improve your band, please leave this page now and go back to your medeocrity.

simple band success is a comprehensive resource. At 65 pages, it can be read in one or two sittings, but you will also use it as a reference guide later to keep your band on the right track.


The Exact Steps and Specific Directions

To Be Successful With Your Band




Before The Music
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• Find your band's unique sound and watch your competition fade away.

• Generate buzz for your band with a great name that will spread like wildfire.

• Find the Lennon to your McCartney. How to avoid the wrong people for your band.

• Be treated like a rock-star wherever you go because you'll feel like one.

Songwriting
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• Great song ideas don't care if you're in the shower. Never let another song idea slip away

• Have your fans singing along with you at shows.

• Never be embarrassed by your songs.

• Avoid a number of HUGE mistakes that people make when writing songs.



Practicing
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• Get more done at band practice then you ever thought possible.

• Love the members of your band

• Never let a band practice get stale. Know how to keep practice flowing

• Achieve that professional sound that everybody is vying for.

• Know how to diagnose the problems of your practices.


Performing and Promoting
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• Go fishing for gigs and have them literally jump into your boat.

• Make more money at shows.

• Be able to upgrade your equipment sooner.

• Work less and spend more time on music.

• Live Sound: Making sure your mix is as good as your performance.

• Have show promoters CALLING YOU.

Fulfilling fans fantasies.

• Convey confidence even if you're not feeling it.

• Never play an empty show again.

• Put your promotion on auto-pilot.

• Have fans love you who have never seen you play live.

Recording
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• How you can save thousands of dollars on recording

• Hear your musical dreams realized on recordings

• Avoid paying $1000/day for studio time: Don't pay for what you can get for free.

• Save your band countless hours and dollars.



simple band success covers everything from before you play one single note, songwriting, and practicing, to performing, promoting, recording and inspiring your band.


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When you invest in this eBook right now, you will also get an additional eBook with companion material to help you implement the advice in Simple Band Success!

stagefright


We know how nerve-wracking performances can be. You have to go out on stage and be over the top- happy, smiling, relaxed, confident. It can be difficult to get into this state, but the success of your band is heavily affected by a good stage show. In this eBook, we share with you some absolutely incredible methods for getting rid of stage fright so you can perform to your fullest. We have sold this book on its own for $19.99 in the past. It is being offered at no charge when you order Simple Band Success.




Additionally, learn:
• Determine what's causing your stage fright.

• Free resources to help you along the way.

• Remove any and all negative beliefs that are affecting your performance.


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We will even allow you to keep the Companion Material as our way of saying "thanks".

When you order Simple Band Success now, you will receive the main book, as well as the bonus eBook. As we mentioned above, we have (and do) sell this bonus book elsewhere for $19.99.


As we complete our market research, we are offering Simple Band Success for an introductory price of $29.99 through February 1st. Go to the order page now and put in your information in order to lock in this price.


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When our research is complete, it is likely that the price will go up, as thousands of hours went into researching and writing. This is a truly valuable product.

Yours Truly,
Michael Hansen and Jayke West
Authors of
Simple Band Success


P.S. Let us ask you this: If our book, Simple Band Success helps you get just ONE more gig or write ONE more song, what would that be worth to you?

Now ask yourself: What if there's even a possibility that this book can actually teach you how to be successful with your band- to have band mates who are talented and positive, successfully write music, promote your shows and build a fan-base?

How much would that be worth to you? Five hundred dollars? A thousand dollars?

Just the POSSIBILITY of having this kind of success with your band would be worth the investment. We wish that we would have been able to buy this knowledge for less than $30 when we started. Hell, we've spent more on a microphone stand.

We know you'll be glad you made the investment in yourself and in your band.


P.P.S. Simple Band Success is literally packed full of priceless information for your band. Our section on how to record your own demos and find the right producer for your band will save you thousands of dollars alone. Go to the order page now to lock in the introductory rate before February 1st.

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