management

So, the vast majority of Band Management threads are horror stories. I'm not complaining. Vent to us. We're here to help. Keep 'em coming. I've...

I am looking for advice and thoughts from the TB collective concerning my current band situation. About a year and a half ago I started a cover...

I've always wanted to start a full band with horns and back up singers. The problem is that I can't imagine being able to keep all of these...

I'm not talking about how to find the time but, how you organize what goes into the time you have. What I'm finding is that when I intently focus...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is my first post but I've been recently reading through a lot of threads on this forum...

I play bass for a small Atlanta metal band, we’re called Avail The Lost if you want to check out our stuff. We’re a six-piece with 3 guitars, and...

They said they are for it, if I can just come up with a quick presentation on reasons it would BENEFIT the company. We are only about 50...

Looking at the block diagram for my MB Subway D-800+ I see something called "Output Dynamics Management". Can someone explain exactly what this...

Hi Guys, first post here ! (pretty long time lurker, and I'm French so feel free to correct my english) Long story short, i'm about to enter a...

Since I have already achieved my goal of being the "goodest bass playa ever", I've decided to put some work on my booking skills. :D TL;DR - I'm...

Hello everyone! So as the title states I'm seeking advice. After 5 years in the making the band I formed, play bass in, and wrote the music for...

Hey everyone, I recently started a band with two old friends and two newer friends. We've all been hanging out for awhile before starting the...

So, saw this on my local TV channel's website (we're currently without television so my news comes from the interwebz...) and thought I should...

Had to let one of our members go today due to ongoing substance abuse that affected his performance last night. As in he disappeared and did not...

I'd like personal and professional opinions, as well as links to articles, about when bands should start marketing themselves. My bands current...

Not looking for advice, just making conversation. In sports, there's a well-known unwritten rule that you don't lose your job to injury. If...

There was a thread on this awhile ago but I can not seem to track it down. If you use a web site or app to communicate, calendar or organize...

Hello everyone, Short version: I played in a couple of venues where for some reason I received electrical discharges from one or more of my...

Any good tips for storing/transporting/sorting/using all the various XLR and 1/4" cables we all rely on? I'm starting to amass quite a collection,...

There may not be a right or wrong answer here, just want to get ideas, opinions. I’m in a really good tribute band that has, for varying reasons,...

How do you manage your anger when you get the mix of your band album and the bass is almost non existence? I wanna break something... :mad:

I'm currently in a project the is two guitar singer/songwriter's and me. Both guitarists have original material as well as covers. Both are...

Hello. I need to contact management at Fender/jackson to let them how how HORRIBLE job they are doing. I tried JS3 bass at friends house in NYC...

This thread isn't at all a thumbs down-or-up of Fender products or capitalism. Simply... when I stand back and look at the jawdropping...

So I decided to take a break from playing to be more behind the scenes. I found a great band, and started with the lead member I offered to book...

Background (skip to the TL;DR section if that suits you better): I'm at IT professional who's been in the IT business around 20 years. I was...