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#43
invader3k said:
...If all those promo shots are bad though, what would constitute a "good" promo shot?
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Those guys are masters - they could make any band into fools from their promo, I think!

I WILL be sure to stay away from brick walls and railroad tracks, though.

I finally finished looking at every one last night.

...Oh - and in future promo I also won't involve tin foil, stage blood, swords, eyeliner, large areas of skin, bedroom-eyes, blow-dried hair, ...darn - I think I left-out a couple things; I'd better go over'em all again.

Actually, one thing that it left me with concerning my band's promo is sort of a distaste for any recognizable background objects. I think that for the 'straight, stock glossies' our background should either be seamless or very blurred. On the other hand, when it comes to little posters that go up in the club as the gig approaches - especially being in this 'digital age' - I kind of like the idea of using pics made IN THE CLUB that they'll be posted in - maybe us posing with the club owner? The thing is, we're not trying to put ourselves across as rockstars, but more the feeling that it's a 'private party' with friends - know what I mean? What do you guys think of that Idea?

Joe
 
#44
Digital camera + photoshop + Kinkos = custom posters.

But would that actually do anything for you?

If you look at most marketing you'll see that people try to build a brand by making something unique and then repeating that endlessly. What do you think of when you see the Nike "swoosh"? Sneakers. How about the curvy white stripe on a red background? Coke.

*shrug* it would probably make more sense to think along the same lines. A design that could be easily seen in low light and easily remembered. That'll get you more mileage long-term than customized posters IMHO.
 
#45
yeah i agree with that. In fact, i've always thought the best bar poster is just band logo + gig info. Not even including a band photo. Nobody cares what you look like, or is going to remember you by your faces anyway. Plus they aren't going to stare at the poster for that long, so just put the most relevant info. on there, like a billboard. KISS
 
#46
Yeah.

A decent logo and the band schedule is probably the best thing overall. What might be interesting is trying something simple like refrigerator magnets with the band's logo.

But that would be useful only if the band had been around for a bit, was stable and had a regular schedule.

But then again, what the heck do I know. :) I program computers for a living.
 
#59
Nice pose, Gary Pooper. has to be my new sig...

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The custom Steve Vai guitar makes it!
 

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