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Being successful in the music industry takes more the just talent ; it takes a solid understanding of marketing. After all, your band will never be discovered if individuals don’t know who you are! Guerrilla marketing is optimum for new band promotion as guerrilla marketers use their creativity instead of cash.

Below are 5 “Guerilla” ways to  encourage  your band Web :

1. session -up a MySpace Music Page

MySpace.com isn’t just for children, in fact the majority MySpace.com users are in their late adolescents to early 40’s – likely the demographic your band is looking to market to. MySpace.com music pages allow musicians the ability to post information about upcoming events and even upload their songs. The Black Eyed Peas, U2 and Don Henley are just some large names artists who have leveraged MySpace.com for promoting their band.

2. Start a Blog

Blogs are simple and free to start. They allow you to connect with your listeners on a more individual level. Blogging is a wonderful way to build word of mouth advertising and help for upcoming shows.

3. Establish a Profile on Last.fm

Last.fm is a website perfect for performer promotion, it logs every song you performance and like MySpace, you could upload songs to your performer profile for individuals to listen to and comment on. Last.fm allows you to build communities and connect with audiences from all over the world.

4. Flickr

Band promotion is made easy with Flickr. A one step upload process allows you to share photos of your performer with companions, family and listeners.

5. Post on YouTube

Do you’ve any video of your performer playing live? Throw them up on YouTube, it is free and people are bound to watch it. The Web offers countless ways to assist you with your performer promotion endeavor s.

Unleash your creativity now and explore the guerrilla in you!