Band Together : Fire Code at clubs

Today's Tip • Band Together : Fire Code at clubs

Respect fire codes. Ignoring fire codes or people in charge of telling you to be aware of fire code does two things; Makes it so they won't ever work with you again, and also gets people very angry. When it comes to saving lives at a venue, a person's attitude against “a request” to not block that particular fire exits is moot. Any respectable owner will firstly be as nice as possible, then after that, it is pretty normally to see that owner be completely mean when telling a person more than once. When it comes to saving lives being nice only works for so long.

Read any story about people losing their lives because of fire codes being ignored. I promise you, it is never a happy ending. There is no adjusted reasoning to this rule. Leave the fire exits open, leave room for people to get out. No chance for any mess ups when it comes to lives. There is a right and wrong, and when you are in a place respect that you are always wrong when it comes to what that venue wants in-terms of keeping people safe.

We own “The Rose Theater”, and we have two rules; A) People's lives come first, B) Respect the venue. We are some of the kindest people in the business. We know the heartache and pain that goes into performing, and making something from nothing into a beautiful expression of art! However, break those two rules and we would rather you not be in the venue. If you destroy it, then you take it away from others. We are here for life first.

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Make A Right Left Here (Entertainer : Thomas J. Bellezza)

The Rose Theater (Business)
Joe Pontillo (Comedian)
Shure Thing (Band)
Kayla Stockert (Musician)
Sharon Green Medicaid Consultant (Business)
Katrina Perkins (Actress)
Martyrd (Band)
TwitchTwitch Productions (Business)

Band Together : Stage Sound;

Today's Tip • Band Together : Stage Sound;

“They go up to 11!”, “Why not just make 10 louder?”, “They go up to 11.” Lower your volume on stage. You want a great mix? Keep it low. Louder doesn't make it better. Most touring bands on festival stages place their amps in the back (off stage) and mic them up. At that point they are going through monitors keeping the volume controlled. Now the audience can understand what the singer is saying, and what the instruments are doing.

Most bands are not trained sound-people. Especially a trained sound-person in a particular venue, who gets paid to be there. Even if you are an amazing sound-person in a band, the person who works at that venue knows the room, the sound it uses and what works best for that venue. Take a moment and work with them, not against them. They want you to have the best sound possible.

If you are not Man-o-war then you are probably trying to stay away from their loudest record; or maybe you do want to beat their world record for loudest band. In that case, make sure you have the judge around to take note of it. Work with those doing sound. They really do want you to come off amazing. They are dealing with a bunch of people in different bands, and you are dealing with one person. Work cohesively with them and I promise they will do their best!

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Make A Right Left Here (Entertainer : Thomas J. Bellezza)

The Rose Theater (Business)
Joe Pontillo (Comedian)
Shure Thing (Band)
Kayla Stockert (Musician)
Sharon Green Medicaid Consultant (Business)
Katrina Perkins (Actress)
Martyrd (Band)
TwitchTwitch Productions (Business)

Band Together • This is my girlfriend, I mean merch table, I mean she is in the band!;

Today's Tip • Band Together • This is my girlfriend, I mean merch table, I mean she is in the band!;

Festivals, shows, even venues have a priority to keep the doors open. Let's start with the purpose. Bands coming to perform say whatever they can to get as many people in for free. They are forgetting there is a reason a door charge exists. There are bills. Let's forget about the bills and “how selfish” that sounds for an owner and more on to something important. What could be more important than bills?

A festival survives on income. Income allows a festival to carry on each year. Every person walking through that door helps that festival grow. Yes, over time more and more people will get “comps” (Free passes). At the beginning a festival is working hard to survive and grow. They start off small with little wiggle room, then open the doors for opportunity as time moves on.

Bands want free all the time for their Girlfriends, I mean well, whatever they are. Every dollar keeps that place open so people can perform. Remember, support venues, festivals, or shows. Those places want you to perform, respect that. However it seems few care about where and if they stay open. Places have life to them. For those that remember CBGB's or L'Amour in Brooklyn you will agree with me the life a venue breathes with.

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Make A Right Left Here (Entertainer : Thomas J. Bellezza)

The Rose Theater (Business)
Joe Pontillo (Comedian)
Shure Thing (Band)
Kayla Stockert (Musician)
Sharon Green Medicaid Consultant (Business)
Katrina Perkins (Actress)
Martyrd (Band)
TwitchTwitch Productions (Business)

The stress of success – Suc-stressful : If I build it, they will... not show up?

Today's Tip • The stress of success – Suc-stressful : If I build it, they will... not show up?

Booking an event, filming a movie, starting a band, or any other number of things where a person(s) comes up with a brilliant idea, to create something under the assumption that people will come because “it is indeed, brilliant”, needs to reevaluate everything. Speaking to a group of talented writers, I asked them each “Why should I hire you”. Well, most said they are were talented, awesome, good at what they do. One person said “I will make you money”, then following in formation, people added that reason to their personal reason too. Writers developing a script are not the ones making you the money. They are building you a “bi-product”. Money comes from something bigger than a “Bi-Product”.

Talking with comedians, musicians, and business, they all come up with the same plan; If I build it, people will show up. People will not show up, or buy anything you are selling, if they don't know about you. About your “Brand”. Marketing your Brand is so important, that most companies spend a Third of their start up money in this area. Creating a voice, image, style, and then pushing it in the faces of millions of people. This is where the money is made; made through the company spending money on marketing. Like a writer, they have a script, a studio then gets it made, and finally markets it to earn income. Musicians create music, then a marketing company or label push that brand to generate sales.

A strong truth in this business is talent comes second. People must know who or what you are before they can believe in spending hard earned money on it. Give them an opportunity to grow a relationship with you. Branding is difficult if you ignore it. You can even start by making it simple then slowly develop it into something grander as you learn more about your “Brand”. At least you are starting somewhere. Which in most cases is a great place to be. So why are they “not showing up”? Because they have no connection to your brand, your image, your want to pay to be involved. Remember; Bring “Awareness” to people which creates “Interest” that in turn generates “Sales”. This is the secret to marketing!

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Make A Right Left Here (Entertainer : Thomas J. Bellezza)

The Rose Theater (Business)
Joe Pontillo (Comedian)
Shure Thing (Band)
Kayla Stockert (Musician)
Sharon Green Medicaid Consultant (Business)
Katrina Perkins (Actress)
Martyrd (Band)
TwitchTwitch Productions (Business)