This week we have on the awesome Soul Jacker. We talk about the problems with using a last min stand in electric kit....with no monitors, losing your Facebook page to hackers and as always at the moment, trying to build momentum while the live music industry is at a standstill! Watch this space cos these guys are going places!
This week we have a chat about our limited experience with In Ear Monitoring and how we plan to move forward with it
This week we have Nick Nittoli from Hollywood LA! We have a chat about being on reality TV show Platinum Hit, writing for the one and only Snoop Dogg and getting signed to Warner Chappell!
This week we have a chat with Not Ned, a Manchester based indie rock band who have a couple of excellent band stories! Check them out here: www.not-ned.com
https://www.facebook.com/Not-Ned-1416...
This week we find out if live music is a match for old people and bingo, the benefits of having the audience on your side and an exclusive listen to a new track coming soon from Stephen so make sure you stick around till the end.
All Stephens socials below! Go give him a visit;
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialStephenWhite
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stephenwhite_official/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoOU_HLP-RIhYh1XCmcEeAA
This week we end our mini series with some pointers on how to come across as more professional in your band, at the end of the day you're out there promoting something that you've built up on your own, why not make it as good as it can be!?
This week we go through the steps leading to your first gig, the do's and don'ts and ideas for who to contact to get that elusive first gig.
This week we go through what we think are the first steps towards starting your first band from learning what to play to deciding to take the plunge and how to go about making it happen.
This week we have 40,000 Leagues. A local metal band who share stories of falling off stage in Battle Of The Bands, the promoter who didn't exist....but did exist....but then didn't again and don't go near Nips' mum at a gig, she will end you!
This week in the first release of a mini series we talk about WHY you should start a band. Enjoy!
This week on band for abit we talk about reasons why we might stop listening to our favourite bands or musicians. With the recent news of Marilyn Manson and other past experiences with the likes of Lost Prophets. This weeks Album Of The Week is World On Fire - Slash And The Conspirators ft Myles Kennedy.
When should you change your strings? Are you abit OCD like Pete or totally don't care like Grainger? This weeks album is Rise Against - Appeal To Reason.
In this video we have a chat about the plusses and minuses of recording at home vs going to the studio and how Grainger has gone about recording with his current band World Held Hostage.
This week we talk to Hollow Vandals, a grunge band from Warrington/Manchester about life in the band, Liam Gallaghers pool table antics and some amazing and some not go amazing gigs. Check them out at on Spotify and Apple Music or at any of these places: https://www.facebook.com/hollowvandals https://www.instagram.com/hollowvandals/
This week we have on Kallugo, a relatively new band that's started in maybe the most difficult year possible! We have a chat about Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies and about Drummers in bands. Check out Kallugo at: https://www.facebook.com/Kallugo https://www.instagram.com/kallugo/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLtaV1buweY
This week we have on Ninety Nine Mercies for a chat, we talk about the problems with being a sound engineer and a musician and we go over this weeks album of the week which is Everclear - Black Is The New Black. Check out Ninety Nine Mercies on all the socials: https://www.facebook.com/Ninetyninemercies https://www.instagram.com/ninetyninemercies_band/
This week we have Ventures. Grab a beer and sit tight cos this one is awesome. They can be found here; https://www.facebook.com/venturesmetal https://www.venturesband.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSu13BinTKYBEAoL-QOrJKQ
This week we have on Jonh Scanlan from Leaf Promotions sharing stories from the promoter point of view. Check out Leaf Promotions at https://www.facebook.com/leafpromotions or https://www.instagram.com/leafpromotions/ and hit him up if you're after a gig in the Stockport/Manchester area!
This week we have our friend James Haskell from Flat World Theory. Give them a follow on the Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FWTband or check them out at www.flatworldtheory.co.uk or on Spotify and Apple Music!