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Although it is quite unfortunate, most people are not receptive to new opportunities, ideas, or experiences. That is why 99.5% of all fliers end up in the trash, even if they have a band’s web address printed on them. So, when promoting for a show (with BigTime Entertainment or otherwise), your first strategy should be getting everyone who knows YOU to come see you play. You’ll find that these people already feel connected to you, so you won’t even need to use your music to establish a connection.
It is vital that you get everyone who knows YOU to come see you play-not only for BigTime Entertainment shows, but for every single show you play. Once you start bringing out the people who know YOU to your shows, you can then start to grow your fan base by encouraging them to invite their friends to your shows. Their friends may not have a direct connection to you, but they are connected to one of your biggest fans. Even that indirect connection is a powerful tool for increasing your draw. Also, the people that know you are the people who you can count on to stand right in front of the stage and cheer after every song. When those people are at your show, it encourages the people who have never heard you to take note of what you’re doing on stage. They think to themselves, “Everyone’s cheering…these guys must be pretty good.”
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If fliers did actually work for local artists, then every band in your hometown would be drawing 50-100+ people easily to every show, right? Obviously this is not the case, so isn’t wise to start considering other strategies that will be more effective-maybe MUCH more effective? BigTime Entertainment does its best to offer such strategies to every band that plays a BigTime Entertainment event.
Some would disagree with Big Time Entertainment, saying, “I see a flier around town for all the biggest shows…it must work!” And the truth is it does work for those shows, because a sizeable percentage of the people who see the fliers have heard those bands` music on the radio, MTV, VH1, iTunes featured download, etc. -they may even own their CD already.
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After an hour-long discussion, the club owner admitted that Faded’s only chance of getting on a show that month would be for Kintz to book the show himself. “Despite the criticism we heard from the booking people in town, we liked our music and so did most of our friends, so we figured we’d give it a try,” explains Robertson. “Booking the show ourselves was work-to say the least-and was much more of a headache than we expected… But we really didn’t have any other option.”After that first show, Kintz and Robertson booked one show per month, for almost an entire year-giving Faded a consistent opportunity to put their plan into action. “After we’d done about 10 shows, the club’s management explained that business was slow and the club might have to close-unless we could book more shows,” says Kintz. “We offered to give it a try, because if the club closed down, it would screw over our band and all of the bands we had become friends with-also a lot of our favorite touring bands might not had anywhere in town to play.” So, out of necessity, BigTime Entertainment was born.
Faded broke up in mid 2005 (when their drummer/producer chose to leave the band to start a family), but not before Faded became the highest drawing BigTime Entertainment artist of all time. More than 250 Faded fans came out to their last show and gave Kintz and Robertson the experience they had initially set out to create-”a real stage with screaming fans in front of it.”
“We were sad to see Faded come to an end, but the fun we had and the work ethic we learned from being in that band were priceless,” says Robertson. BigTime Entertainment’s mission of “connecting bands to their fans” was born out of a belief that every band deserves the opportunity to create a similar experience for themselves.
“Even though I wholeheartedly believed our music was good, the negative things those booking people said really bummed me out,” concludes Kintz. “The difference is, now I know our music was good, because we proved that at least 250 of our ‘closest friends’ thought so too.”
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Big Time Entertainment is thrilled to have this opportunity to meet the needs of many all-ages venues, as well as the needs of countless local artists-needs that have been completely ignored by the industry for years. There are so many wonderful and amazing people involved in local music-both on the West Coast and nationwide. BigTime Entertainment is so grateful for the chance to fill in the gaps a bit and to make sure local music is able to thrive for years to come.
BigTime Entertainment believes that its mission should not stop in its current markets. In upcoming years, BigTime Entertainment considers it its duty to take its strategies-and the opportunity Big Time Entertainment shows offer-to every artist that can be reached. Not only will BigTime Entertainment continue to improve its tactics for creating connection, but it will also broaden its reach-nationally and even internationally. Big Time Entertainment will not stop until it have given every artist the tools and the opportunity they deserve. This is BigTime Entertainment mission.
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Since BigTime Entertainment’s inception in 2004, many markets all over the U.S. have been introduced to a far more effective and sustainable way of producing local, all-ages shows. Big Time Entertainment events have helped numerous all-ages venues to not only survive but also thrive. In addition, literally thousands of bands have connected to new fans as well as deepened their connection to existing fans. This comes as a direct result of the strategies offered by BigTime Entertainment’s web-delivered resources (i.e. Artist Resources & Taking Control of Your Music Career) and the opportunity offered by our shows.
For BigTime Entertainment to accomplish its mission of connecting bands to their fans, BigTime must ensure that all-ages venues both survive and succeed. If they don’t, both the bands and their fans will suffer. To accomplish this, BigTime utilizes time proven systems for everything-from sending out venue deposits before each show to providing the venue with Feedback Forms to fill out after each show.
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Often at the local level, artists become discouraged, because they leave stacks of fliers all over town and then three people show up to watch them play. This is both unfortunate and unnecessary.
Big Time Entertainment is dedicated to ensuring that no band is forced to endure this disheartening experience. With the right strategies and the right opportunity, bands can make every show a success, and they can make every show a fantastic opportunity for CONNECTION! Everyone at Big Time Entertainment loves helping them do this…it’s their mission.
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BigTime Entertainment’s mission is to connect bands to their Fans. BigTime Entertainment not only does this by putting bands on stage in front of their current fans and soon-to-be fans but also by encouraging the bands to initiate one-on-one contact with their fans. This is where the real connection is made-especially while growing a local or regional following. In addition, BigTime Entertainment does its best to equip bands with effective strategies to help them make the most of every opportunity for real connection.
“Our first show was at ‘Name-Brand Exchange’ at Southern Val Vista,” recounts Jim Adkins (lead vocals & guitar) of Interscope Records’ JIMMY EAT WORLD. “It was kinda like a buffalo exchange-a clothing store thing…they were having a party”. “It was pretty much like an upscale thrift store for high school girls,” adds Zach Lind (drums).
“It wasn’t our first real show, but it was our first public performance as JIMMY EAT WORLD,” continues Adkins. “The first real show we played was like an all-local gig with like 6 bands at some [all ages] punk rock kinda art-space that only was open for about 8 months. There was whole slew of those in [our home market].” *
Sadly, Jimmy Eat World’s experience at the outset of their music career is pretty typical. Many bands struggle to get into legitimate music venues. Also it’s an unfortunate reality that many all-ages venues struggle to maintain consistent revenues and eventually are forced out of business. In fact, in a handful of major U.S. markets, there are currently no established small or mid-sized, all-ages venues whatsoever. This means that local and even many national touring acts have very little choice of where to perform in these areas.
As was the case with Jimmy Eat World, many bands struggle when starting out. Although many experience difficulty booking shows that will contribute to the growth of their career, most struggle even finding chances to play real shows–somewhere other than birthday parties, school sponsored events, and small bars (21+ only).
Even when bands do book real shows, they often don’t get the results they want from the shows because of a simple lack of information. They’ve all been in the audience for amazing shows, but very few of them understand what it takes to re-create that experience for their fans when they take the stage. Most assume that the key to a successful show is giving an amazing performance–and that is important. However, what they don’t know starting out is that great shows are really made before the band takes the stage–through one on one interaction with fans and truly effective promotion efforts. Thankfully, Big Time Entertainment can help.
Big Time Entertainment believes that, although the above issues are undeniable actualities of today’s music industry, BigTime Entertainment shows are affecting change for the better. Already, since BigTime Entertainment’s inception in 2004, over 5,000 bands (roughly 18,000 band members) have been given the opportunity to play fun and beneficial shows at great all-ages venues in their home market–thanks to , Big Time Entertainment booking.
BigTime Entertainment is constantly empowering its artists to create valuable, effective, and fulfilling live performances by providing both the opportunities and the strategies necessary to succeed. By doing this, BigTime Entertainment continues to fulfill its mission of connecting bands to their fans.
It is also worth noting that in the last year alone, Big Time Entertainment has worked with over 30 all-ages venues throughout the United States. In a handful of cases, venues have even credited BigTime Entertainment booking for keeping them in business during difficult times. Ultimately though, Big Time Entertainment shows not only help venues to survive, but also to thrive–which contributes greatly to the viability of local music in each market. In addition, there are varieties of people (sound/lighting technicians, security staff, venue management, etc.) that play a vital role in making shows happen, and by partnering with all-ages venues, BigTime Entertainment is able to benefit these individuals as well.
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