transonic

Hey there. Anyone available to play the Sail Inn on Thursday 1/28?

Hit me up via email.

The poetry submission deadline is this Friday and the visual art submission deadline is Jan 15th.

http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/calltoa.html

Come out and help support the wife on the wheels of steel. FREEEEEEEEEEEE! Ride the light rail, then ride the lightning.

Agree?

Mondegreen just started seriously using Sonicbids and it seems like a good way to get booked for festivals around the country and in Canada. We were just offered a free 6-month membership to Onlinegigs because we submitted an entry in the International Songwriting Competition. Wonder if it would be worth the money to join Gigmasters and try to go for high-level contract gigs at casinos and larger venues.

Anybody else have any thoughts? Here's a rundown on these three sites.

1. Onlinegigs.com - Here's the deal: you pay about $20 per month to access onlinegigs.com's database of venues, colleges, bars, etc., which includes information about who to contact, how much shows pay, etc. If you can truthfully update any information for a venue, the website cuts $1 off of your monthly charge, so by updating a lot of information, your subscription would minimal or even free. This leads to a fairly complete database that users constantly try to keep updated.

2. Gigmasters - There's a hefty $99-for-3-months membership of Gigmasters. They negotiate high-paying contracts with casinos, hotels, etc., and bands could possibly make quite a bit of money from a short membership with Gigmasters. Once these venues know you and you put on a good show, they could end up hiring a band back several times. If you build those relationships, then you could drop your Gigmasters subscription.

3. SonicBids - The perpetual contests sponsored by Sonic Bids may strike some as seeming a bit like a scam, but really they're not the important draw of the website. The best part is the electronic press kit that Sonic Bids lets you create. It's become the standard in the music industry for EPKs, and a lot of venues and potential employers browse around on Sonic Bids looking for a band that meets their requirements. I think it's certainly worth taking the time to set up an EPK on this website.