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How to plan a house show tour for a loud indie band - a.gonzalez - 23 Jan 2015 Hey guys, Just wanting to see if anyone here has attempted to book a house show tour for a 5-piece plugged indie rock band. Just thinking about planning a tour right now has me anxious and worried. Having to beg for a slot at a venue to play for just 5-10 people that could care less, all while probably starving and not making any money...well it doesn't sound fun. If anyone has advice on how to approach Shannon's method from the standpoint of a full band that's a little more rambunctious, please let me know? Best, Aaron RE: How to plan a house show tour for a loud indie band - Shannon Curtis - 29 Jan 2015 Hi Aaron! Welcome to the forum! I'm eager to hear responses from other loud-indie-band-types, too. I'd love to hear what kind of creative solutions you guys come up with. Also, here's a bit from a private message convo that you and I had on Facbeook on this topic, to get others thinking about some possibilities, too: Quote:It's true: a house concert would probably look a lot different for an indie rock band than for a solo singer-songwriter. I actually think this is one of the cool things about this model, though -- it's going to look a little different for every artist/band who does it, and the model allows for infinite flexibility. There are no rules! Everyone who attempts this will have to think about what works/doesn't work for their particular situation -- the music they make, who their demographic is, etc. I would encourage you to think about those things for your band and think like an innovator -- how can you make this work for you? Please do let us know what you and your bandmates come up with, Aaron! RE: How to plan a house show tour for a loud indie band - The Oddologist - 17 Feb 2015 This is very different than the type of house show that I do (solo classical guitar) but, having played with punk and metal bands for years, it seems to me that two of the biggest factors is going to be the space it takes up and the volume levels. Most of the space is going to be the drum set. If you could eliminate that by having a small electronic drum pad, some of which are very comprehensive and sound great (example in the link below), you could save a ton of space. With this model, you'd need to amp the drums, but you could also lower your drum volume and you'd no longer need to have high volume amps for guitar, bass, keys, etc., so you could use smaller practice/combo amps, which saves more space, and also can sound great. With this you could probably save a huge amount of space, allowing for more audience members, lower your volume so you don't have to worry about blowing out ears, bothering neighbors and all that. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/drums-percussion/alesis-sample-pad-pro-percussion-pad-with-onboard-sound-storage?cntry=us&source=3WWRWXGP&gclid=COOQ9YHQ6MMCFdKGfgodohQADw&kwid=productads-plaid^80558284227-sku^J12548000000000@ADL4MF-adType^PLA-device^c-adid^51870555867 |