Exposure

Throughout High School I was lucky enough to have a very musical group of friends. I went to a lot of local concerts, most of which were located at the “Rock Lobster”. Plenty of bands throwing around t-shirts, CD’s, DVD’s, buttons, bumper stickers, and everything else they could possibly put their name on for exposure. They all wanted to be discovered but only a few have really gotten anywhere. A dear friend of mine is currently touring the US with his band, it’s safe to say that out of everyone I saw at the Rock Lobster, they’re the only ones who actually got anywhere. Little did everyone else know, it’s pretty easy for them to be found. I came across a link today that was pretty interesting: Musicians Wanted at Music.com – Get Discovered.

The best way to go to main-stream is really to start small and get yourself a following and then progress with time. The problem is, that following is mainly local crowds, you really do need a form of ‘wider exposure’. I think that the internet has played a huge role in a lot of bands making it big. If it weren’t for sites like Myspace Music, and even Music.com, no one would get to be introduced to excellent music, world wide. I think that it’s a great idea to get yourself plugged onto sites with high exposure, it can only help you out in the long run. It doesn’t matter what kind of exposure you’re getting – good or bad – it’s still going to be worth it in the end, as long as you take the steps needed to get your name out there.