{"id":3124,"date":"2011-02-04T09:17:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=3124"},"modified":"2011-02-04T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T17:17:44","slug":"10-things-a-band-should-not-do-so-they-dont-break-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/10-things-a-band-should-not-do-so-they-dont-break-up\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things a Band Should Not Do So They Don't Break Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SLMphoto \u00a9 2008 Christina Bridson | more info <\/span>(via: Wylio<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>There is all sorts of advice on the internet about how and what to do to help your band succeed. But, if your band implodes none of that matters. Here is a great post from thornybleeder.com<\/a> on 10 things you can to do break up your band, or putting the positive spin on it… 10 things to avoid so your band does not break up.<\/p>\n

This list could go on and on, feel free to leave comments if you have a tip of what to avoid so a band does not break up.<\/p>\n

I’ve worked with tons of bands over the years and one thing remains constant, they almost all breakup eventually. Sure, some can go the distance and outlast the others, but what sets them apart from the bands that just can’t seem to keep it together and fall apart?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, if you hate the music you play and you want to break up your band, here’s a quick checklist for you:<\/p>\n

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  1. Leave the business side of things to just one band member.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Don’t have regular band meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Don’t educate yourself on marketing and promotion.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Don’t make a list of goals (and never revise them if you do).<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Don’t utilize the power of social media and online networking tools.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Don’t take your band seriously as an entrepreneurial business.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Don’t network with other bands and industry people.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Don’t build a team of passionate and experienced people around you.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Assume that potential fans, blogs, press, radio stations, labels and agents will find out about your band just because your music is so damn awesome.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Don’t respect your fans, and don’t interact with them in the way “new media” empowers you to.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top 10 Ways To Break Up Your Band<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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