By Jeff Israel, on May 15th, 2013 | News & Announcements
The Soul Rebels have been selling out large venues in New York for awhile now, so they decided to play an intimate gig for their fans. On May 17th, they’ll play the Rockwood Music Hall in front of 200 diehard fans. Want to be one of those fans? Of course you do.
And in the immortal words of many a game show host, “But wait, there’s more.”
One lucky fan will win:
-1 pair of VIP tickets, with VIP balcony view
-Meet and greet with the band and photo with the band
-Limited addition May 17 signed concert show posters
-Soul Rebels new orleans party beads
Here’s how you can win this awesome package. Send @Sonicbids a Tweet using the hashtag #SoulRebelsNYC and we’ll select a winner on Friday.
I’ve been lucky enough to see Soul Rebels in a smallish venue and let me tell you, you don’t want to miss out on this.
By Eric Shea, on May 14th, 2013 | Tips of the Trade
Now that you’ve set up your gig listing on Sonicbids to begin accepting submissions from artists, we’ve created a handy series of video tutorials that will give you all of the info that you need to know about your promoter account. If you don’t find all of the answers that you need here please contact our our support team at needhelp@sonicbids.com
Promoting Your Gig Listing
Reviewing Submissions
Rating Your Submissions
Adding and Managing Folders In Your Inbox
Moving Submissions
Managing and Adjusting Your Deadlines
Editing Your Default Submission Responses
Using The Submission Tracker
Importance of Notifying Bands Before Your Deadlines
By Jeff Israel, on May 13th, 2013 | News & Announcements
Since 2004,POP Montrealhas selected over 500 bands through Sonicbids to perform. Each year, the five-day festival presents more than 400 musicians, delivering a bold cross-section of artforms and events. The festival includes symposium discussions, artisan and visual art exhibitions, workshops, fashion shows, film screenings, and, of course, a few all-night parties.
POP Montreal has also been the launching pad for many of today’s hottest musicians. Check out some of the POP Montreal alumni that submitted through Sonicbids below and SUBMIT here to land the gig.
2005- Black Moth Super Rainbow, Deerhunter 2007- Rich Aucoin, Plants and Animals, Hey Rosetta!, Rah Rah, woodpigeon 2008- The Rural Alberta Advantage, Elephant Stone 2009- Braids, PS I Love You, Sean Nicholas Savage, Japandroids 2010- Maylee Todd, Technical Kidman 2011- The Lighthouse and the Whaler 2012- Love Inks, Royal Canoe
By Andrea Hudson, on May 6th, 2013 | News & Announcements
As a musician, I’ve always carefully constructed my idea of an ideal recording studio opportunity. This is it. I was born in the 80′s, brought up on Bob Marley, Madonna, Peter Tosh, RUN DMC and of course Marvin Gaye to name a few. Most people know me for my oversized headphones (which I usually have around my neck even if there’s nothing playing), love of sneakers and mild music obsession.
Even though I can’t enter the Marley’s Uprising Band Search (insert sad face) because I happened to the Project Manager on the campaign (is this real life?), I strongly encourage anyone who has had a Bob Marley poster in their dorm room, found themselves humming 3 Little Birds or spends countless hours recording to do so.
Having the chance to be listened to by The Marley Family, perform at Summer Music Festivals and record an album with Stephen Marley at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica is a once in a . . . → Read more
By Jeff Israel, on May 6th, 2013 | News & Announcements
Introducing the two winners of our 3rd Annual Road To Roo campaign: Staying For The Weekend & The Stop Light Observations!
Both bands were chosen out of a pool of close to one thousand amazing artists by Bonnaroo to play this year’s festival. And yes, as you can see, they were quite excited to play.
Check out some of their tunes below before to head down to Tennessee.