Are Battle of the Bands Worth It?
Tomorrow night, Social Icons take part in the Jumpin Jak’s inaugural Battle of the Bands competition.
I have to agree with many music folks that Battle of the Bands contests are generally a bad idea, with the winners almost always being the band who made the venue/promoter the most money, rather than who actually did the best set.
I have to agree with many music folks that Battle of the Bands contests are generally a bad idea, with the winners almost always being the band who made the venue/promoter the most money, rather than who actually did the best set.
Which is why it probably seems rather silly of me, as the group’s manager, to agree to them playing this one.
Whilst I can’t say this is the same for every band out there, for these guys I have to admit that playing a Battle of the Bands show is a good idea.
Why? Because they work so much harder.
The lads have played two B.O.Bs in the past, and both times I’ve seen them rock the stage so much more than they do at your average gig.
That’s not to say that the band don’t go all out when playing live, because they do, but when you dangle a much more concrete incentive in front of them (in this case a grand and a day’s recording) than telling them there’s the chance of new fans and more gigs, they put even more into what they’re doing.
And that’s a good thing.
At every show they play, the band know they have a mission to please their existing fan base and attract even more people into that fan base. They’re good at it too; the mailing list grows by the show and post-show compliments come thick and fast.
But when you become so good at something it becomes second nature, you need that extra challenge, that extra motivation to take it to the next level.
This may be different things for different people, but if Battle of the Bands contests is what motivates Social Icons to really step it up a gear, then that’s what we need to do.
It’s still all about winning the fans, but hey, if we can pick up a grand in the process, then who’s to argue with that?
Whilst I can’t say this is the same for every band out there, for these guys I have to admit that playing a Battle of the Bands show is a good idea.
Why? Because they work so much harder.
The lads have played two B.O.Bs in the past, and both times I’ve seen them rock the stage so much more than they do at your average gig.
That’s not to say that the band don’t go all out when playing live, because they do, but when you dangle a much more concrete incentive in front of them (in this case a grand and a day’s recording) than telling them there’s the chance of new fans and more gigs, they put even more into what they’re doing.
And that’s a good thing.
At every show they play, the band know they have a mission to please their existing fan base and attract even more people into that fan base. They’re good at it too; the mailing list grows by the show and post-show compliments come thick and fast.
But when you become so good at something it becomes second nature, you need that extra challenge, that extra motivation to take it to the next level.
This may be different things for different people, but if Battle of the Bands contests is what motivates Social Icons to really step it up a gear, then that’s what we need to do.
It’s still all about winning the fans, but hey, if we can pick up a grand in the process, then who’s to argue with that?
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