How can a middle school rock band get awesome gigs?

Question

How can a teen band get real good gig with out the internet or a demo CD or how to do you make a free demo cd.

Answer 1

You pretty much need the internet to get noticed, but if you have connections with better known bands, you can ask them to help get you gigs.  Most big bands in my area have automatic ins for all the good venues, so you really just have to connect with other people in the business.

Making a demo CD for free is tough to do well, but you can make one cheap by again having connections.  If you know anyone with a home recording studio, ask them to help record a demo, which you can then distribute by burning it onto CDs.

Personally, I used several microphones, and cables to make a kind of portable recording setup with my laptop as the hub for all of it.  I record each track individually (guitars and bass with direct input, vocals and drums with microphones) and put them all together on an easy to use audio program, like Audacity.  This can also be used to make a demo CD but you need a little technical know-how to do it right!

I included a link to the Audacity download site to help you out, so best of luck on getting a gig!