Blasko and Mike Answer Your Questions

So, my band just recently got offered a very great European tour. The catch is that it is a buy-on and also we have to pay for the agencies services on top of that price. And also find our own transportation. Many others I have talked to have said the cost is not worth even the resume bump. By the time all is said and done I’m sure this will cost around $15-20k. Which We would have to put on credit cards. Would you advise doing something this drastic for a bands resume or should we keep slugging it out on small DIY tours in the USA until we hopefully find tours that are bigger and not buy ons? Hey Guys, I love the show and have been listening since I discovered it 5 episodes in. I binged it in one night and managed to keep up. My question is how the hell do I get PR companies to answer me? My band has been around for 5 years, has several releases, done some light touring up and down the east coast, made 3 professional videos, pressed our own albums in vinyl, and basically established ourselves. This is incredibly frustrating because we’re 100% willing to pay, I’m just having trouble with figuring out why our money isn’t wanted? I am a regular listener of the Manage Mental Podcast. I think it's great you’re so open to listener questions like this. You guys have a good thing going, so keep up the great work! I work with a newer band, a manager of sorts. I have been working with the guys on improving the bands branding and marketing. A big part up the update we need is a more professional looking band logo, one that fits with what we are trying to accomplish. We have already been through multiple rounds of sketches with two different artists, and we have not seen anything in line with what we are looking for. Both artists have great portfolios of band logos. For both artists we have started out by giving them creative freedom, and eventually progressed to giving them a lot of specific instruction. It almost seemed like the result got worse. So, I’m wondering if you guys have any suggestions on communicating with digital artists? How to convey what we are looking for in a band logo? Love the Manage Mental podcast. I was wondering if you could dig into the subject of « studio bands », bands that only record music but don’t play live shows. I am currently starting a band like that, and I’m working to find ways to make it as interesting as a regular band. I was wondering if you and Mike had any experience with a band like that and if you had any advice for artist that won’t do live shows, regarding promotion, or ways to keep feeding fans some content in between albums. Just thought a lot of your listeners probably don't know what specific people make up the "team," i.e a lawyer, booking, management, etc. and maybe discuss what what each one does and the importance of each and order in which you should find them? Rockabilia is your One Stop Shop for all band merch with the largest selection of officially licensed music merchandise in the world! Find merch from your favorite bands and use PCJABBERJAW for 15% off at www.rockabilia.com Want more industry insight? Outerloop Coaching has you covered. www.outerloopcoaching.com We want to hear from you so please don’t hesitate to email any questions or comments to [email protected] Find Blasko on Twitter and Instagram: @blasko1313 Find Mike Mowery on Twitter and Instagram: @mikeoloop ManageMental is part of the Jabberjaw Media Network. www.jabberjawmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices