All local musicians and bands wants to become established and become recognized in your area.  A lot of people around here, are wondering how? You see the newspapers, music websites, and the local news marketing the same bands. You just wonder how they are getting the good stuff, and you aren’t. You see. The thing is, your music doesn’t necessarily have to be “really” good, to be popular. There are popular bands out there, that make shit music, not naming names. This post might piss some musicians off, some might even agree with it, whatever, I don’t care. The truth needs to be said.

So how are bands and artists in the area getting lots of fans and getting all this recognition in the local press? Why do the same bands become local media darlings?

The answer is really quite simple. If a band tries to make themselves look like mainstream material, when you’re not, that’s when the local media will start being all over you. If you market yourself as if you’re trying to be rock stars or celebrities, that’s a very good chance you’re going to get recognized for it. The local media likes a bands image, it’s the look. They also love the way a band markets themselves. Just write pop songs and you can be a “mainstream” hit in your local area. The local media likes to look at musicians as if they are local celebrities which is just wrong, in my opinion.

Being popular, may sound all cool and fun, but the reality is, not always. Who cares, you know? Music shouldn’t be a popularity contest anyway. Even though I don’t have the popularity and I’m not an established act yet, I just continue to entertain the small fan base that I have. I would like to get popular sometime with my music, but I’m not so worried about it. I’m just enjoying myself and not taking the music thing seriously. If a band or artist is not popular, that doesn’t necessarily mean they suck either. There are plenty of talented bands & artists around here who don’t get any recognition at all. They don’t care to get popular either ’cause they play music for the love of it. That’s where I come from, ya know?

I’m proud with a small amount of people that support my music still. I’m trying to get back out there for them, ’cause I’m still getting people asking me when am I ever going to back out there. I’m not worried about becoming a big musical act. I just want to play. That’s it.

Kev

Edit to add: Btw, this post isn’t aimed at anyone, just being real about the music scene.