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It is hard but that's the life of an artist.
the best thing you can do is either move to somewhere that is more art and music focused for ex: my band is located in SATX but the area is more known for punk and isn't really a place for indie music, so if I want to be more noticed I would need to play shows in ATX (which is 2 hours away) or either move their which isn't cheap.
another thing you can do is be signed to a small tape/record label, even if it's only 3-4 bands in the label it does help and the label can more easily get you shows to play.
Hope this info helps you tho.
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Location definitely seems pretty important, since playing shows seems to be the only way to bring in revenue if you're not a major artist. Our town was a former major music venue, but has since fallen from grace. (Good old days, huh?) I've seen a lot of conflicted discourse on the label issue in 2023, especially among smaller musicians. There are a lot of people who say that it's not really necessary in terms of promotion and that the cut it takes from your revenue can hurt making a living off of it, but at the same time I think its preferable than the minimal attention one would get trying to release music and play shows in today's over saturated music world.
I'll check out your band too :)
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