Check out The Jacks awesome quarantine cover of Someday by The Strokes on Gigmor Live!

“If any band is poised to help bring authenticity back to rock & roll, it’s The Jacks. The way they see it, playing rock at a time when pop and hip-hop are dominating the charts is an act of defiance. The quartet has been making a steady ascent since forming in Los Angeles in the summer of 2016, selling out gigs at legendary hometown venues like the Troubadour, Roxy and Viper Room, and have shared the stage with the Foo Fighters, The Cult, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Hives, the Struts, the Shelters and many others.”

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Being the Slickrock to your TikToks: 3 Tips to Successfully Engage with your Audience

While a large portion of the world relies on social interfaces like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, there’s no questioning how much TikTok has transformed since the start of the pandemic. While users are maintaining their communication & entertainment needs through their social handles, they’re also looking for new ways to stay engaged amidst a lockdown. Let’s be real, here…you can only sit at home for so long and TikTok proves itself to be one of those new ways. As TikTok transfigures media engagement amongst communities of all sorts — from social circles to small businesses and large corporations — users are figuring out the best tactics that keep their fans engaged. Here are some of the best TikTok tips we personally find appealing when it comes to interacting with your followers: 

Keeping it light, casual, and interpersonal. 

– TikTok is meant to not only as a short-dance, comedy, and talent platform but as a social & community platform, as well. This platform generates a space where users can simply share their humor, creativity, and ideas with their fanbase. By combining your talents & ideas with personal content, you can find yourself engaging with your followers more easily compared to when you’re plotting everything word-for-word. The perks of using this app: you don’t need a fancy camera or a large production team to make the best videos. Rather than focusing on perfectionism, being yourself makes it more enticing for the viewer(s) to stay engaged. You build a personal connection that way!

Plan a skit around your song before you go live!

– This gives you more time to review the concepts you want to focus on around your video(s). Maybe center your video around a song you made and create a catchy dance/skit that revolves around it. You can attempt to create some light choreography that makes your song danceable. By planning around these specific concepts, not only are you promoting your work as well as building up your personal brand, but you can also keep your fans engaged while having fun with it at the same time!

Reward your audience!

– As you continuously engage with your audience through your chat/comment feature, you can focus on giveaway participation. By doing so, this can help you maintain the retention of your fanbase moving forward. Although it’s always important to be focusing on your accomplishments, it’s also good to acknowledge the support of your fanbase, as well. And what better way to say “thank you” than to give out prizes? This can range to one-on-one virtual VIP meet-ups, to ticket giveaways to your next virtual performance!

Although it’s always good to focus on bettering improving your personal brand, it’s just as important to have fun with it. As you create your content, we suggest not overthinking the concept. When you’re using the app, you’re simply there to have fun! We hope that you find these suggestions useful and that it’ll bring out the “slickrock” into your TikToks.

If you have any other tips & suggestions on how to make TikTok videos more engaging, feel free to comment down below! In the meantime, you can check out our new official TikTok here @gigmorofficial.

Promote your live streams for free

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As we all know, COVID-19 is part of daily life and not the passing malady we hoped. While there are some signs of a comeback, live music is still very much paused. However, we have been incredibly inspired by the creativity we have seen within the industry and the Gigmor community. Artists have continued to keep music in the hearts and minds of fans by adapting to live streams and other inventive ways of sharing music. Music is truly beautiful and a universal language that gives people hope. Now, more than ever, it deserves to be shared. That being said, here are some tips that have helped many musicians connect with their fans during these difficult times.

Why are your Instagram live streams not giving you the results you want?

Live streaming is a must these days and Instagram is one of the easiest ways to jump in. Today’s fans are content hungry and not just for your music. They care about you, what you like, and who you are. Instagram live streams are perfect for this. They are not meant to be photoshopped performances, but rather honest, transparent talks and time spent with fans. Here are some tips to try on your live streams.

• Play tunes while answering questions from fans but pick a consistent time. For example, every Thursday morning your fans know that you go live. Make sure to promote your stream at least once a week before you go live.
• Invite collaborators to go live with you. Pick a topic you are really passionate about and invite an expert to speak with you and answer question via Instagram. You could even go live with a fellow musician just to talk about how things have been for the both of you.
• Do a trivia show. Several artists have made their own game shows (ala Jeopardy) on Insta live and have fans call in to win prizes. It’s a fantastic way to engage fans and interact with them while everyone is still stuck at home.

For inspiration I would check out John Mayer’s IGTV

https://www.instagram.com/johnmayer/channel/

Also Quinnxcii

https://www.instagram.com/quinnxcii/channel/

Don’t know what to do with your free time because your live gigs have been cancelled ? Here is a solution

Post covers or acoustic takes of your songs once a week on your socials. Come up with a name for your weekly posts like “Music Check in Tuesday” but try to make the title something personal that your fans will connect with. You could even test out songs for your new album or EP. These weekly posts are a great way to see what your fans might be receptive to or want more of from you.

Need some supplemental income … have you tried writing custom songs?

Across the internet, now more than ever, people are commissioning works from artists. This is everything from a custom set of sneakers to a painting of their beloved puppy. Why not a custom song from their favorite artist? I will not get into pricing because you know your fan base best, but this is something that has been successful for many musicians lately. On your socials, release your pricing and you will be surprised how quickly you receive inquiries about your custom songs. Fans love this kind of stuff and you can choose your own pricing and the amount of time you want to invest in this project. This is also a perfect way to keep your creative juices flowing. There is nothing more fulfilling than a fan asking you to write a song about their loved one … or sometimes it might be the funniest scenarios that you get requested to write a song about.

Looking for gigs to play but cannot find anything? Gigmor is live streaming concerts!

Gigmor is live streaming concerts every week and planning to double to two concerts a week. Miss playing in front of a large crowd? This is the next best thing. Check the gigs page for Gigmor live streams and apply. Fans are ecstatic and artists cannot wait for their next opportunity to play again. You could be the next artist on a lineup of three playing an hour set interacting with your fans once again. Here is a quote from an artist that played last week “So happy to play with Gigmor, it was great to get back into the swing of things and feel like I was playing a concert again! Loved interacting with fans and even my family tuned in. Cannot recommend Gigmor concerts enough to my fellow musicians. Just make sure to warm up your vocals a bit because doing an hour set after being in quarantine for a while might be a lot haha. But seriously apply apply for Gigmor Live!” – Nico Fernandez.

The whole team at Gigmor cares about keeping music alive during these challenges and cares about the future of your careers. Share your thoughts in the comments section below and drop any questions if you have them.

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