The Score Magazine - Archive November 2016 issue! | Page 40

SHREYA BOSE things to do before Starting a Band If you are thinking of starting your own band, congratulations! We’re all looking forward to listening to what you have to sing or strum into being. But like with everything, there are certain things you cannot overlook if you expect to be anywhere close to successful. Given that new bands tend to have, more often than not, unenviably short shelf lives, trying to work the following things into the process of creating the band might help. And before you ask, yes I did ask actual musicians about it. 38 The Score Magazine www.thescoremagazine.com