Even if a band doesn't have a Facebook page, there will still be a page dedicated to the band for the fans.
This page will use a Wikipedia entry as its backbone, so you know it's dedicated to bringing fans all the up-to-date, important news.
Actually, eh, not so much. Want to be a part of one of these offshoot pages? Simply update your status to include @thebandname and you're all set. Let's take a look at The Roots. The band just released an album two weeks ago. While they don't quite have a Facebook page, they do have a pretty tricked out MySpace page. So Facebook isn't for every band, but for a certain genre of music, they're all the rage...
Jam bands love Facebook band pages.
Speaking of "certain genres." Search for Phish, Slightly Stoopid, G. Love and Special Sauce and even Dave Matthews Band on the fbook. All of these wonderful bands have Facebook pages, as if they realize their fanbase loves to sit at home and dick around on Facebook all day -- that is, if the tightrope in the quad isn't up and running yet.
Speaking of "certain genres." Search for Phish, Slightly Stoopid, G. Love and Special Sauce and even Dave Matthews Band on the fbook. All of these wonderful bands have Facebook pages, as if they realize their fanbase loves to sit at home and dick around on Facebook all day -- that is, if the tightrope in the quad isn't up and running yet.
Some local bands take a little too much interest in their Facebook pages.
Having a Facebook page for your band is a great way to get in touch with your fans and keep them updated of any new gigs or releases. The personal touch afforded with running a Facebook band page is nice every once in a while -- responding to someone's post on your page and so forth -- but when you tend to do this pretty much all the time, it seems a bit invasive and rather needy.
Case in point: Kinch. The beloved Phoenix band has a lovely little page, until you notice that someone from the band has commented on pretty much every wall post. Leave something to the imagination, fellas.
Having a Facebook page for your band is a great way to get in touch with your fans and keep them updated of any new gigs or releases. The personal touch afforded with running a Facebook band page is nice every once in a while -- responding to someone's post on your page and so forth -- but when you tend to do this pretty much all the time, it seems a bit invasive and rather needy.
Case in point: Kinch. The beloved Phoenix band has a lovely little page, until you notice that someone from the band has commented on pretty much every wall post. Leave something to the imagination, fellas.
The bands that do their Facebook pages the best are the ones who run it like a regular profile page.
That is, dedicating status updates to upcoming gigs, new releases and links to videos and so forth. Facebook does support a MySpace mimicking "BandPage" feature which, while a great way to let your fans listen to your music, is too similar to the antiquated MySpace. Facebook is a different beast than MySpace, and that is thanks in large part to status updates.
Please, Facebook Bosses, don't take the fun out of it by letting bands throw up some custom background along with some MySpace-knockoff media player. Next thing you know, a band's page is going to be cluttered with wall posts from this young woman.
That is, dedicating status updates to upcoming gigs, new releases and links to videos and so forth. Facebook does support a MySpace mimicking "BandPage" feature which, while a great way to let your fans listen to your music, is too similar to the antiquated MySpace. Facebook is a different beast than MySpace, and that is thanks in large part to status updates.
Please, Facebook Bosses, don't take the fun out of it by letting bands throw up some custom background along with some MySpace-knockoff media player. Next thing you know, a band's page is going to be cluttered with wall posts from this young woman.
If you need help nailing down the essence of a Facebook band page, let this guide be your, uh...guide.
The fine people at Tech Crunch assembled a step-by-step guide for helping a band truly maximize all Facebook has to offer for a band's page. When I saw they suggested by registering a SoundCloud account, I understood that they knew what the hell they were talking about.
The fine people at Tech Crunch assembled a step-by-step guide for helping a band truly maximize all Facebook has to offer for a band's page. When I saw they suggested by registering a SoundCloud account, I understood that they knew what the hell they were talking about.
She's a pretty useful tool, this Facebook. It's not too difficult, then, to amass a pretty helpful and aesthetically appealing Facebook band page. Ease of information for your fans and simplicity are the best options here. Run that badboy like a normal Facebook page -- complete with status updates that keep your adoring fans informed. Link to new videos and other stuff that you think your fans would like. Finally, for the love of god, don't comment on every single wall post by one of your fans -- just play it cool and show them who's the boss.
