MEET YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST

JULY 2, 2012 - MEET YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST

Enter contests to meet your band or musician it makes you more eligible to meet them.  See if a fan club or fan site offers VIP packages for concerts and fundraisers. 

•      These often include tickets to a show, invitation to a meet and greet,      priority seating and sometimes a gift or autographed piece of memorabilia.

·        These may cost more but often when you pay for such privileges you will have the opportunity to meet the band and they offer package buyers some one on one conversation during a group meet and greet with other package buyers.

·        They are more likely to speak to you at these than just encountering them while they are out with friends.

Go to as many concerts as you can, and if possible, arrive early or stay late or both. Sometimes you will see the musicians going in and out of the venue and will be able to get to know them like that. Sometimes bands will stick around after the show and hang out with fans.

• Smaller bands will often recognize fans who have turned up regularly. Try to wear something that makes you stand out, and wear that every time, so you're easily recognizable.
• Many large arenas use Street Teams to help promote productions and shows locally. If they usually play your arena this is another great way to get on a list.

Get involved in writing reviews of concerts and records, perhaps for a website or local newspaper. This should enable you to get on the guest list, or better still, a press pass which allows you more access to the band.

Be polite.

• Never attempt to invade their personal space without permission.
• Ask before you hug, take a picture or interrupt a personal moment.
• If they're with friends or family you should acknowledge them, be friendly and perhaps excuse the intrusion if they are being open to your interruption.
• Never cry, hyperventilate or be anything other than a friendly person.
• Never confuse "meeting" someone with aggressively approaching them, running after them, screaming at them, jumping them or grabbing them. A meeting is a civil introduction and sometimes will lead to a conversation.

Check with local musical instrument stores for musician clinics.

·         Some larger music stores (like Guitar Center) will periodically have instructional clinics. There is usually a lot of interaction with the people that attend the clinics and the crowd sizes are usually limited.