sa akin lang siguro bro, in my own personal opinion.
do the gig circuit like a madman and take all the gigs you guys can get, even if it's a freebie gig.
if you guys are really good, people will take notice.
like many of the bands I know, like example the TOD bands or Sonic Boom bands, they get respect and attention, but financially they don't really "make it", and still keep day jobs.
Cross your fingers and hope you make it as big as PNE or Cueshe, or Bamboo..... these bands draw 6 figure talent fees for out of town gigs.
But, note that PNE earned their stripes eking out the 90's underground bar scene before they made it big, and released a ton of hits before commanding huge TF's.
Cueshe are veteran artists from Cebu with years of playing experience under their belt, and Bamboo individually "earned their stripes" back when they were in their respective bands working their way up before making it big.
there are many many bands "discovered" every year, less than a dozen get to release albums through major label channels. and most of them never get past the first album
If you get to go to old record bars that still sell tapes, dig up the archives. You'll literally see HUNDREDS of tapes from major label bands like Ivory, Universal, etc etc that ended up gathering dust, even if they clinched a major label deal. you might even find never-heard-of bands.
Good luck! hope you guys make it.... pa inom kayo ha hehehe
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