Every fortnight we'll be sending you the Headliners newsletter featuring cool content to help us stay connected and help you gig, learn and earn.
In this, our first issue, we introduce our new artist's area, vid of the week, and insight on how to up your review ante. Also, take a peek at how your band stacks up in our development league table, PLUS we announce some FREE workshops to help you become (even more) awesome.

Laura, Clare, Rich, Emily and Alex
(The Alive Development Team)
Introducing Our Brand-Spanking New Artist's Area
Redesigned with you in mind (i.e. able to read it on a mobile, in a van, with just one eye open), we hope you'll like the new layout and content.
This is a BETA version of the new artist area which you can access via http://www.AliveNetwork.com/artists/default.asp so please update your bookmarks and use your usual login details to get in.
We're previewing it tomorrow at 15.30 just for Development bands, so tune in to the webinar here: www.bit.ly/AristAreaDemo and let us know what you think.
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Vid Of The Week - The Fanatics
Hot off the... erm... editing software... Take a look at our latest artist vid for The Fanatics.
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Three Reasons Your Band Isn't Getting Reviews
They can mean the difference between a full gig diary and a lonely weekend playing blues in your bedroom. That's what our recent list of most highly recommended bands proved to us. Here are three easy ways to boost your conversion rate with great reviews.
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Alive Network's Awesome New Neve Studio
The fruits of a £250k investment in the new Neve studio downstairs at Alive HQ are almost ripe for harvest!
There are still a few cosmetic bits to do but Laura has now started booking bands in.
The new studio has been built primarily for top-tier development bands so we're really excited to get you all in here!!!
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Announcing Our FREE Workshops
Nothing is free in this life - unless you're an Alive Artist. Which you are ; )
Our year of free workshops and seminars will share top industry insight to help you gig, learn and earn as a musician.
Check out the calendar here, and give us your two-penneth on what you want us to cover in future events.
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Hot Right Now! - Development League Table
On fire, warming up or cold turkey? Check out how your band is performing in our Development rankings below...
Most Booked Bands In 2015 So Far
Based on bookings made in 2015
| Band Name | No. Of Bookings |
|---|---|
| Breakthrough / Modern Way | 71 |
| The Hot Shots | 61 |
| The Dukes | 55 |
| The Royale | 50 |
| Happy Hour | 48 |
| The Kicks | 47 |
| The Sparks | 40 |
| Party Starters | 36 |
| Teenage Kicks | 36 |
| Fraudio | 33 |
| Hipster | 32 |
| The Guns | 30 |
| Munch | 29 |
| The Fanatics | 28 |
| Dexter | 25 |
| Shine On | 24 |
| William May | 24 |
| Live Wires | 21 |
| Eddie Cullen | 20 |
| Kickstarters | 19 |
| The Supertones | 19 |
| Bandit | 17 |
| The Northern Monkeys | 16 |
| Brightlights | 10 |
| Vinyl Beats | 5 |
| Amberjack | 4 |
Most Gigs In 2015 So Far
Based on amount of bookings happening in 2015
| Band Name | No. Of Gigs |
|---|---|
| Breakthrough / Modern Way | 102 |
| The Kicks | 100 |
| The Hot Shots | 89 |
| The Dukes | 83 |
| Live Wires | 79 |
| Happy Hour | 73 |
| The Sparks | 69 |
| Hipster | 67 |
| Teenage Kicks | 66 |
| Munch | 58 |
| The Fanatics | 49 |
| The Guns | 46 |
| William May | 46 |
| The Supertones | 46 |
| Kickstarters | 40 |
| The Northern Monkeys | 38 |
| The Royale | 37 |
| Dexter | 36 |
| Party Starters | 32 |
| Fraudio | 31 |
| Shine On | 30 |
| Eddie Cullen | 25 |
| Brightlights | 21 |
| Bandit | 20 |
| Vinyl Beats | 5 |
| Amberjack | 4 |
Posted by Rich Hearn, Digital Marketing
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