28th July 2008 - by Anze Sustar
A Cool Band Name
Almost every musician comes to a point where he or she decides
that it would be really great to start a band. The first thing
that comes to mind about starting a band is - where are you
going to get two solid guitarists, a drummer, someone who plays
the bass guitar, someone on keyboards ... But it turns out that
this is normally not really that much of a problem. If you are
determined enough, sooner or later you will find a group of
fellow musicians with similar taste in music and you will be
ready to go.
But will you be really? I've often noticed that the biggest
problem that a group of musicians faces is choosing a cool band
name. You can't really just make something up - the name of the
band is something that will stay with the band forever. And
with a stupid name like The Cars you will probably never make
it big. Wait, what? That already happened? Interesting.
Nonetheless, choosing a cool name is not just important for the
appearance of the band, but it is something that should
actually tell you something about the members of the band. If
you manage to come up with a great story about how you got your
band name in the first place, even better. This is the kind of
stuff that the press likes.
So, let's take a look at what you can do to find a decent
sounding band name.
If you are starting some rock or metal band, it's always great
to get your clues in the mythology. You just need to browse the
internet, read some stories about different Greek and Roman
gods and goddesses and create a band name from the name of the
god you like the most. Actually, if you play metal music - take
a look at Scandinavian gods as well, they might be even more
appropriate. Finland, Norway and the surrounding countries have
got centuries of dark history, making it possible for you to
find a great number of cool names for a metal band.
On the other side, you can get some ideas from various eastern
cultures. Nirvana, rings a bell? Think about Chinese and Indian
philosophy, read something that provides you with a detailed
look at what they are all about and surely you will find enough
material to come up with a great name. Siddharta Gautama?
Siddharta sounds great to me.
You can as well chose some activity or an object that every
member of the band likes and transform it. Make sure that it
will still be possible to see the origin of the word, but at
the same time you need to change it into a more melodic form
and give it the right atmosphere.
If your music is more relaxed, you can try with a pun on some
saying. Take an old wisdom and change it a bit, so it gets a
funny meaning, but it still holds some intellectual value.
There is a lot of room for experimentation. You can start with
browsing internet archives of witty sayings.
With these few tips I wish that you will be able to find
yourself a great band name - and of course, even more than that
I wish that you really make it big with your band! Have
fun!
Article Source: http://www.megamusicsite.com
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