Q&A for How to Make a Band and Get Discovered

You don't have to be a certain age. You could be very young, like 10-16 or older 17-30 or 65+.

Practice at home in your back garden, in the garage or under the porch. Or, go outside, such as a park which is never used. You could even practice around areas where people might leave you some money! If you're able to, perhaps practice at school or college, in a hall/studio/arts center, in the sports field, or under a shelter shed. Wherever you can find space with few people around to be bothered will work well.

You certainly can. Just make sure it isn't copyrighted or isn't that common, so that when people search your name, it can be found easily.

Try busking: for example, you could play at local park with a hat or open guitar case available for people to drop money into. Ask friends or family if anyone's throwing a party and needs a band to play.

A common band should have: 1: Two guitars (1 lead/solo and 1 rhythm) with effect and pedals and amps; 2: one 5-piece drum set with some cymbals (drums don't come with cymbals); 3: approximately five to six mics ( for singers, amps, drums etc); and 4: one bass guitar. You can also add other instruments like a keyboard, DJ set, pipes, trumpet, synth, mixers, etc.

You'll at least want a lead electric guitar, an electric bass, drums, maybe a keyboard, a lead vocalist, and backup vocalists. You'll also need amps and monitors for the guitars and keyboard, and mics for the vocalists.

First practice songs from other bands. Experiment with them (e.g. change the tempo, time and signatures, add/make new solos, change drum patterns, etc.) and post them on YouTube to get some feedback. Then start to write your own songs.

You should make a YouTube channel and do covers of songs you like. Fit your talent, and when people start noticing you, make social media accounts to give yourself more presence to get noticed.

They should be at a school auditorium, a park, or anywhere else that's quiet and you can get to.

Yes. You can play whatever styles you and your band are comfortable with.

branding/specs affect on the price of the gear.. There are different types of mics out in the market like mono, stereo, dynamic etc and but good mics start from $80. For recording, go with Audio Technica or Logitech -- they are a little expensive but worth the money. A great guitar starts from $300 -- such as Floyd rose tremolo and bridge great body, neck freatboard and humbucker pickups. Invest in a good amp more so than the guitar. Drumsets are not that expensive because you don't get cymbals with them -- a good 5-piece set costs about $300 and the cymbals are $20 each. For recording, buy Reaper -- it is just $60 and good audio interference costs about $40.

Yes!

There is no age requirement for starting a band, so it depends more on your maturity level. You have to be able to organize your band and schedule times for practice. You also need to try to get gigs once your band is ready to perform in public, so getting around might be an issue if you're not old enough to drive.

Gather several musicians together and play, play, play.

If it's not going well, that might be the best option. Plenty of members of successful bands have done the same thing.

Don't overthink it; the right name will come to you when you aren't thinking about it.

Try to learn a blend of trending songs, nostalgic favorites from recent or distant past, and some originals.

You sure can!

If you don't have any friends who want to be in your band, ask on social media sites such as Facebook or Instagram. You could also put up an ad on your local Craigslist.

That's impossible to answer accurately. The total cost will depends on where you buy your equipment, instruments, and marketing materials and other band merchandise from, where you record, and how many CDs you want to make.

Ask around at school or church or anywhere else that live music is played. See if anyone knows anyone who has some instruments or speakers that you can borrow or rent for very cheap.

Find a teacher and take lessons on your instrument of choice.

You should ask friends, family, and even put up posters. You can hold auditions if you think you really want to try this.

Historically, many bands follow a rock trio blueprint with three members: one bassist, one guitarist, and one drummer. However, bands can have anywhere from 2 members to 20. A band that only records can have as many or as few members as is wanted; this usually results in there being a limited amount of members, since multiple parts can be played by a single individual. However, performing bands need every part to be played live, and must also fit into a venue. A good number of members of a recording band is 4, while for a performing band, 6.

You can download an app called iMovie, you can add your music to the video and then add the singing.