Welcome to WUD Music's Band Resources!
This section is intended to help both bands that have already been booked
by this committee as well as bands that would like to get booked.
If you've already been booked, please click
here for more info.
So You Want to Play the Union?
You can do the following things:
Send us stuff! (Electronically Please)
We prefer Electronic Press Kits because its easier for us to listen to and forward. Send all emails, and attachments to music@union.wisc.edu. Please put it under the heading [(Band Name) Press Kit, Genre]. Things sound better online so make this your preferred means to communication.!
However, if you got a killer box of physical evidence send your package to:
Music Committee - Attn: (your genre)*
514 Memorial Union
800 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706
Appoint a Band Contact: Appoint one person in the band with whom committee reps should speak. Speaking with one person rather than several makes the process much more efficient.
Things to keep in mind:
- We meet only once a week to book, which means there may be a long delay before you are contacted. Getting committee approval for the band, the funding, the location and preparing the necessary paperwork takes awhile.
- If you are a local or lesser known band, you are more likely to play the Union as an opener. We normally book well known or national touring acts for headlining slots. All our shows are free and well attended, though- playing the Union is great exposure. In addition, if we are interested in booking you as an opener, give us time--most of us don't get paid.
- Although we may be students, we're not idiots. We have experience in booking and are trained to going rates for artists. Many of our alumni are in agencies right now. In addition, we do free shows: we're booking for the sake of giving people high quality music for free or cheap. We're an entirely non-profit entity that is here to showcase music with the best venues in town. (We are lucky, and so are you).
- Lastly, we get tons of promotional materials from bands, and book only a few shows per weekend. We can't accommodate everybody. It's nothing against your band or your genre, it just might be that your style of music may just not be what we're looking for at this time.
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