Call your band Flamboyant Oyster, I have no idea why but I thought of the name in third grade and it hasn't left my mind since.
I need help on picking a band name?
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Anagrams of your full name can sometimes prove to be good band names. Try it out [http://wordsmith.org/anagram/].
Also, avoid (at all cost) putting random numbers on the end of your band name. I've always found that to be quite inane. Coincidentally, all of the bands that choose to do it are also quite inane and unintelligent - funny that.
Also, avoid (at all cost) putting random numbers on the end of your band name. I've always found that to be quite inane. Coincidentally, all of the bands that choose to do it are also quite inane and unintelligent - funny that.
Just a suggestion. Word of mouth is hugely important for starting bands. So do yourself a favor and do NOT use the name "I forgot"
Friend 1: Man I saw an awesome show this week, The band was awesome!
Friend 2: Sweet, Whats the bands name?
Friend 1: I forgot.
/end career earlier than anticipated.
Friend 1: Man I saw an awesome show this week, The band was awesome!
Friend 2: Sweet, Whats the bands name?
Friend 1: I forgot.
/end career earlier than anticipated.
"Blackmaster Orange"
It came from a bizarre dream I had one night about a maths test. Still don't know what it meant, but maybe it was destined to be your band name...
If you DO end up using it, I want 15% of the profits.
This goes for anyone. It's an awesome name, don't everyone go fighting over it and all...
It came from a bizarre dream I had one night about a maths test. Still don't know what it meant, but maybe it was destined to be your band name...
If you DO end up using it, I want 15% of the profits.
This goes for anyone. It's an awesome name, don't everyone go fighting over it and all...
Of all the times I saw random signs and thought that they might make fun band names the only one I can remember right now is "Severe Tire Damage".
Captcha: Flegeby, pagoer
Captcha: Flegeby, pagoer
Sledgehammer Orgy
Cherenkov Blue
Cynosure
Schrödingers Dream
In Vino Veritas
Mindstream
Flow
Event Horizon
Cherenkov Blue
Cynosure
Schrödingers Dream
In Vino Veritas
Mindstream
Flow
Event Horizon
Personally I'm a fan of naming yourselves after a song everybody in the band can agree is awesome. It's how my band "The New Mathematicians" got our name.
I also decided to take some advice from Harmonix: I named the band before finding members...
Rock Band LFM! Have name need healer!
I also decided to take some advice from Harmonix: I named the band before finding members...
Rock Band LFM! Have name need healer!
Some help from you from someone who has probably seen more band names in print than everybody else in this thread combined:arc101 said:
* Avoid numbers unless they have a very specific meaning which is immediately clear to anyone looking at it. "Four To Doomsday" is a poor name. Four what? "Sham 69" on the other hand instantly makes sense.
* A one-word band name is probably already taken. The more words in your name, the less chance someone at least marginally successful has already got it. MySpace's band search facility is an excellent tool for finding out who already has your name. I'm willing to bet you get a lot of hits for both "Blind" and "Buzzkill", they're both poor names because hundreds of bands are guaranteed to have them.
* Pick a name that suits the style of music, or that potentially makes sense to your intended audience. People should ideally read the name and have at least some very vague idea of what they might be in for musically, or some vague idea about what your band might be about ideologically. Think about your target audience and plan accordingly.
* Don't name your band after a person, i.e don't call your band "Goldie Hawn" or something. This creates confusion and is annoying. Radio DJs in particular will hate you because it fucks up their filing system.
* Don't call yourself "free beer" or anything else that gives punters staring at a flyer a misleading impression of what they might be in for. Fans will love it, but promoters won't go for it, and promoters are who you have to convince to book your band.
* Make sure your band name means something, at least to yourself on some kind of level. One day, if you ever achieve any sort of success, some smartass interviewer is going to ask you why you called yourselves that name, and you don't want that to be an awkward moment.
* Band names with swearing or controversial content may look cool and grab attention but may also lose you gigs and promotional opportunities in equal measure. Only a certain type of band can get away with calling themselves "Anal ****" (and yes, that one's taken).
* Avoid "statement names". More than half a dozen words and you're trying too hard.
* Don't call yourself something that is ambiguous when speech is compared to text. The reason why Led Zeppelin dropped the 'a' out of "lead" the metal was not to be trendy and cool violators of the English language as widely suspected by anyone over 30 at the time, but because they didn't want people pronouncing "lead" in the same way you pronounce "leading you down the garden path".
* Don't call yourself a name that is similar to other names people are calling their bands right now. The way to be noticed is to be different, not the same.
Hope that helps.
