Although I hate to admit that I've been neglecting my studio time lately, I have come up with a great name for a new project. It exemplifies what I am trying to achieve with this new sound, it is original and passes my band name diagnostics tool with flying colors. Best of all, I dig the "feel" of it. So what is this near perfect name?  read more »

I just finished creating an online tool that checks to see how "market-friendly" a band name might be, based on the guidelines I had presented in my "Naming the Band" series of posts.  read more »

This will (hopefully) be the last in this series of posts regarding the naming of bands. Bands certainly have their work cut out for them if they are to follow through with all of these guidelines. Or they could pay a trademark lawyer to do it for them. Here's a quick recap...

Ideally, you want to find a band name that:
- is unique and hasn't been used before  read more »

Now that I've covered what not to do with your band name, and how to avoid potential trademark infringement and moniker marketing roadblocks, let's discuss the creative aspects of naming a band. This is usually the fun part.  read more »