So, you learned to play the instrument or mastered the technique of vocals, put together a team and wrote some songs. But what to do next? In order to become truly popular, you need to identify yourself on the rock stage, you need to come up with the name of the team. How to name a rock band in an original way? In this article, we will tell you some simple and useful tips that help you correctly come up with a name at the initial stage of the formation of the group.
Story
Rock music arose in America in the late 60s, before that, blues and jazz music was mostly popular in the world. Moreover, solo performances were more common, in fact, at that time few people could play electric guitars in general, and those who knew how, made the impression of virtuosos. But closer to the 80s, the situation changed dramatically: the sound became more dense and diverse due to the abundance of musicians on stage: guitarists, drummers and vocalists working in unison made a greater impression than solo instrumentalists.
When you play alone, the question of the name of the group is removed, because you can speak under your own name or come up with a pseudonym. Vivid examples from history can be Jimi Hendricks or Steve Wye - virtuoso musicians, the greatest monsters of the rock scene of that time. But with the advent of quartets or even larger groups, the musicians began to have questions: what to name the group? What name to speak under?
Consider this issue in terms of relevance and design.
Where to begin?
1) The name of the rock band should reflect the essence of the project and be applicable to the style of the future band. Name the rock band, like other musicians, will not work, because each team is unique in its sound and creativity.
2) It is necessary to develop a logo. A bright and stylish logo with the name of the group always gives many advantages. Most future fans, oddly enough, start listening after they look at the album cover with the logo. You will not try the candy if it is in an ugly candy wrapper, no matter how tasty it may turn out. This rule also works here.
Title
What is the name of the rock band? It's simple: determine the style and the final genre in which you are going to play. If you are a rock and roll team or you play the blues four, then an uncomplicated name will do, but if you play heavier music or metal, then a bright, catchy and at the same time hard name will do. You can even try to call the group the first word that comes to mind. It really works sometimes, because listeners will always try to find the hidden meaning of your idea.
In this article we will not analyze what to call a rock band in Russian, because the mechanism is similar, the only difference is that if you still decide to call yourself not in English, be prepared for the fact that you limit yourself, after all, it will not always be easy for foreigners to read your name. We also do not recommend taking the name of an existing group. In the age of the Internet, anyone is able to determine plagiarism, and this group has the right to even condemn you for using its rights. There are exceptions when 2 groups are called the same and coexist with each other, but this happens extremely rarely. But to come up with a name for a group, like that of Western performers, without copying their true name, you have every right. Often used characteristic softening prepositions "The" in surf rock bands, just like the furious word "Death" (from the English "death") in metal bands. But the more incredible the group will be called, the better, naturally.
Logo
If the name is simple enough, then the logo will come up with a lot more complicated, basically there are several approaches to the correct selection and design of logos. Let's consider each of them.
Just a font logo
The first and simplest solution in the development of the logo of the group is to write the name in the logo in simple font. After you have learned how to name a rock group, and decided, choose an interesting font, write the future name and arrange it so that it looks interesting. The most advantageous option will also be that the readability of such a logo is the most accessible. And you don’t have to pick up the colors, because you can use the black and white classic combination.
Stylized logo
The logo you see above is a stylized emblem of the thrash metal band Napalm Death. It differs from the previous one in that it was drawn using the original font with a non-standard composition. Of course, this is much more difficult than using a ready-made font, but your own style will affect the audience. The more original the group, the more likely it will be very favorably received by the audience. Calling your rock band as unique as possible, creating several hits and developing your own logo is your secret to success!
Complex, unreadable logo
What do you see in the picture? Something illegible, isn't it? This interesting solution was used by the Darkthrone team and more than a thousand metal bands. Yes, sometimes a completely illegible and completely unreadable logo can make an impression. Such logos give the group a special charm and a special atmosphere. This technique was widely used among black and death metal bands of the early 90s and remains popular to this day. But do not forget that behind unreadable you will not hide an ugly or not original name.
Output
To name a rock group is not the easiest process, sometimes the name comes by itself, even before the first song is released, but after the start of use, the musicians understand that they have come up with an uninteresting and not relevant name, and re-choose their name. To prevent this from happening, first of all, think over the name of the group several times before promoting creativity to the masses.