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# 15 Mistakes Your Function Band Should Avoid
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/15-mistakes-your-function-band-should-avoid/
- Published: 2017-01-09T10:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-09T10:28:00.000Z
- Description: As the function band market has grown increasingly competitive and saturated, it has become more and more important for your group to stay on top of its game and treat. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/01/15-mistakes-your-function-band-should-avoid.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Think Tank, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Wedding+Music+Band](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09685eca970d-150wi "Wedding+Music+Band")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09685eca970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)As the function band market has grown increasingly competitive and saturated, it has become more and more important for your group to stay on top of its game and treat every private event as seriously as you would an original project. 

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In this newest post to [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), **Adam Mezzatesta** outlines fifteen different and all-too-common pitfalls function bands must actively work to avoid.

*Before you dive straight into recording your shiny new demos, think carefully about which songs are likely to receive the most attention from potential clients. Try to sheer away from classic 70s pub rock or recent pop songs that haven’t stood the test of time – the longevity of today’s pop music can be such a pain for the modern cover band!*

*[\[Continue Reading\]](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/15-mistakes-your-function-band-should-avoid.html?ref=hypebot.com)*

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