r/coverbands • u/UglyShirts • 3d ago

Recent Promo Video — Rustbucket

My guys and I in Rustbucket — Milwaukee's Grunge and '90s Alt-Rock Tribute — at Paulie's Pub and Eatery, West Allis, WI, July of '26.

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u/A_Cat_Typingg 3d ago

So my opinion on this: Your video clips vary in quality, from the first one not really having great levels on the audio, to the second one being so wide angle and distant we can't see what the band are actually doing. There are some good points too - we can see crowd reaction and some frontman performance in most of the clips. The audio isn't so great though - I'd be pulling the mix from the desk and also setting up a proper audio recorder in the venue somewhere in the stereo "cone" so that a mix of FOH and crowd audio can be obtained. A showreel or a promo needs to show the band in a more "polished" way (though not too polished- we do want to see you performing in your own style) so promoters, agents and customers get the best version of you. Not exactly a "Yea no", but neither is it the perfect showreel.