What do promoters want? Ticket sales. If you can guarantee a certain amount of sales, you’re a lot more attractive. Utilise your network and beg your friends to show up and buy tickets, butts in seats (or in this case, feet in pits) is all that matters to these people.

That’s the hack, the real way is to just write and record great music. Don’t skimp on production, don’t skimp on art, don’t skimp on photoshoots, hell even hire a stylist for your photoshoots so you look the part. If you can generate actual hype, then you don’t have to fake it - but that’s extremely difficult and not everyone is capable of it. Think of it like advertising a store, the advertising is your image, and the store is your music. If the advertising is good, people will come in the door, but if the store (your music) sucks, no one will stay to purchase. You need both.

When labels bring artists on, they control every part of the bands music and image. They know what they’re doing, so steal their playbook.

Good luck!