Record Store Ideas

[Jester]

Hey to all. This is my first post here, I only discovered the site a few days ago.

Anyways, a friend and I are thinking about opening a record store, but we want to make it fun sorta thing. If you've seen the movie Empire Records then you'll know what I am talking about.

Basically I'm posting here to ask you all if you've got any ideas for what we could do, stuff we should have in the store etc.

We already figured we could have a stage area for live bands, a couple of recording booths and live music nights and stuff. Any other suggestions you guys might have I am interested to hear them.

Thanks :)

[iQuitMyScene141]

are you planning on selling all types of music or just one main genre?

[Jester]

Probably all types. But I'd be mainly pushing punk. I don't think there's enough people where I live to open up a store that would be genre specific.

[FAMOUSsas]

get couchs, like a sort of listening lounge type thing. and yeah live music is a good idea, one time kiros and obnoxious (2 locals bands) played in a west 49, it was a little cramped but it was cool.

[iQuitMyScene141]

if yur gonna have shows there your probably going to need some big bathrooms haha. some ideas... ummm dont do karaoke... i'm not sure how much money you're putting into this but you could sell other merchandise like band shirts and whatnot... if you're going to have recording booths you might as well sell recording equipment... and as far as keeping it fun i think the live shows would be enough to keep it fun

[I3est of Me187]

hire people to work there that are like the people in empire records .. they were funny as shit

[dont hit me]

FOOD! you gotta have food...people like food

[Stompemplay]

Play really loud music, cant go wrong with loud music.

And carry CDs Coconuts and BestBuy wont have

And have naked chicks....gotta love the naked chicks

[MaybeOneDay]

Originally posted by Jester
Hey to all. This is my first post here, I only discovered the site a few days ago.

Anyways, a friend and I are thinking about opening a record store, but we want to make it fun sorta thing. If you've seen the movie Empire Records then you'll know what I am talking about.

Basically I'm posting here to ask you all if you've got any ideas for what we could do, stuff we should have in the store etc.

We already figured we could have a stage area for live bands, a couple of recording booths and live music nights and stuff. Any other suggestions you guys might have I am interested to hear them.

Thanks :)

yeah the live music stage is a real good idea, that would go well i think. and the listening lounge sounds cool that somebody suggested. start with those i say. we had Not By Choice play at a west 49 here before, cause they are extremely local to me and it was amazing. bands in stores are sweet.

[evil zach]

Give customers a dainish when they buy a cd. Sell stuff on vinal. Sell the stuff that the otherstores don't. Hire me:D

[chopstyks]

Originally posted by MaybeOneDay25
yeah the live music stage is a real good idea, that would go well i think. and the listening lounge sounds cool that somebody suggested. start with those i say. we had Not By Choice play at a west 49 here before, cause they are extremely local to me and it was amazing. bands in stores are sweet.

a live stage would be awesome, they have one at the 333 yonge HMV superstore in downtown Toronto. Not By Choice and Mad Caddies played there on the same day, but I missed Mad Caddies because I had a job interview :mad:

you could also have some sort of area/booth that focuses on bands in your local scene or upcoming bands. Band merchandise is always a plus also.

[itookadumponu]

Originally posted by chopstyks
a live stage would be awesome, they have one at the 333 yonge HMV superstore in downtown Toronto. Not By Choice and Mad Caddies played there on the same day, but I missed Mad Caddies because I had a job interview :mad:

you could also have some sort of area/booth that focuses on bands in your local scene or upcoming bands. Band merchandise is always a plus also.


otown came to our local walmart.....it is not fair dammit. i hate the town in which i live.

[UahaUahaUahaU]

it'd be so rad to start up a record store like empire records







nothing like a bit of rex manning

[blaarg]

2 words:
HOOTERS RECORDS

[I3est of Me187]

Originally posted by itookadumponu
otown came to our local walmart.....it is not fair dammit. i hate the town in which i live.


haha did u go?

[itookadumponu]

Originally posted by I3est of Me187
haha did u go?


yes and i got aj's rubber ducky underwear...like omg ahhhhhhhhhhh. it smells like flowers. totally.

[kevin]

Just make sure you know what your doing man. Running a record shop is gonna be tough. I wouldn't push punk, cause you probably won't last long.

[wadejunkie]

youre already thinking too far ahead of yourself by saying you want a stage, recording booth, etc.