How To NOT Pick An Annoying Stage Name: A Guide For Nameless Musicians

Jan 25, 2013

Example: Bon Iver, Bjork, Okkervil River

Remember when you were growing up and there was always that kid in class who had a crazy different name from Bobby or Sally; and it'd come time for attendance and everyone was ON EDGE. Was the teacher going to pronounce it correctly? If not, how bad would she mispronounce it? Would that mispronunciation turn into a horrific, trauma-inducing nickname? WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? That being said, when it comes to choosing a name for yourself, it's probably best to steer clear from anything people may have trouble saying, because, you know, we're still kind of like children in a classroom, in a lot of ways.

1. Make sure other people can pronounce it

Example: Bon Iver, Bjork, Okkervil River

Remember when you were growing up and there was always that kid in class who had a crazy different name from Bobby or Sally; and it'd come time for attendance and everyone was ON EDGE. Was the teacher going to pronounce it correctly? If not, how bad would she mispronounce it? Would that mispronunciation turn into a horrific, trauma-inducing nickname? WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? That being said, when it comes to choosing a name for yourself, it's probably best to steer clear from anything people may have trouble saying, because, you know, we're still kind of like children in a classroom, in a lot of ways.

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