a good way to start with fanbase even though u might think its whack or something....but go to browse on your music myspace and just find as many people as you can in your area, and add them as friends and get your shit poppin locally "create a buzz" myspace is on the top 5 list of ways to promote music...once you are known locally people who know you know people and you start gettin contacts, and from there people will want to manage and promote you just because of your fan base and they want to make money off those fans that love you...just a start,