Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Monday, 23 March 2009
The Last Post . . . for now
Hey I have enjoyed doing this blog and I had one entry left before I was done, but really it gets covered in the other online blog having read my notes I can really say this. Don't blast people with e-mails and try and make things tailored to each fan. Got that? Good.
Its Sunday night and I'm shattered and I want to go home, thats for tomorrow so I shall call it a night. I am going to keep posting at a later date, because I think generally this is a good thing to do and I want somewhere to put ideas up specifically about the business.
I'm coming home, see you Tuesday.
Its Sunday night and I'm shattered and I want to go home, thats for tomorrow so I shall call it a night. I am going to keep posting at a later date, because I think generally this is a good thing to do and I want somewhere to put ideas up specifically about the business.
I'm coming home, see you Tuesday.
You and me at 6 at 10
Hey its not easy coming up with Blog titles especially when I have done 20 in a week. So You and me at 6 then. Scene kid friendly post hardcore from Surrey. How did they do? Well they did very well, for the restrictive environment they where in. They where giving it gangbusters, playing hard and tight. They where as my saying of the week has been "Export Ready" no nerves, a good tight set, but they where in the wrong place. Latitude the club they played has one issue, to many English people. Looking around I saw way to many badges to get atmosphere, everyone was way older than the band and where there to appreciate. If they had been down at Emo's They would have done a lot better, this place is way to Indie heavy for them to play and I would say the majority of other British bands there that night would have run into the same problem. Kerrang was running the show, and as I walked past a ton of Journalists I been disagreeing with for years I was happy for the band, they did the best they could. But circle pits, where this band really thrives, where not going to happen. Good try though.
Sent by Angels
The ARC Angels where formed in Austin in the mid nineties more or less by accident, Charlie Sexton was rehearsing at the ARC, Doyle Bramhall II had a song and played it to Charlie. Double Trouble Chris "Whipper" Layton and Tommy Shannon were in the next room working in some stuff to get back in the groove after Stevie Ray's untimely death, and so as great accidents happen a band was formed. However things went array and after two years and one album they called it a day, the Austin Super Group moved on to other things. However Friday, minus Tommy who was in town but apparently doesn't want to continue as an Angel, they where back. There is something special about watching live music in Austin, something even more special about watching the ultimate Austin band play to Austinites outdoors. My previous sunset over Austin experiences gave me high hopes and I wasn't disappointed. Charlie's perfect cheek boned rock voice matched with the deep soul of Doyle Bramhall's voice kind of remind you of Pearl Jam but with a harder edge. More bluesy and laid back but with still powered up open chords and drop tunings. There was some new material but everyone came to hear the old songs and they did not dissatisfy their either. Hopefully the second go round will prove more fruitful.
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Anti-Socially Social
This panel featured this panel featured;
* Chris Bucchere - The Social Collective
* Tom Chernaik - BlogTalkRadio.com
* Ariel Hyatt - Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR
* Brad King - Northern Kentucky University
* Micki Krimmel - Sugar Packet, Inc.
* Rachel Masters - Ning
There was a lot of talk about personal space on the internet and how much you chose to give away. Micki Krimmel is an example of giving it all out online and as such makes a living as web consultant, designer and blogger. She uses all the tools at her disposal to make her web presence felt. There are a lot more tools available now to help your online presence Reverb Nation was pushed a lot as a great set of tools for promotion, ning.com was another to help you develop your own social network, which is something I may do later today. The general idea, which happened a lot this week, was to develop relationships with your fans and try and bring them in to your world. The best piece of advice was to not make it about you, give people something and they are more likely to come on to your way of thinking. So don't mass mail everyone your tour dates unless you have something for them to encourage them to look at them. Can you afford to give our promotions? Knocking some money off from a show, or giving away a free video clip is a great way of developing a relationship you can develop.
I already listed up some websites in the previous post check them out.
* Chris Bucchere - The Social Collective
* Tom Chernaik - BlogTalkRadio.com
* Ariel Hyatt - Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR
* Brad King - Northern Kentucky University
* Micki Krimmel - Sugar Packet, Inc.
* Rachel Masters - Ning
There was a lot of talk about personal space on the internet and how much you chose to give away. Micki Krimmel is an example of giving it all out online and as such makes a living as web consultant, designer and blogger. She uses all the tools at her disposal to make her web presence felt. There are a lot more tools available now to help your online presence Reverb Nation was pushed a lot as a great set of tools for promotion, ning.com was another to help you develop your own social network, which is something I may do later today. The general idea, which happened a lot this week, was to develop relationships with your fans and try and bring them in to your world. The best piece of advice was to not make it about you, give people something and they are more likely to come on to your way of thinking. So don't mass mail everyone your tour dates unless you have something for them to encourage them to look at them. Can you afford to give our promotions? Knocking some money off from a show, or giving away a free video clip is a great way of developing a relationship you can develop.
I already listed up some websites in the previous post check them out.
The good housekeeping research institute
Apparently this place really exists according to the commercial I am watching on Comedy Central. However back to Thursday and the panel Making Money from the Music Industry and Keeping it. This was a panel run by people who new the industry from all sides. There was Mike Jacobs from Jacobs & Associates who is a drummer, real estate entrepreneur and also played with Charlie Sexton and opened Austin Rehearsal Complex, where the ARC Angels started, but more of them later. Giti Khalsa a financial adviser from Smith Barney and former drummer of 7 Mary Three. Don Harvey who is like Don Harvey. Actually hes a former label owner and record pusher who helped break The Offspring and No Doubt and is therefore responsible for my entire career, I thanked him later.
The basic idea behind this panel was instilling some basic common sense in financial approach to the music industry. Basically the music industry is like a roller coaster ride when it comes to income. I am living proof, sometimes your up some times your down, and its impossible to say when you can save and invest. So the basic advice was to keep saving wherever you can. The thing is its hard to compartmentalize your life but when it comes to money you need to. Money gets in the way of music a lot. You can't do even basic things without the right equipment, which costs money, but so long as your realistic you can put a lot of money away for things you will need in life, like your house or an education. If you are planning a career in music I can say this, learn some accountancy. figure out where you can save money until you need real help. Your not going to need an entertainment lawyer at the basic level, but you are going to need one when you get up in level to top tour gigs and recording jobs. Even then you can save money by asking around, reading reviews and asking opinions.
There was some other advice but I shall save that for lessons, the only other advice that may be a little out of your range was buy a house in LA now and become a US citizen because you can get a $8000 grant to buy a new house.
Just a thought.
The basic idea behind this panel was instilling some basic common sense in financial approach to the music industry. Basically the music industry is like a roller coaster ride when it comes to income. I am living proof, sometimes your up some times your down, and its impossible to say when you can save and invest. So the basic advice was to keep saving wherever you can. The thing is its hard to compartmentalize your life but when it comes to money you need to. Money gets in the way of music a lot. You can't do even basic things without the right equipment, which costs money, but so long as your realistic you can put a lot of money away for things you will need in life, like your house or an education. If you are planning a career in music I can say this, learn some accountancy. figure out where you can save money until you need real help. Your not going to need an entertainment lawyer at the basic level, but you are going to need one when you get up in level to top tour gigs and recording jobs. Even then you can save money by asking around, reading reviews and asking opinions.
There was some other advice but I shall save that for lessons, the only other advice that may be a little out of your range was buy a house in LA now and become a US citizen because you can get a $8000 grant to buy a new house.
Just a thought.
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