2010 is tomorrow. New Year’s is a time to reflect and set goals for the year ahead. We all want success in life, but do we really know at what point we can call ourselves successful? What does success even mean? The goal of “making it” as an artist usually induces dreams of sold out [...]
It has already started. SXSW has released the names of a fraction of the bands that will be playing that mecca in March. If you think you’re going there, or plan on touring any where this spring you should start planning today… if you haven’t already. Promoters and clubs need adequate time to plan their [...]
This is why I love the internet. Rage Against The Machine (Rage) were crowned the winners of the annual Christmas Number One Single in the UK. That’s a big deal. Typically sterile pop bands, produced by the likes of Simon Cowell claim the Christmas Number One, but this year a grass roots campaign aimed to [...]
So our newest project DIYgigs.com is open to the public. You can now search for venues/contacts all across North America and you’ll find what your looking for. Hopefully you’ll be able to input your own contacts to help other bands and they’ll do the same for you. All making gigging a little easier. But as many [...]
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Backstage passes are kind of ridiculous. But when there is free beer around it usually is a necessity. Recently I was backstage around the beer tub took note of the interactions between all of the bands. Marketing eh-holes call this type of talking Networking. That word makes me go crazy. Like we said in the [...]
Most, if not all, artists can agree, that songs are the single most important part of an artists career. A clever turn of phrase and a beautiful melody is worth millions in advertising dollars. Why? Because people love sharing great music. Therefore honing your songwriting skills is paramount as an artist. Who knows where your [...]
If you’re under 35 you probably play your music library exclusively through iTunes. The most you care/know of streaming (cloud) technology is when you preview an iTunes Store song. As CD’s become more obsolete so does the idea of burning a sweet mix disc. You’re going to carry your playlists with you on your iPod/iPhone [...]
So over the last 6 months or so we’ve been working on another project that we hope will be incredibly useful for you guys. We’re still working on it, but we decided to just get it out there and let it evolve. So without any more rambling, let us introduce you to http://www.DIYgigs.com Trying to [...]
The 2000's: The Demise Of MTV As A Music Medium
Have you been exposed to MTV‘s newest hit show The Jersey Shore yet? It’s entertaing but has little to do with the original idea of MTV being music television. That has been the attitude of MTV and its copycat’s for the last decade. As long as its entertaining and aimed at youth it can be [...]