Are your CD sales sluggish? Are you down with digital distribution channels like iTunes, but you want to complement it with something a bit more creative — actually putting something in the hands of your fans? If so, Pittsburgh band Dawn Canon might have an option: USB music distribution. The concept is simple really. Your tracks are put on a…
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Stealing Jane – Does Size Matter?
What does an 8-man band like NY’s Stealing Jane have that others don’t? My initial reaction was that there’s an obvious benefit for an indie band sans label with so many members – they can all help foot the bill, whether that be for studio time, touring costs, or promotion. Then I thought, hey, I’ve seen bands half that size…
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Fiance on Band Self-Management
As an indie band, should you bring on a band manager to handle your business affairs, or does it make more sense to handle things like promotion, bookings, and recording by yourselves? I talked to Colorado-based Fiancé about their decision to self-manage their band’s business, and whether or not it’s really important to have skills beyond making music to be…
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Ajax Garcia on Proactive PR
Do you know what I love about The Napoleon Blownaparts‘ frontman, Ajax Garcia? He knows how to take action when it comes to artist PR. He doesn’t simply follow the crowds… he leads them. Indie bands across the globe make an incredibly common mistake when promoting their music – they do what everyone else does. Is it going to hurt…
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Wayne Hsu – Indie Artist Feature
Wayne Hsu Philadelphia, PA www.waynehsu.com Wayne Hsu is a singer/songwriter, originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and now living in Philadelphia. He describes his music as “smooth, jazzy, mellow, and lougetastic,” pulling influences from “everyone from Burt Bacharach to Phish.” Wayne was brought into music a little bit later than most artists, when he started playing the drums in his high school…
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The Twilight Collective – Indie Band Update 2006
The Twilight Collective Philadelphia, PA www.thetwilightcollective.com Since our original interview with, and feature of, PA and DE’s The Twilight Collective, the guys have been busy. Matt was able to fill us in on some of the details: A few months back, Mark, Matt, Phil, Doug, and Harry signed to Textbook Music. They’re devoting themselves full-time to their music now, plan…
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The Twilight Collective – Tour Journal
Date: Wednesday, February 9 Place: Butler, PA Written By: Matt Ah, day one of tour. We woke up bright and early, threw a mattress into the bus, and grabbed some coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. We headed to Lancaster to pick up Mark, which was about an hour from Doug’s. Since he has very recently moved back home with his parents,…
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The Twilight Collective – Chat Transcript
Here’s a chat transcript (or what I could salvage from it) that I was able to put together after a chat room “interview” with the TTC boys. But first, some quick introductions: Jenn = (AX Editor), The boys are as follows: Mark (vocalist), Matt (guitar), Phil (guitar), Doug (bass) and Harry (drums). Jenn: Hi guys! Mark: Hey!!!!! Matt: HI JENN…
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The Twilight Collective – Indie Band Feature
The Twilight Collective Philadelphia, PA www.thetwilightcollective.com Once in a while you’ll hear a musician or a band, and they’ll just blow you away. You may not even realize why. They’ll just exercise some sort of control over your senses that you can’t explain. They probably won’t sound completely different than anything you’ve heard before. Let’s face it, none of them…
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The Twilight Collective – Indie Band Profile
Location: Philadelphia Genre: “Energetic Rock” Members: Phil Bryer (Guitar), Matt Canning (Guitar, some vocals), Doug Davisson (Bass, some vocals), Harry Mazzio (Drums, some vocals), and Mark Mongiovi (Vocals) Started: August 2004 (officially) Influences: “Our influence are from all over the map. We all come from a pretty heavy background, growing up listening to a lot of hardcore, punk and metal.…