Artist Name: Veiled Album Title: Within Release Date: 2007 Genre: Rock Location: Los Angeles, CA Label: 844 Records Band Members: Chris Freeman: bass; Charlie Kim: vocals, keyboards, guitar; Ali Nikou: guitar, keyboards; Greg Panciera: guitar, keyboards, programming; Blair Shotts: drums, percussion, programming, keyboards Website: www.VeiledMusic.com This group Veiled certainly veils any easy description of its music. There are moments when…
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A 750ml Affair – A 750ml Affair
Artist Name: A 750ml Affair Album Title: A 750ml Affair Release Date: 2007 Genre: Rock Location: Spokane, WA Label: Kettle Black Records Band Members: Gregory A. Rogers Website: www.A750mlAffair.com The very moment Gregory A. Rogers mentions in passing how his “wife is at home awaiting the sunrise,” right after lavishing sweet nothings all over Miss Sexy Target of his extramarital…
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Siggy: The Absinthe Effect
Artist Name: Siggy Album Title: Absinthe Effect Release Date: 2008 Genre: Rock Location: Los Angeles, CA Label: Shot Time Productions Band Members: Galen Buckwalter vocals, Ryan Howes guitars, Deborah Buckwalter bass, Paul Netherton drums Website: www.SiggyTheBand.com Siggy’s sound hearkens back to classic David Bowie ‘70s glam rock, especially the way vocalist Galen Buckwalter sings in a wavy, emotional manner and…
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Frank Tribes: Gallery
Artist: Frank Tribes Album: Gallery Genre: Rock Location: Chicago, IL Label: S.E.N. Records Band Members: Frank Tribe (vocals, guitars, organ, and autoharp) Website: www.FrankTribes.com Derivative is nearly always a pejorative term. When used to describe a musical artist, it suggests a lazy performer who is unwilling or unable to sail uncharted waters. And while Frank Tribes’ music is undeniably derivative,…
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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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Fan-Sponsored Music: Two Perspectives
Fan-sponsored music sounds like a great concept, doesn’t it? Thanks to sites like SellaBand and SliceThePie, fans have the opportunity to invest in a band or solo artist, financing the artist’s album (for a cut of the profits – they can even buy and sell their “shares” in a sort of stock market environment). The artist doesn’t have to give…
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Social Media for Musicians
Specializing in online PR, you may think I’d tell you that you have to be everywhere and using everything when it comes to using social media to promote your music. You’d be wrong if you thought that. Social Media Tools for Musicians Before I get into why you shouldn’t worry about trying to use every social media tool you can…
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Do or Die: The Band-Fan Relationship
Recently on my book marketing blog, I talked about why author publicity is more important than book publicity. The same is true in music promotion – the image of the band or artist far outweighs the publicity of any specific album, song, or product, and it relies on the always-important band-fan relationship. Why Build “Relationships” with Fans? The reason I…
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Band Newsletters, Blogs, or Both?
Two common music marketing tools for bands and other independent artists are blogs and newsletters. Given that their purpose is to do essentially the same thing – keep fans up-to-date on your goings on, do you really need to use both? Unfortunately there’s no simple yes-no answer here. While on the surface, they do the same thing, there’s more to…