Oct 27 2008

Bandcamp (Part 2)

Category: Life As I See It,Music In My Ears — dryvetyme @ 09:50
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Bandcamp (Part 2)

Unfor­tu­nately, due to my own per­sonal idiocy, I was unable to attend the inau­gural edi­tion of Band­camp, held Sun­day, Octo­ber 19th, 2008, at the Car­o­line Col­lec­tive. How­ever, do not lose heart my fair read­ers! Here is the offi­cial press release regard­ing the Band­camp after­math & what the orga­niz­ers are plan­ning next.

“Band­Camp was a fruit­ful suc­cess due the Hous­ton Music Com­mu­nity and you, the active mem­bers, by engag­ing in inter­est­ing dis­cus­sion that added value to all our suc­cess, stronger lines com­mu­ni­ca­tion and cross-​pollination.

We want sus­tain­abil­ity of this energy and we’re look­ing to con­tinue with educ­tion ses­sions that’ll help build a shared knowl­edge base and con­tinue this with dia­logue that sup­ports the poten­tial of the Hous­ton Music Scene.

We’d like to thank all of the par­tic­i­pants, our speak­ers: Dan Work­man, Ross Wells, Heather Wag­ner, Den­nis Lee, Paris Eley, Tiffany Cofield, and Erin Steven­son; our spon­sors Event­bee and Free Press Hous­ton; finally the par­tic­i­pants who attended and contributed.

After lis­ten­ing to a wealth of indus­try expe­ri­ence and knowl­edge, we exploded into a group dis­cus­sion that pro­duc­tively led to gen­er­at­ing great ideas and hear­ing your needs. Fur­ther lis­ten­ing, we’ll con­tinue with reg­u­lar infor­ma­tion ses­sions that edu­cate spe­cific skills to musi­cal artists such as, online/​offline pro­mo­tion, tour book­ing, finan­cials, and record­ing. (A full con­clu­sions of the dis­cus­sion will be emailed soon.)

Until our next ses­sion, there are 3 things you can do:

1) Write a bio of your band and style and email it to revelryreport@​gmail.​com. We’ll post them either on the Scene Wiki or on another web­site.
2) Pro­mote and attend the 1st work­shop that’s on Novem­ber 2nd, 1-​3pm, at Car­o­line Col­lec­tive. The topic will be OFFLINE PRO­MO­TION and brought to you by BBoy Craig and Kerry Mel­on­son.
3) Con­tribute to and edit Sky­line blog’s Scene Wiki”

So what does this really mean? It means that, if you’re a band in the gen­eral Houston-​ish area, you need to find a way to get to this event on this upcom­ing Sun­day. Sure, you can spam your Friends List on MySpace, tell all your Face­book friends, and get peo­ple like me to include you on their weekly online music cal­en­dar, but it’s impor­tant to get out on the actual streets of your city and talk to actual peo­ple in said city. Fol­low the three direc­tives in the press release and get your band’s name out there! You’re the one who will receive the ben­e­fit from this conference!

Unfortunately, due to my own personal idiocy, I was unable to attend the inaugural edition of Bandcamp, held Sunday, October 19th, 2008, at the Caroline Collective. However, do not lose heart my fair readers! Here is the official press release regarding the Bandcamp aftermath & what the organizers are planning next.

“BandCamp was a fruitful success due the Houston Music Community and you, the active members, by engaging in interesting discussion that added value to all our success, stronger lines communication and cross-pollination.

We want sustainability of this energy and we’re looking to continue with eduction sessions that’ll help build a shared knowledge base and continue this with dialogue that supports the potential of the Houston Music Scene.

We’d like to thank all of the participants, our speakers: Dan Workman, Ross Wells, Heather Wagner, Dennis Lee, Paris Eley, Tiffany Cofield, and Erin Stevenson; our sponsors Eventbee and Free Press Houston; finally the participants who attended and contributed.

After listening to a wealth of industry experience and knowledge, we exploded into a group discussion that productively led to generating great ideas and hearing your needs. Further listening, we’ll continue with regular information sessions that educate specific skills to musical artists such as, online/offline promotion, tour booking, financials, and recording. (A full conclusions of the discussion will be emailed soon.)

Until our next session, there are 3 things you can do:

1) Write a bio of your band and style and email it to revelryreport@gmail.com. We’ll post them either on the Scene Wiki or on another website.
2) Promote and attend the 1st workshop that’s on November 2nd, 1-3pm, at Caroline Collective. The topic will be OFFLINE PROMOTION and brought to you by BBoy Craig and Kerry Melonson.
3) Contribute to and edit Skyline blog’s Scene Wiki“

So what does this really mean? It means that, if you’re a band in the general Houston-ish area, you need to find a way to get to this event on this upcoming Sunday. Sure, you can spam your Friends List on MySpace, tell all your Facebook friends, and get people like me to include you on their weekly online music calendar, but it’s important to get out on the actual streets of your city and talk to actual people in said city. Follow the three directives in the press release and get your band’s name out there! You’re the one who will receive the benefit from this conference!

One Response to “Bandcamp (Part 2)”

  1. Email Newsletter 08.10.30 :: Caroline Collective – a coworking space in Houston Texas catering to artists and the tech community. Rent an office like an Executive Suite or stop by for a wifi enabled work space for the day! :: says:
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