Nov 11, 2009, Mortiis will be unleashing their collective demons
FREDRIKSTAD, Norway - Mortiis will be unleashing their collective demons on Holland and Belgium during a four-show jaunt to continental Europe.
"We're all looking forward to going back to Holland," said band namesake Mortiis. "We haven't played there in a long time and we always had a great time there. We're also doing a couple of towns there we haven't played before, so that will be interesting as well."
Following the three Dutch shows, the band will head to Belgium for the Hermes Project Event, where they will play with Clan of Xymox.
Mortiis has been putting the finishing touches on "The Great Deceiver," the group's long-awaited follow-up to 2005's "The Grudge." Tracks from the record can be heard - and seen - via the videos for "Doppelganger" and "Zeitgeist" on Mortiis's YouTube channel. Mortiis also promises to preview several new songs during the live shows.
"We're gearing up to release 'The Great Deceiver' at long last, and it felt like it would make sense to do a few shows before 2009 comes to an end," Mortiis said. "Shake the dust off and get back into the 'live mode,' so to speak. We obviously plan on coming back to Holland/Belgium and as many other countries as possible during 2010."
Live dates are as follow:
12/16/09 Wed. Zaandam, Kade - NL
12/17/09 Thu. Basement, Watt - NL
12/18/09 Fri. Leeuwarden, Gloppe - NL
12/19/09 Sat. Hermes Project Event, O C DeVonke, Heule - BE
Nov 10, 2009, London LeGrand Has Done It Again ???
Nov 7, 2009, LYNCH MOB -- Listening Party Preview next week
Want to hear the new record? Listening Party Preview next week
Hear the whole new Lynch Mob record - "Smoke & Mirrors" for one whole week. The listening party preview starts next week.
That's Nov 9th - 16th.
Just stop by our myspace (myspace.com/lynchmobrocks) and alL the tracks will be in the player. Don't forget to tell us what you think and pick up a copy of "Smoke and Mirrors" on iTunes or in stores.
Oct 4, 2009, GUITAR, everything and anything about GuitarZ
Free Guitar Lessons for beginning players. Free advise accessories and gear. Highly organized web-site for your musical information and retail. Guitars for ever!
Mar 19, 2009, HARD WORK - PERSERVERANCE - DEDICATION
Hey all you Guit-Box players out there... It's ol' Riff once again bringing you some GREAT NEWZ... I'm now working with the Legendary Guitarist George Lynch and his camp. I will be doing whatever is called for... but mostly PROMO WORK and getting his name out there along with his new band "Souls of We"... Please check 'em out on myspace.
March 2009, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation are proud to announce that AmpliTube Fender is now shipping!
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Mar 13, 2009, Promoting Smooth Jazz in the Changing Landscape of Terrestrial Radio and the Internet
MUST READ: I hope you have time to read this and view the video link below...
Deborah Lewow Forum: Promoting Smooth Jazz in the Changing Landscape of Terrestrial Radio and the Internet
Deborah Lewow
Deborah Lewow has more than thirty years’ experience in music promotion, mostly in the jazz genre. She is former Vice President of Jazz Promotion for Warner Brothers Records, and currently operates her own Atlanta, GA-based company, A/ rtist + R/ adio + T/ our + S/ ervices, where she represents artists working in smooth jazz.
One thing is for sure in this crazy business, the music and the fans aren’t going away. Find the people who care about your music, passive radio isn’t going to do it.... The artist must optimize everything and anything that is unique about him and his/her music. Find a brand or find a record company who has a brand of artists like Mascot Records, or Shrapnel Records, Boosweet Records, or like Alligator Records, etc. This creates a branding umbrella of other great artists. This also creates collaborations between artists on the same label to get compilation CDs too.
Spend your money on finding where your consumers are by where they are shopping and utilize the new internet technologies and tools to do just that. Such as; using community sites like MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, etc. to seek out your fans and drive them to your monetary sites.
Description:
In this Loyola University, New Orleans forum with Artists House Music President John Snyder, jazz promoter Deborah Lewow talks about the changing roles of terrestrial radio and the internet, and the unique challenges of reaching smooth jazz listeners in today’s marketplace. Related topics include marketing budgets, promotion strategies, and the popularity of MySpace.
Before launching into the market plan, and just in case the above list doesn’t fully resonate with where you are curently, here are some key questions to ask yourself at this important juncture:
___ Have you analyzed the total market for your product or service (that is, your primary, secondary and referral markets)? Do you know which features of your product or service will appeal to different market segments?
___ In forming your marketing message, have you fully described how your product or service will benefit your customers?
___ Have you prepared a pricing schedule? What kinds of discounts do you offer, and to whom do you offer them?
___ Have you decided which media you will use in your marketing campaign?
___ What will the role of the internet be in your marketing?
___ Have you planned any special sales promotions?
___ Do your marketing materials mention any optional accessories or added services that consumers might want to purchase?
___ What type of customer service or support do you offer after the sale?
___ Have you obtained all necessary paperwork and metadata (if applicable)you need?
___ Is your packaging likely to appeal to your target market? Have you created different packaging for different markets?
___ If your product is one you can patent, have you done so?
___ How will you distribute your product?
___ Can your product or service be digitized, and what kinds of new challenges does this present?
___ Have you prepared job descriptions and operaton plans for all of the employees, contractors and interns needed to carry out your marketingplans?
Once you’ve answered the above to your satisfaction, you can feel free to move on to writing your plan.
First, some cautions about plans:
• Plans are provisional documents and not the final word – they are always in“draft” form. Plans are maps to help get you to your destination in the most costeffective way possible. Maps, however, are not the territory; therefore,
• Plans should be flexible so they can adapt to shifting circumstances – ongoing plan review is normal and crucial to undertake at least once every two weeks normally, and every day during a campaign.
Mar 2, 2009, Article: Music Success Formulas
Article:Music Success Formulas
By Jeffrey P. Fisher
It seems people want to know a magic formula to fame and fortune in the music industry. I could be flippant and just say hard work, talent, and dumb luck. While those three notions often do result in success, they do not tell the whole story. Promotion is the key to success in today's music industry. And the primary components to successful promotion are reputation, relationships, and knowledge. Developing and leveraging these three concepts will help you achieve the goals you've set for yourself. How do you build a reputation, cultivate meaningful relationships, and use knowledge to your best advantage? These three formulas can help........
Feb 23, 2009, Mapping Out Your Marketing Plan pt. 1
Mapping Out Your Marketing Plan(s)
“It’s never too late – in fiction or in life – to revise.” – Nancy Thayer
This is your opportunity to braid together all the different strands ofmarketing. After reading through this topic, you are now in the enviableposition of understanding the key foundations of successfully marketing your musicproducts and services.
You now:
• understand the essence of marketing;
• discern the important trends affecting your industry;
• have taken stock of your skills, values and priorities;
• clarified, set and wrote down goals for yourself and your products;
• figured out your compelling desires, your inner and outer resources, And the opportunities currently presenting themselves to you;
• explored and evaluated possible niches for your product or service;
• identified and articulated your own unique market niche;
• developed a preliminary budget for reaching your market;
• explored the various inlets and outlets for what you’re marketing; and
• inventoried the best possible routes for reaching your niche market.