“Band A” had their album release party on Thursday night. I inflated 99 helium balloons. I actually inflated about 50 balloons, made the band blow up 25 balloons and toss them around, and that was it. It looked like a demented kids birthday party – especially as the bass player, who resembles a grumpy Bilbo Baggins, wore a floral frock and combat boots.
Band Management: Blog 16: Father/Daughter Records So I had the great privilege to interview Jessi Frick of Father/Daughter Records this week. You don’t understand the significance of this label to me.
Jessi Frick of Father/Daughter Records talks about the role of the independent label in the music market place.
I am managing “Band A” for one year. I believe in their music and want to get them a bigger audience. How will I do this? My secret is that I started stealing ideas from the influential essay, “Getting Airplay,” by John Richards of KEXP.
John Richards, host and producer of The Morning Show for KEXP, creator of InternationalClash Day, wrote the influential essay “Getting Airplay. ” Holy Crap Records Podcast interviews John about how bands can get their music played on the radio.
I am managing “Band A” this year – because I believe in “Band A” and because I’m interested in exploring the current music business world. The goal is: 1) get “Band A” onto a minor label, 2) get “Band A” to play a music festival, and 3) to get “Band A” a hundred people at […]
This is the “4 Questions in 5 Minutes” video with Tristen Colby of The Styrofoam Turtles. His best advice for bands trying to break out and reach a bigger audience: play all the time and check oil levels on your vehicle if you’re touring all the way up in Wisconsin….
“Band A” is on the radio! I am managing “Band A” for one year, interviewing a bunch on experts in the video series “4 Questions in 5 Minutes,” and then using the best advice to promote “Band A.”
I’m in the business of band management. I have one-year to move “Band A” onto a label, get them on the festival circuit, invited by KEXP to play live at their studio… Hey I’m not the smartest, but I pay attention and follow trends through Holy Crap Records and the The Asheville Rock Collective. What are the best local bands doing to take those first steps to recognition and infamy?