Ableton Live/Novation Launchpad - Progtronica weekly Dj Performance series Part 2 from Nigel Sifantus on Vimeo.
The more I see the launchpad in action the more you see the fact that this is going to be a big part of the future of live performances. So cool!"Let's Get Down To Business" by Gossip Grows On Trees from Gossip Grows On Trees on Vimeo.
Musformation reader Tyler Drake of the band Gossip Grows on
Trees, wrote us with a great story of how his band has been using an esoteric promotion method to get more people to check out their music. Here is what they have been doing -
"We were giving out our music for free in exchange for the listener's email address. It was hosted at our Bandcamp site and we would use our social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc., to try and drive traffic to it. That was working pretty well, but when we played live, there was no way to get the music into people's hands (or in their iPods) because we had no physical product. During and after our set, we would give the sales pitch and tell people to go and download the songs. It didn't seem to be working, so we came up with a more exciting approach. First, we set up download page of our own which required to email address for the listener. We then had custom fortune cookies made, printed with the url of the download page and a short message from us. At shows, we would then walk around and hand out the cookies, which gave us an excuse to talk to fans one on one, and get them to sign up for our mailing list. People were much more receptive and it worked great."
What we are reading on the Internet that may be of interest to you or potentially melt your brain with its stupidity.
- Bradford Cox plays acoustic set with mad FX pedals, zany winter hat
- Watch: Them Crooked Vultures brings the loud and laughs to SNL
- The Dillinger Escape Plan announces even more details on new album
- Oops! Animal Collective's zany new album leaks in full
- Future Islands release their debut on Thrill Jockey
- Smooth Criminal? Dr. Conrad to plead not guilty in Michael Jackson case
- A Tween can dream: Pete Wentz says Fall Out Boy may not be done after all
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An amazing peek into the man, his studio, his philosophy and his process as a musician. Absolute required watching.
Via Synthtopia
- Real Numbers - The Story Behind Legitimate Business's Free Album Release
- Recording Tip - Fix It Now, Not Later
- Making A "Mixtape" Of Your Friends And Local Scene Can Help You All
- Re: Making A "Mixtape" Of Your Friends And Local Scene Can Help You All
- The Subs Show The Potential For Video Creativity Using YouTube Annotations
- Getting Blogged About - Send A Stream And Download
- EarLove Earplugs Are A Cheap Way To Get Great Sound Reduction
- Mint Chicks Team With Music Hy.Pe To Fansource Many Cool Promotions
- The Best BitTorrent Trackers For Uploading Your Music
- A Few Not Obvious Ways To Gain New Fans
- What Defines A Successful Email Campaign?
- Twitter Keeps Cracking Down: Flashtweet Loses "Select All" Feature
- Select From 300 "Follow Me On Twitter" Buttons For Your Website
- Off With Their Heads has signed to Epitaph Records.
- Terrible Things have signed to Universal Motown
- Frog Eyes Sign to Dead Oceans
- Shawn Hlookoff signs to EMI
- Say It Twice have signed with Authentik Artists
- Asian Man signs The Wild
In time I have realized when I haven't followed this mantra there has been times when I have thought about the mistake I heard in a song for more time then it takes to fix it. Not good. As an added need to fix it as soon as possible, is it is usually easier to fix any mistake right when it happens, rather than later on. We all know that the idea of fixing things in the mix is the saying of an amateur, but the real reality is the faster you fix every flaw the easier it is to work and the happier you are with each and every record you make. Isn't that what it's all about?
What we are reading on the Internet that may be of interest to you or potentially melt your brain with its stupidity.
- RIP Stew Teggart and Yabby You
- ASCAP Jumped the Gun Using The Boss's Name in Lawsuit
- Breaking: Warner Bros., Interscope Sign Onto Music Tee
- Frances Bean Cobain to make singing debut
- Hipster Trifecta: Pavement, LCD, Modest Mouse to do Pitchfork Festival!
- Rumor has it... Radiohead is done with a new album
- James Murphy to release debut film score
- You got served: Jill Scott gets sued by label
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After meeting the band when they recorded the LP with my co-producer Mike Oettinger, I was glad we stayed in touch since they have gone on to make one of the better web designs I have seen and it has been great to watch them achieve growth in their music by being smart. It is great to see bands have a clear strategy on how to grow their fanbase and go about executing it in a smart way. Go download their record and give it a listen while you follow us to the jump and read a great story on the power of free music in today's punk scene and some real number and techniques about what made it work.



































