From Here To There Wrestling presents:
* Sensational Main Event*
Myles Deck and the Fuzz
http://www.myspace.com/mylesdeckandthefuzz
vs.
Cuban Assassins
http://www.myspace.com/cubanassassins
the Nuclear
http://www.myspace.com/thenuclear
vs.
the Dead Pinkertons
http://www.myspace.com/deadpinkertons
Bell Time 10PM
Facebook Event page
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This Friday is the official release of the Fuzz’s new 7″ split with the Cuban Assassins!!! This will be a limited pressing hot red vinyl piece of magic you should get your hands on!!! Have a listen:
01 – Myles Deck and the Fuzz – Lights Out Electric Co
02 – Myles Deck and the Fuzz – The Healing Power
01 – Cuban Assassins – Money
02 – Cuban Assassins – Dead Dead Dead
You’ll be able to catch the Fuzz and Assassins in Halifax and Moncton this week:
- Thursday Nov 26 THE PARAMOUNT LOUNGE Moncton, New Brunswick
- Friday Nov 27 GUS’ PUB – Split 7″ release! w/The Nuclear + Dead Pinkertons Halifax, Nova Scotia
He also encouraged folks to take any email that you come across and put it on your band’s mailing list and followed that up with “Let them decide that they don’t want to be on my list.”
- Discmakers Product Specialist Sydney Alston
One of my pet peeves as of late has been the number of band newsletters – and mailings from music publicists – I have had my email addresses added to unwillingly. For whatever reasons, since the summer there has been a noticeable increase in such happenings. Now I know the majority of those folks were not at the conference referenced below but they appear to be following a similar train of thought.
The following is from Bob Lefsetz’s email newsletter. You can find his archives online but not everything makes it there. It is worth signing up for the newsletter directly [and that's the only way you'll ever receive it, as it should be]. There are plenty of emails and responses that do not get posted to his blog that make the emails worthwhile, since this is one of those responses I have posted an email response in full from a reader of his regarding some very disappointing advice staff at Disc Makers is spreading.
The email below represents what not to do in growing an email list. For advice on what to do check out Seth Godin’s blog. He coined the term Permission Marketing: “delivering anticipated, personal and relevant messages to people who actually want to get them…It realizes that treating people with respect is the best way to earn their attention”. If you have never read anything by Seth Godin and are responsible for marketing your band or someone else’s you should plan to spend sometime reviewing his ideas.
The Emails
Subject: Re: NewsChannel 5 Investigates
Great article Bob, per usual. It’s the age of accountability and you’re doing your part.
I had an interesting thing at the TAXI Music Convention this weekend in Los Angeles and I thought you might enjoy it. I’ll tell you the quick story and then tag on what I sent to TAXI’s forum about it – still waiting for a response. Now first up – TAXI does wonderful things for independent artists but one seminar I went to was too much. Briefly:
Class was “Acheiving Success with your Music” by Sydney Alston.
Sydney has numerous credits including being a Product Specialist for Discmakers and formerly of the band “Joyride”
He encouraged sharing email lists with other bands to grow your own and then use that to work corporate sponsorships by selling your email list.
He also said that Discmakers were the only company worth making cds with
He also encouraged folks to take any email that you come across and put it on your band’s mailing list and followed that up with “Let them decide that they don’t want to be on my list.”
That’s the gist of it but below is what I sent to TAXI.
Thanks for listening Bob – you are one of the beacons of hope in this “industry”. I’ve learned so much from your newsletters that it has really helped me in my career. Trying to figure out how to say – you’ve created a sense of concience and a moral code that I believed in before I even read a word you wrote.
I would love to know your thoughts on this.
–
Bobbo
www.thefallenstars.com
To TAXI:
I really struggled with whether or not to post this but I think it’s important. While I got so much out of all the classes I went to this weekend, I had some significant concerns about the Achieving Success with Your Music seminar with Sydney Alston. It wasn’t the fact that the session was a Discmakers “infomercial” disguised as a class, though that was certainly irritating. It wasn’t even the fact that Sydney clearly stated he didn’t write his own presentation, but rather it was supplied to him by the president of Discmakers, which was pretty surprising considering the general high caliber of TAXI presenters.
No, what bothered me was that I believe some of the information provided was misleading at best and downright unethical and possibly illegal at worst, and this is not the type of behavior that should be recommended as a best practice by the TAXI or any music community.
Sydney was talking about his time in his band Joyride and how he and other bands “shared” their email list with each other. This got him over 40,000 names on his email list. With this list he was able to secure endorsement deals with Jagermeister, Trojan Condoms and record companies’ interest – in return for giving these companies access to his compiled email list. He also said that he would add any email address that he came across, in any context – band-related or not – to his email list and “Let them decide that they don’t want to be on my list.” This sounds suspiciously close to email harvesting and spamming to me.
I treat my mailing list like family. I don’t share it with anyone else – I’ve been offered endorsement deals where they have asked for our mailing list and I have turned them down. I use an opt-in subscription based system to manage my list. Each email specifies that folks are receiving the email because they signed up with our band’s mailing list and provides an “Unsubscribe” option if they so choose.
After doing some research today into the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, I was surprised to discover that email harvesting is only illegal if the website provider has explicitly stated that they will not make that information available to other parties. As of today I will also be adding the following statement to my website and mailing list tools, “We will not give, sell, or otherwise transfer your email address to anyone else. Ever.”
It’s important to me that our fans know we value their privacy and believe that any violation of that privacy is a gross misuse of the trust they placed in us.
In summary bands: DO NOT DO THIS!!
Nov 11 TROIS MINOT Montreal, Quebec
Nov 12 THE BOAT w/High Mother, Chang-a-lang and ‘It It Toronto, Ontario
Nov 13 OSSIA w/Sons of Thor Peterborough, Ontario
Nov 14 THE PHOG LOUNGE w/High Mother Windsor, Ontario
Nov 15 MOON OVER MARIN w/High Mother London, Ontario
Nov 18 THE LEGENDARY RED ROOSTER Burlington, Ontario
Nov 20 THE MANSION Kingston, Ontario
Nov 21 SCANNER Quebec, Quebec
If you are curious about checking out the band, feel free to download their releases to date beforehand to help you decide:
01 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Beware! The Fuzz
02 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – California Man
03 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – I Love My Baby
04 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Thrill Seeker
05 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Filthy Addiction
06 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Master of the House
07 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Watch Your Job
08 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Ain’t Worth Tryin’
09 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – Halifax is Burning
10 – Myles Deck and The Fuzz – It’s a Long Walk
 Police Cops cover art 01- Myles Deck & the Fuzz – Police Cops
02- Myles Deck & the Fuzz – Ayatollah
03- Myles Deck & the Fuzz – Boom Boom
EP as a zip
New 7″ Split with the Cuban Assassins
The weekend after they return from tour they are officially release their new 7″ split with the Cuban Assassins!!! This will be a limited pressing hot red vinyl piece of magic you should get your hands on!!! Have a listen:
01 – Myles Deck and the Fuzz – Lights Out Electric Co
02 – Myles Deck and the Fuzz – The Healing Power
01 – Cuban Assassins – Money
02 – Cuban Assassins – Dead Dead Dead
You’ll be able to catch the Fuzz and Assassins at the end of November in Halifax and Moncton:
Nov 26 THE PARAMOUNT LOUNGE w/Cuban Assassins Moncton, New Brunswick
Nov 27 GUS’ PUB – Split 7″ release! w/Cuban Assassins Halifax, Nova Scotia
And don’t they look excited!
Fortunately for these guys the “now what” part isn’t going to be hard to figure out.
First off – this weekend, Halloween night:
 Live bands meet live burlesque on Saturday Oct.31st @ The Seahorse Tavern. Bang Bang Burlesque has put together individual dances for original music from The Broken Ohms, Gloryhound , Big Game Hunt and Myles Deck and the Fuzz. The stage will also be joined by Halifax’s own BLOODBATH. This night will be filled with Sexy , Dirty and Sweaty Rock n Roll with an efficient amount of gore and blood to fill all your ghoulish fantasies. Come out and be apart of this Halloween extravaganza!!!!!
Here’s the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=ho … 96&index=1
Nova Scotia Music Week – www.musicnovascotia.ca/nsmw
In a little over a week they will be performing two sets [at least, will see about some late night opportunities] at Music Nova Scotia’s Music Week (in Yarmouth this year).
Nov 6 Th’ YARC – Warped Tour BOTB Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
This show is a performance before Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman. He will be selecting one of the bands to perform on dates for the 2010 tour. Set time will be determined by draw at the show. Also performing are Three Sheet, The Stanfields, Ricochet and last call Chernobyl. This show is all ages.
Nov 7 Then Saturday night they will be performing a 19+ showcase at the Red Knight [stage 2]. Their set is 10:15-10:45
As part of this set the guys will also be part of a fashion project conceived by the Argyle Fine Art gallery: Project Bandstand
Ontario Tour + 7″ Split with Cuban Assassins
They then have a couple days off before heading out to Ontario and back for their “Fuzz Goes Commando Tour”. Check out that post for MP3s for all their releases to date even if you can’t catch a show because the tour will also be in celebration of their new 7″ split with the Cuban Assassins which you can hear too.
New LP
But the guys have not been resting in anticipation of these dates. They have been gigging, playing after parties and most importantly: recording a new LP you’ll be able to get your hands on in early 2010.
Those sessions have been going great, sounding better and the band is excited about the end product. I will give the credit to the wonderful Mike O’Neil who has been producing these sessions [Mike just won a Gemini for his music work on TV, congrats].
So while the band is busy recording and performing I am working on a master plan for their 2010 conquests. 2010 will see their first journey beyond Ontario and allow the western provinces a taste of one of our rock and roll secrets.
A new LP, maybe some Warped Tour dates….
And I will be using them on this blog as guinea pigs in a series of posts for developing digital strategies for bands. There are so many options, so little time and so much confusion – what the hell is a band to do? Honestly, not a clue. Well some clues. Half an idea. We’ll figure it out.
I might love these guys
The Fuzz were the first band my wife and I released on our label. It is great to see them still giving it their all and winning folks over with every show. I am very excited to becoming more involved with them and seeing how far they can go. Hopefully you’ll stick around for the trip too.
P.S. In honor of all that is happening may I unveil the very first official Myles Deck and the Fuzz avatar [probably a good thing you can't make out the Fuzz logo there....]
P.S.S – First person that can name which album cover that is …hmmm…..paying homage too – gets a free copy of the 7″ split when they arrive.
We are finding songs for the CTV Olympic telecast in February, 2010 (Olympic Games) and are thrilled to be sending out this email.
One song will be featured every day of the broadcast (16 days), in PrimeTime, at the end of the day’s telecast (and additional times – see below).
The song will be played overtop a 1-2 minute highlight reel capturing that day’s events/emotions.
We think it’s an amazing opportunity to showcase Canadian songs. Expected PrimeTime CTV audience alone is 2M – 3M people each day.
CTV has created a special project for the music portion of the Games: MUSIC OF THE NATION (MOTN)
There will be a dedicated part of CTV Olympic website for MOTN featuring the highlight reels, 30 seconds of song (with a ‘buy song’ button close by), a spotlight section for the artist’s whose songs are featured, artist website link, a link to an online store to purchase the artist’s music, etc.
Expected CTV Olympic page views – 150M +.
The promotion for MOTN is unprecedented.
The online promotion for MOTN will start December 15th, 2009 with the launch listing the artists etc.
We will choose approximately 30 songs but most likely use 23 songs (French + English).
We are looking for 16 English and 7 French songs.
The other 7 songs may be used on the broadcast but will be used online as part of another highlight package etc.
In addition, a 7-10 second chiron (a ’super’) will appear at the beginning and end of the 1-2 minute highlight pieces
listing song title, artist, label.
We are looking for CANADIAN ARTIST songs ONLY.
Iconic, classic, modern, contemporary, classical, pop, rock, r ‘n b, dance, etc.
We are looking for the best songs to suit our needs.
The songs will be given to the Production Team who will use one per day.
We are looking for songs that elicit emotions/feelings/styles such as:
Thrill of victory, heroism, agony of defeat, empowerment, uplifting,
sad, happy, exciting, rockin’, introspective, athletic
Here is the deal that seems to be working for everyone:
Term/Medium: CTV & Canada’s Broadcast Consortium ‘networks’ (TSN, Sportsnet, etc., ‘all forms of TV’). One original use in PrimeTime on CTV and 2 days with multiple plays on the Consortium ‘networks’
Use: In highlight reel for 1-2 minutes with following uses:
1. CTV Primetime (original use)
2. Multiple plays on Consortium networks over the following 2 days after original PrimeTime use
3. On VOD for TV and Bell/Rogers mobility (stream only) up until March 31st.
4. Online use on CTV Olmpics site for 6 months
5. Non-highlight reel use potential for approx. 10-20 seconds for ’spontaneous’ use during ‘Games’ broadcast
Promotional value: See attached proposal. It is well-thought and is unprecedented promotion for music for an Olympic games
DVD Buyout: Highlight reels will be included on the commemorative “2010 Olympics”
DVD for sale to the public
Fee: $ 400.00 CDN. for Master (100%)
$ 400.00 CDN. for Sync. (100%)
Please submit a COMPILATION CD ONLY to us via mail or courier no later than
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd at 5 pm. No MP3’s or links are accepted. Please label the package:
instinct entertainment
“Olympic 2010 Pitch”
96 Spadina Avenue, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 2J6
Attention: Michael Perlmutter
We are pitching songs to CTV on November 5th.
**** I ask that you pre-clear the songs/recordings with your artists/co-writers/co-publishers etc. before pitching to us.
Once we get our final list of songs to be used (November 13th), we will have under 3 weeks to provide CTV with information about the artists, the proper music files and much more information. ****
The understanding is that when you pitch songs you AGREE to the above terms, fees etc.
Let the Games begin…
Two afternoons of panels, workshops and speakers, just $35.00 for Music Nova Scotia members.
The Halifax Pop Explosion is proud to announce the details of this year’s Music Matters Conference. Taking place from Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 at The Citadel Hotel; the conference will feature workshops, panels and speakers discussing all aspects of music industry.
“The Music Matters Conference focuses on ‘facing the digital music,’” says Halifax Pop Explosion executive director, Waye Mason. “In two short days experts discuss the future of music, creating digital communities, the threats and opportunities created by proposed copyright reform and finding the balance between the needs of industry and protecting our societies freedom.”
This year’s keynote speaker is Walter F. McDonough. One of the founders of the Future of Music Coalition, McDonough has taught copyright law at Suffolk University Law School, and serves as a board member on the American performing rights society Sound Exchange and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies. He will be discussing the migration of distribution from the physical to how the digital has had a profound and disruptive impact on the entertainment industry.
The 2009 Music Matters featured speaker is Ian Heath. Heath is a marketing manager at Sony Music Canada and runs the musician-focused website Intrsctn.com [music+interactivity]. His speech will focus on giving attendees concrete advice on effective promotion tactics, how to take an interactive approach to nurturing their band-fan relationships, how to communicate effectively with their audience, tips on collecting fan info, building customer databases and how to create many options for monetization.
The conference will also offer several panels and workshops. Panels taking place will focus on topics such as merchandising, publicity, social networks, copyrights and more. Each will feature industry experts discussing the various aspects of their field.
The workshops taking place include a song demo evaluation with industry experts such as Steve Himmelfarb (Billions) and Paul Gagnon (VideoFACT), a youth involvement workshop with Eric Warner (We Are Busy Bodies) and Jon Asher (Asher Media Relations), and finally a workshop on focusing on the ins and outs of international touring with Steven Himmelfarb.
For a The 2009 Music Matters Conference schedule and further information on all events taking place, visit: http://halifaxpopexplosion.com/conference/music-matters/ or pick up a copy of our program guide.
Passes are on-sale now at all Ticketpro outlets, at 888 311 9090 and online at: http://ww3.ticketpro.ca/event.php?event_id=914
Registration is limited.
To register for a panel, please purchase a conference pass and then RSVP to MMC Coordinator Julia Sheldon – julia@halifaxpopexplosion.com
Two afternoons of panels, workshops and speakers, just $35.00 for Music Nova Scotia members.
The Halifax Pop Explosion is proud to announce the details of this year’s Music Matters Conference. Taking place from Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 at The Citadel Hotel; the conference will feature workshops, panels and speakers discussing all aspects of music industry.
“The Music Matters Conference focuses on ‘facing the digital music,’” says Halifax Pop Explosion executive director, Waye Mason. “In two short days experts discuss the future of music, creating digital communities, the threats and opportunities created by proposed copyright reform and finding the balance between the needs of industry and protecting our societies freedom.”
This year’s keynote speaker is Walter F. McDonough. One of the founders of the Future of Music Coalition, McDonough has taught copyright law at Suffolk University Law School, and serves as a board member on the American performing rights society Sound Exchange and the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies. He will be discussing the migration of distribution from the physical to how the digital has had a profound and disruptive impact on the entertainment industry.
The 2009 Music Matters featured speaker is Ian Heath. Heath is a marketing manager at Sony Music Canada and runs the musician-focused website Intrsctn.com [music+interactivity]. His speech will focus on giving attendees concrete advice on effective promotion tactics, how to take an interactive approach to nurturing their band-fan relationships, how to communicate effectively with their audience, tips on collecting fan info, building customer databases and how to create many options for monetization.
The conference will also offer several panels and workshops. Panels taking place will focus on topics such as merchandising, publicity, social networks, copyrights and more. Each will feature industry experts discussing the various aspects of their field.
The workshops taking place include a song demo evaluation with industry experts such as Steve Himmelfarb (Billions) and Paul Gagnon (VideoFACT), a youth involvement workshop with Eric Warner (We Are Busy Bodies) and Jon Asher (Asher Media Relations), and finally a workshop on focusing on the ins and outs of international touring with Steven Himmelfarb.
For a The 2009 Music Matters Conference schedule and further information on all events taking place, visit: http://halifaxpopexplosion.com/conference/music-matters/ or pick up a copy of our program guide.
Passes are on-sale now at all Ticketpro outlets, at 888 311 9090 and online at: http://ww3.ticketpro.ca/event.php?event_id=914
Registration is limited.
To register for a panel, please purchase a conference pass and then RSVP to MMC Coordinator Julia Sheldon – julia@halifaxpopexplosion.com
Maybe a year ago someone did this with books and I recall wishing someone would do so with music. Well someone did!
http://musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr/
http://musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr/
Posted in MMGPT on 07.06.09 19:13 MMGPT = Music Makes Good Pics Too
The Paragon strives to celebrate all aspects of art. Each major musical artist that performs in the Paragon is painted by Peter Farmer and signed the night of their performance. All original paintings available for viewing in the Paragon Gallery/Cafe Each week we will have more paintings as the great performance continue at the Paragon Theatre.
A few of them can be seen below, more pics can be seen on the Facebook group.
   
Note speaks for itself:
Hello musical friends! This is just a quick call-out to see if some of you may be able to do a virtual serenade for my good friend Sandra Winter. This is as simple as recording yourself at an upcoming gig or in your living room on your phone, with a camera….whatever. Music is the best medicine afterall.
Who is Sandra Winter? She used to be heavily involved with the artistic community and music community in the Kempt Shore area more recently. The last two years she has been forced to live in Toronto, while she waits patiently for double lung transplant. The wait has been long and emotionally and financially draining to say the least, yet her strength and sense of humour remain. She continues to love living life despite the future that may lay ahead.
So…. I got to thinking… maybe some of you can sing a song to brighten up the days ahead. It’s pretty simple. Once you have a video or snippet of a song, simply email Adriana Afford at Argyle Fine Art at gallery@argylefa.com and I will give you our Youtube channel info and you can upload it or I can do that for you! THANKS! You could start tonight ….at Music Nova Scotia OPEN MIC! Make someone happy with your music. You’ve got the power.
- Adriana Afford
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