What is BandCamp About? Music, Musicians, Artists, Bands, marketing and promoting your band, booking a tour, dos and don'ts, selling your music online/offline, old guard vs new guard, etc.

 

There are several goals to Bandcamp. First, to deliver tools to Houston musical artists that will allow them to more effectively practice their craft. Second, to open lines of communication between all members and levels of the Houston Music Community. Finally, it is our goal to cohere and direct the Houston music community towards a path that will allow us to gain national recognition for the talent and expertise of the musicians and genres sprouting up and fostered in Houston.

 

We hope to accomplish these goals through an open forum and discussion about the music scene in Houston occurring between musicians, artists, the people who service them, booking agents, club owners, recording studios, and the press which writes about the music scene. We additionally plan to hold how-to sessions for artists and members of the Houston music industry to bring us all up to a level of shared knowledge in such skills as booking, recording, merchandising, online/offline promotion, touring, management and licensing.

 

(THE PASSWORD IS c4mp.)

 

Date	October 19, 2008
Time	12:00 P.M. til 5:00 P.M.
Location	Caroline Collective
Cost	FREE! Sign up below.
Format	Presentations, round tables, conversations
Estimated Attendance	150-200

 

 

Organizers

 

• Philip Beck pbeck@gmail.com
• Ian Wells wells.ian@gmail.com
• Matthew Wettergreen mwettergreen@gmail.com Twitter: organ_printer

 

Venue

 

Caroline Collective

4820 Caroline

Houston, TX 77004

 

http://carolinecollective.cc

 

Attendees

 

Register here using Eventbee:

 

 

 

1. @giovanni gallucci - viewzi/viewzi.tv
2. Chris Everson, chriseverson.net, twitter: @chriseverson
3. Matthew Wettergreen, mwettergreen@gmail.com Twitter: organ_printer
4. Philip Beck, Revelry Report @ KTRU, pbeck@gmail.com
5. Ian Wells, Revelry Report @ KTRU, wells.ian@gmail.com
6. Jason Saldanha, Producer, Sound Opinions, soundopinions.com
7. Dan Workman, Owner & Producer, Sugar Hill Recording Studios
8. Gina Miller, Business/Promotions/Marketing Director, Sugar Hill Recording Studios
9. Marshall Preddy, Singer & Songwriter, Bright Men of Learning
10. Joe Litzinger, Baby Crow Productions, joelitz@gmail.com
11. Jennifer Decker (manager) mildredsumbrella@hotmail.com
12. Mike Switzer (musician) mike.g.switzer@gmail.com
13. Kirk Suddreath (musician) monkeydo2@sbcglobal.net
14. Heather Wagner, President, heather@juiceconsulting.net
15. Jamie Martin, promotions/booking, geekette@gmail.com, twitter: @amateria
16. Jake Starkey, music video director, jake@mediariotpro.com, twitter @jakestarkey
17. Justin Crane, justin@justincrane.com
18. Clory Martin, musician, clory33@gmail.com
19. Dantrel Robinson, Producer/Musician/Performer/Podcaster Friday Favecast
20. Adam Newton, Music Writer - Houstonist, http://www.dryvetymeonlyne.com/, newton.ap@gmail.com
21. Andrew Karnavas, andrewkarnavas@gmail.com
22. Ramon Medina, Free Press Houston
23. Chris Wise, Buxton, chris@buxtonband.com
24. Tom Nguyen, The Tontons, thetontons@gmail.com
25. Tyagaraja Welch, j.tyagaraj@gmail.com
26. Evan O'Neil, evan@evanoneil.net
27. Chuck Costello, Glastnost, glasnostmusic@gmail.com
28. Dan Le, Glastnost, elnad@earthlink.net
29. Ceeplus Bad Knives, Ceeplus, info@ReprogramMusic.com
30. Taylor Wallace, taylor@truelightresources.com
31. Frank Soto, IndieHouston.org, frank@indiehouston.org
32. Robert Delossantos, IndieHouston.org, rob@indiehouston.org
33. Sam Peter, samp@yahoo.com
34. Paris Eley
35. Sidney Miller, Founder/Chairman, Black Radio Exclusive BREmagazine.com
36. Doyle Enos Odom, doyleodom@hotmail.com
37. Jeremy Hart, http://www.spacecityrock.com
38. Matt Brownlie, Bring Back the Guns, matthewbrownlie@gmail.com
39. Kerry Melonson, Satin Hooks, satinhooks@yahoo.com
40. David Wang, david@hajime.com
41. Dan Castillo, dancastillo@prodigy.net
42. Eric Roy, coach.lohan@gmail.com
43. Richard Ramirez, Richard@indiehouston.org
44. Pete Gershon, Editor, Signal to Noise Magazine, editor@signaltonoisemagazine.org
45. Ryan Odom, ryanlodom@gmail.com
46. Elaine Greer, elainemichellegreer@yahoo.com
47. Pablo Espantapajaros, Espantapajaros, espantapajaros_00@yahoo.com
48. Austin Sepulvado, vagabond_incognito@hotmail.com
49. Teresa Maldonando, http://www.myspace.com/georgiashorse, cityofnosun@gmail.com
50. Tiziano Hernandez, http://www.myspace.com/georgiashorse, tiziano.hernandez@gmail.com
51. Patsy Qwerty, http://www.myspace.com/georgiashorse, patsyqwerty@gmail.com
52. Beth, http://www.myspace.com/georgiashorse
53. bill kenny, www.myspace.com/motionturnsiton, www.myspace.com/dizzypilot, bkenny123@hotmail.com
54. Monica Danna, CoLab, monica.danna@gmail.com
55. Aaron Morris, amorris@tierrastudios.com
56. Kyle Barry, j.kyle.barryatgmail.com, twitter: jkyleb
57. Cody Swann, Wild Moccasins, codyswann_music@hotmail.com
58. Ryan Chavez, Super Unison
59. Omar, Editor, Free Press Houston
60. Chris Ryan, Dead City Sound, deadcitysound@gmail.com
61. Jacob Calle, jacobcalle@gmail.com
62. Michael C. Rodriguez, mail@michael-rodriguez.com
63. Jonathan Perez, Female Demand, jon_the_perez@yahoo.com
64. Bradley Munoz, Female Demand, bradley7231@gmail.com
65. Jonathan Updegrove, dasherickson@gmail.com
66. Chris Gerhardt, Giantbattlemonster@yahoo.com
67. Justin Bradley, skyjust2003@yahoo.com
68. Calvin Stanley, Pale, palerocks@gmail.com
69. Ashli Ayer, ashliayer1@yahoo.com
70. Jonathan Engel, bigbadjon_e@yahoo.com
71. Charles Preston, orangegrey@gmail.com
72. Phillip Foshee, pfoshee@gmail.com
73. Josef Ortiz, Destructobot_rules@yahoo.com
74. Brian Warwick, brian@daysdrive.com
75. Nick Joseph, nicholostomy@yahoo.com
76. Clinton Schaff, JamsBio, JamsBio Magazine, cschaff@mouthwateringmedia.com, clintschaff@gmail.com
77. Andrew Dansby, Arts and Entertainment Editor, Houston Chronicle, Andrew.Dansby@chron.com

 

Possible Sessions

 

FOR BANDS

- How to promote yourself to traditional media sources

- How to approach a label

- How to self-release your album

- How to merchandise online and offline

- Booking a regional/national tour

- Tips and tricks while being on tour

- Regional Promotional methods

- What to do in the recording studio

- When to decide if you are ready to record a record

- How to know if you need management

- How to manage a band effectively

- Online promotion and marketing

- Social Media promotion of your band

- What tastemakers are looking for to license a band's music

 

THE HOUSTON MUSIC SCENE

- Discussion of what local musicians need from Houston government

- Discussion of how Houston can support local music

- Steps to wake the sleeping giant of the Houston music scene

- Methods to improve attendance at local music shows

- Discussion of what promoters are looking for from successful bands

 

Press

 

Space City Rock

Free Press Houston

Houston Calling

Houstonist

Broken Record

Houston Press

Free Press Houston 2

Free Press Houston 3

The Skyline Network

Houston Chronicle

 

Sponsors

 

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