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 musicians 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 Scene. Finally, it is our goal to cohere and direct the Houston music scene 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.
| Date | September 13, 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 |
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Organizers
Venue
Caroline Collective
4820 Caroline
Houston, TX 77004
http://carolinecollective.cc
Attendees
- giovanni gallucci, viewzi/viewzi.tv, twitter: @giovanni
- Chris Everson, chriseverson.net, twitter: @chriseverson
- Matthew Wettergreen, mwettergreen@gmail.com Twitter: organ_printer
- Philip Beck pbeck@gmail.com
- Ian Wells wells.ian@gmail.com
- Jason Saldanha, Producer, Sound Opinions, soundopinions.com
- Dan Workman, Owner & Producer, Sugar Hill Recording Studios
- Gina Miller, Business/Promotions/Marketing Director, Sugar Hill Recording Studios
- Marshall Preddy, Singer & Songwriter, Bright Men of Learning
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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
Sponsors
Eventbee
http://eventbee.com
