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This is show 255 of the Musicians Cooler and originates at www.musicianscooler.com
Today we got an email from Scott of the band “megaphone” and he talk about how he has created a new sites for band looking to get their music into the Rock Band Video game. You can find it at www.rockbandyourrockband.com
Scott said, “I also wanted to let you know that I’ve launched a web site called Rock Band Your Rock Band (www.rockbandyourrockband.com)
. It’s a place for artists who are thinking about authoring their own Rock Band tracks to get and exchange tips. The authoring process is not an easy one and the Rock Band forums are on fire with people asking questions. I thought it would be a good idea to have a place where people can come to learn how to get better at it. I’m also keeping a list of companies that will author tracks for bands if they can’t do it themselves. If people happen to contact you with questions about getting into the RBN, this is a place you can send them.”
Scott wins a copy of Song Manager For Bento Software for contributing to the cooler. He will also get a copy of my book “Get Your Band Out of the Basement.”
InterActive Concerts
I attended a concert of Mercy Me, and in the middle of the show they stopped the show, turned on the house lights, and fielded questions from the audience. It gave people a break from the music, made the concert a little more personal, and if nothing else, that show is completely unique now (as every show will have different questions).
This also gives the show a built in “down” period so you can again build it up with a great set opening song. Another opportunity is if you are fielding these questions via writing (or website) you have the opportunity to ask for the email address to add to your list (or phone number so you can add them to you text list from companies like fanbridge.com )
If you plan on doing this (either taking them live from the audience, or having them right them down) you may want to practice a bit at home to see if there are some witty answers yo ucan compe up for questions you think you will be asked.
I also saw where Bob Baker has a blog post of another artist who is using this approach to reach his audience
Music
“Write it down” from Megaphone. Become a fan of the band at http://www.mymegaphonemusic.com/
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Today we interview Bobby Owsinski who has authored many books on the Music Business. He has a great blog that he updates on a daily basis. Today we are talking to him about Music 3.0 A Survival Guide for Making Music in the Internet Age Here are some topics covered in the book:
