Imogen Heap Uses Twitter, ‘Heapstream’ To Connect with Fans

Posted on 05. May, 2009 by refe.

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I have talked ad-nauseum about the opportunities that social media provides artists to get the word out and connect with their listeners. Sometimes I feel like I am beating a dead horse – surely everybody get’s it by now, right? But the more I talk with new artists and record labels the more I realize [...]

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Using TV and Film to Launch Your Band’s Career

Posted on 04. May, 2009 by refe.

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I had an interesting conversation yesterday about different routes new artists and bands could take to break out. There were a couple of people who very firmly asserted that TV and to a lesser degree film were the only places left for artists to successfully reach a large number of new listeners. I’m not sure [...]

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Mates of State’s Diaper Run

Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by refe.

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I have been following the husband and wife pair Mates Of State since I first saw them at the (now defunct) Fireside Bowl in Chicago. They were opening up for Appleseed Cast. It was a strange pairing - both bands hail from Lawrence, KS but that’s about where the similarities end. So when the first riff growled out of [...]