Unfortunately, due to my own personal idiocy, I was unable to attend the inaugural edition of Bandcamp, held Sunday, October 19th, 2008, at the Caroline Collective. However, do not lose heart my fair readers! Here is the official press release regarding the Bandcamp aftermath & what the organizers are planning next.
“BandCamp was a fruitful success due the Houston Music Community and you, the active members, by engaging in interesting discussion that added value to all our success, stronger lines communication and cross-pollination.
We want sustainability of this energy and we’re looking to continue with eduction sessions that’ll help build a shared knowledge base and continue this with dialogue that supports the potential of the Houston Music Scene.
We’d like to thank all of the participants, our speakers: Dan Workman, Ross Wells, Heather Wagner, Dennis Lee, Paris Eley, Tiffany Cofield, and Erin Stevenson; our sponsors Eventbee and Free Press Houston; finally the participants who attended and contributed.
After listening to a wealth of industry experience and knowledge, we exploded into a group discussion that productively led to generating great ideas and hearing your needs. Further listening, we’ll continue with regular information sessions that educate specific skills to musical artists such as, online/offline promotion, tour booking, financials, and recording. (A full conclusions of the discussion will be emailed soon.)
Until our next session, there are 3 things you can do:
1) Write a bio of your band and style and email it to revelryreport@gmail.com. We’ll post them either on the Scene Wiki or on another website.
2) Promote and attend the 1st workshop that’s on November 2nd, 1-3pm, at Caroline Collective. The topic will be OFFLINE PROMOTION and brought to you by BBoy Craig and Kerry Melonson.
3) Contribute to and edit Skyline blog’s Scene Wiki“
So what does this really mean? It means that, if you’re a band in the general Houston-ish area, you need to find a way to get to this event on this upcoming Sunday. Sure, you can spam your Friends List on MySpace, tell all your Facebook friends, and get people like me to include you on their weekly online music calendar, but it’s important to get out on the actual streets of your city and talk to actual people in said city. Follow the three directives in the press release and get your band’s name out there! You’re the one who will receive the benefit from this conference!