by tbrooks on April 2, 2008
Today I discovered the new little marketing phenom, SayNow. I won't go into the details of what the company does because you're smart enough to figure it out on your own.
As records sales continue to plummet, it is imperative that the musicians find other ways to make money and embrace technology all the more. I believe SayNow is the next big thing for the music industry. Soon after MySpace Music launched, every band had a page on the site. Now, bands have a MySpace page, a Facebook page, a blog, a main site, a Flickr stream and the list goes on…
What is interesting to me is how older artists try to adapt with the times, only to leave the tech-savvy just shaking their heads in disbelief. I'll give you an example.
Listen to Soulja Boy's SayNow shoutout:
And now listen to Dave Coulier's (of Full House fame) SayNow message:
Coulier has absolutely no idea what he's doing. Could he sound any more awkward?!?!
Soulja Boy gets it. He always has. That's the way he got started. YouTube and MySpace rocketed him into stardom. The musicians, bands, business people, students, politicians, parents, and CEOs that understand and embrace technology will always have a leg up on their competition.
by tbrooks on August 7, 2007
Back in April, I planned on going to three concerts during the summer: The Fray, Keith Urban, and Justin Timberlake. I didn't make it to the first two, but I did make it to the JT show.
The show was great and super entertaining. I think it's Justified why Timberlake is paid the big bucks. He's über-talented; he can sing, play guitar and piano, and dance like a champ.
Next time you go to a concert buy some Hearos. Wal-Mart carries them One of my friends in the music biz recommended that I wear them and never again will I go to a music event without them.
by tbrooks on November 19, 2006
on wednesday i drove to louisville to see DCFC or Death Cab For Cutie (depending on whether or not you speak in abbrevs). i saw Death Cab last year at the tabernacle in atlanta. it was such a good show that i decided to go see them the next night as well… the tabernacle is an intimate place to see shows, i love small venues. it makes you connect with the band more.
The Louisville Palace is a very cool venue but not very intimate at 2700 seats and 3 rows from the back, in the balcony. Louisville was definitely a lot cooler than i thought. my buddy B.Stubbs is in seminary there and we got a chance to hang and dine together. also in attendance, was my buddy casey mcbride. i had a nice car ride to reconnect with casey since high school.
by tbrooks on June 28, 2006
