Saturday

7 tips/ideas/questions for artist development/refinement...

Even though I've had a real website up for some time now, I decided to post something here on this blog because it still gets a fair amount of traffic. Hey, the more links that are pointing to me online, the better I look to Google.

What started off as random rants on Twitter about artists and what they're not doing right, has turned into a regular thing I do, devoted to listing helpful tips to help artists refine what they're doing. People have been taking notice. This man who co-signs not often, is now being co-signed majorly.

I want to reach as many people as I can with info that's beneficial to them life and career wise. Hopefully these tips that started off as wee hour shouts of frustration and aggravation will reach those who need them most...

  1. #Artists What's on your website? How often do you update it? Do you think it is important to have a website, or does that matter to you at all?
  2. #Artists Web domains & hosting plans are inexpensive these days. Invest in your career. Free services with ads & banners reek. Unprofessional.
  3. #Artists Do not email mp3 attachments to press agencies or online promo services unless asked. Attachments will be deleted. Send links.
  4. #Artists Get a general rundown of venue specs before you ok a gig. Sound. Location in relation to transportation. How will show be promoted?
  5. #Artists If you want people to care about what you to have offer presentation is key. There's no excuse for hard to navigate, sites, blogs or Myspace pages.
  6. #Artists Get organized. Use Reverbnation to handle your mailing lists and distribute your music files so u can track your stats. http://ow.ly/HL0l
  7. #Artists Until you're in a position to not have to promote your show. Promote your show, if you really care about what you do. No excuses...

Friday

Bondfire Featuring, Joya Bravo, Tah Phrum Duh Bush & Jahmed

Tuesday

BiN Green

With all the talk about being 'green' I realize how inherently green we already are. Fact is, I've been turning lights off and conserving water all of my life. Ha ha ha. Bin Green! Mind you it's all about self preservation by taking care of the planet that gives you life. Something that should already be second nature. Why is this a new concept.Well because it's not. Amazing how we can be sold something we already own.

I'm going to see 'Johnny Voltik And the Technicoloreds' hosted by Tasty Keish


Man I've been to Public Assembly a whole lot this year. If it wasn't for some BRM Magazine party it was to see my homegirl TastyKeish host something. I rocked with ADM. I hosted an awesome show with The Dugout performing a group reunion school is over celebration and witness the beautiful Queen GodIs rock out like no other female performer I know can. Now i'm going out to have a great time as Johnny Voltik celebrates a new album on the way. The Lifted Crew is rock earlier in the evening which is very cool. I've rocked with them at Kenny's Castways a number of times. They're solid.

If you're around tomorrow night at 9pm. You really need to come check out the show. And come hang out with me....! Hang out! WITH ME!

Public Assembly

70 North 6th St.
Brooklyn, New York 11211
United States
Show on Map

Tel: (718) 384-4586
Web: publicassemblynyc.com

Hosted by TastyKeish of 99.5 WBAI Rise Up Radio Show

Performances by:

-Johnny Voltik and The Technicoloreds
-The Outabodies
-Lifted
-DJ Single White Female on the 1’s and 2’s

Wednesday

I Are Conscious PSA - No Clipping



Public transportation is not the place for personal grooming. By personal grooming I mean, clipping your fingernails.

Friday

I Love Mike Tyson

Saturday

Getcha - I Are Conscious - Eklektic Gardens



Snatching up old films in the public domain, the song Getcha from I Are Conscious' mixtape Neo Retro Retro Spectro Graphiks Vol.1 was mashed up with the opening scene from, 'Dead Eyes of London'.

Album available for free streaming and download here: last.fm/music/I+Are+Conscious/Neo+Retro+Spectro+Graphiks+Vol.1

Thursday

Prohibition [Unconscious Version] Produced by Malkovich Music



Newsreel: Industry Booms After Repeal of Prohibition, ca. 1933 (ca. 1933)

Artist: I Are Conscious for Eklektic Gardens [ASCAP]

iareconscious.com
twitter.com/conscious
freehiphopnow.com

borrow me a saw buck
duck there goes tommy gun
tommy's son is ice cold
cold duck, damn near
untouchable, get the gatling
how you son,
doin well
thanks for askin
put that drink down
this symposium's sober
he got karma on his side
like he walk with clovers
scoprio vision
born october two third
used to spoken words
now he speak easy
Popeye Doyle
he speak greasy
finger lickin victims
he got a thing for
stiff chicks
yeah real sick
pomade for yah low fade
real slick
slidin like the flat foots
give the fuzz the hot foot
this is more ah less-uh day camp
bootleggin, consciously
which way did he go
he went that away
scat away louie with the strong arms
thinkin to he self what a wonderful world
this could be... if it weren't for the Capital P

Wednesday

Prohibition


Tuesday

You Call. Well Sometimes...

Last year I had the pleasure of briefly working with a friend from Canada, Aisha Shillingford (now known as ‘Shalli’…) when she visited New Yok for a short while.  We collaborated a tiny bit on a couple of rough tunes and shared our thoughts on the future of both our music and pondered on what we could do together on the audio plane.  
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