Showing posts with label Cool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cool. Show all posts

Spring weekend...or is it?

4.28.2009 at 1:29 PM
This past weekend was supposedly spring weekend here up in the wonderful town of Oneonta, New York.  this is the fouth year now that Hartwick and SUNY Oneonta have hosted "OH Fest"-a day of fun for the students and community.  The town closes main street for the street carnival (live music, street vendors, rides, arts &crafts, etc..) and then there's a concert at seven o'clock to finish up the day.  This year, the band selection committee blew it.  For the headlining band, the options were between Eve 6 and Reel Big Fish.  (The latter selection being my choice.) There were no contractual issues with either band and most of the student body was for RBF and somehow, Eve 6 managed to get the gig.  LAME.  These guys have well past their prime.  I saw them once when they were just starting to get somewhere and personally wasn't impressed. Oh, that was about 10 years ago when they were probably in their twenties.  Now they're 30 year old guys in jeans that fit their girlfriends, singing to the 13-15 scene crowd.  For the 5 minutes that i listened to, i was saddened.  Sorry Eve 6, but its time to close this chapter and try something new.  On the bright side, Rahzel was pretty cool. 

(I think i may stop procrastinating now actually...this paper is kind of important.)

Wickdex

4.09.2009 at 10:08 PM
Finally, a project that I have been working on with my professor, mentor, and colleague for the last month has launched.  Wickdex - 'Hartwick College's wicked clear economics,' is a glimpse of the economy on one webpage. www.wickdex.com  With its twelve simple metrics (eleven until tomorrow), wickdex will provide everyone from high executive positions to the average joe with a simple, user friendly look at the economy.  Check it out! www.wickdex.com

Technology

4.08.2009 at 10:11 PM
For those of you interested in the music industry, business, marketing yourself and being self sufficient. I highly recommend getting up to date on current tech!

www.Twitter.com is a social network that allows you to 'follow' and be 'followed' by people.  basically, if you use it creatively and appropriately, you could have an update be seen be several hundred people...depending on how many followers you have.  you can follow me at Fenderplyr9009

Blogging... its been around for quite a while, but lately I feel like its really beginning to hit its prime.  there are many different blog sites such as Blogger.com, livejournal, wordpress, etc.. Blogs are incredible marketing tools when used creatively and properly.  

Facebook/ Myspace- If you don't have one, get one.  aside from Twitter's community, Facebook and myspace provide a different kind of social network.  both are growing communities and will probably.. if they haven't already.. cause people to never speak in person.

These are just a few technological things that are incredibly useful if you are interested in marketing yourself/ company etc.

over and out.
Drew

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Check out 'The Bad Plus' - great jazz fusion combo.  www.thebadplus.com
I've been listening to them a lot lately.
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wonderful tonight

4.07.2009 at 11:17 PM
Tonight was once again, another wonderful night here at Hartwick. But really i just want to reflect on my trip to South by Southwest in Austin, TX even though it happened two weeks ago.

Bands I Thought were great:
Ben Harper
Andrew Bird
Nakia and his southern family
(Radioheads Opening act)
The Decemberists
Aqualung
Tony Lee Thomas
Hendrix cover band at Hole in the wall
japanese jazz combo
Citizen Cope
Alana's band
Red Horizon _____
Norwegian band @ bills restaurant
Lil' Boots
Kanye West

Panels I learned a lot from:
Fan Based Marketing
The Sound and the Fury
Marketing
A&R 3.0


Current reaction,
Incredible, contacts, bands, overwhelming amount of music, tradeshow, SESEAC Day Stage, 4th, 5th, and 6th st. raging until well after 2am, friendly atmosphere full of businesspeople shmoozing, Poster show- Flatstock, free contact information, internship opportunities, fun.

more on all of this later, but here are some pictures to enjoy in the meantime!\






3.28.2009 at 5:05 PM
First mobile post. . Kind of. This is pretty cool to be able to update from my phone! -Drew