Sound Advice TV - Featuring Derek Sivers - The Pitch
So here is a video presented by Ariel of Ariel Publicity featuring Derek Silvers. About 5 years ago I once met someone who worked for Ariel Publicity and their promotions in a lounge where I would DJ here in NYC. My impression from meeting an employee of the company was that Ariel is a "legit" as well as effective and on top of what they do as far as publicity goes.
Derek Silvers who is featured in this video has changed the face of my music career with his CDBaby.com website as well as other ventures he has created such as Hostbaby that enabled me to stay on the cutting edge and enhance my music career. My first consistent website was Undakovamusic.com which was hosted by Derek's company called Hostbaby.com. All of the older journels from this site you reading now were originally on Derek Silvers Hostbaby site first. I can just imagine what the advice from these two people will be able to do for your career and abilities which is why I am posted this blog. Like they say "Knowledge is Power"
So what this video entails is a bit about how to figure out your bands "sound" in a few words that will allow a anybody to understand exactly what you and your band sound like. This advance is to assist you in making your band accessible by placing your music utilizing other musicians that came before you. We all sound unique but have we invented a new genre of music? For instance I stated on the website for the Willpowa compilation album "the Collective" the album was Hip Hop alternative and recommended by people who enjoy "Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Kanye West" All meaning that sound is headed in that direction and might remind you of the any of those artist although its hard to compare my production or sound to anyone. If you read more about the Collective album in the bio you can get a better understanding of what it doesn't sound like as well.
Another example is If I had to say who I sound like when producing songs that I haven't released yet to the public on CDBABY.com I would have to say those songs sound like a mixture between "Willsmith, Moby and Tribe Called Quest" Does that give you a picture of what you might hear? Jazzy, Electronic, Fun, Commercial music? Hahha. This is fun to ponder on and do! and by no means is it pigeon holing yourself into a box. So as as songwriter or musician it is actually giving yourself an opportunity to be understood so people know what to expect when they come to your show or buy your music. This is what the video is explaining in a mere 5 minute interview.
If you haven't seen this video or haven't practiced your "Pitch" check this out.
So here is a video presented by Ariel of Ariel Publicity featuring Derek Silvers. About 5 years ago I once met someone who worked for Ariel Publicity and their promotions in a lounge where I would DJ here in NYC. My impression from meeting an employee of the company was that Ariel is a "legit" as well as effective and on top of what they do as far as publicity goes.
Derek Silvers who is featured in this video has changed the face of my music career with his CDBaby.com website as well as other ventures he has created such as Hostbaby that enabled me to stay on the cutting edge and enhance my music career. My first consistent website was Undakovamusic.com which was hosted by Derek's company called Hostbaby.com. All of the older journels from this site you reading now were originally on Derek Silvers Hostbaby site first. I can just imagine what the advice from these two people will be able to do for your career and abilities which is why I am posted this blog. Like they say "Knowledge is Power"
So what this video entails is a bit about how to figure out your bands "sound" in a few words that will allow a anybody to understand exactly what you and your band sound like. This advance is to assist you in making your band accessible by placing your music utilizing other musicians that came before you. We all sound unique but have we invented a new genre of music? For instance I stated on the website for the Willpowa compilation album "the Collective" the album was Hip Hop alternative and recommended by people who enjoy "Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Kanye West" All meaning that sound is headed in that direction and might remind you of the any of those artist although its hard to compare my production or sound to anyone. If you read more about the Collective album in the bio you can get a better understanding of what it doesn't sound like as well.
Another example is If I had to say who I sound like when producing songs that I haven't released yet to the public on CDBABY.com I would have to say those songs sound like a mixture between "Willsmith, Moby and Tribe Called Quest" Does that give you a picture of what you might hear? Jazzy, Electronic, Fun, Commercial music? Hahha. This is fun to ponder on and do! and by no means is it pigeon holing yourself into a box. So as as songwriter or musician it is actually giving yourself an opportunity to be understood so people know what to expect when they come to your show or buy your music. This is what the video is explaining in a mere 5 minute interview.
If you haven't seen this video or haven't practiced your "Pitch" check this out.
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