Re: [bomp] press kits

[michael baker <roky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Widenhofer" <bwidenhofer@yahoo.com>
To: <bomp@xnet2.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [bomp] press kits


>
> Telling friends and acquaintances "just look at our myspace" is one 
> thing...and yes, I did look at your myspace.
>
>  Expecting record labels, promoters, club owners, or anyone else who 
> *could* help you to search Myspace Music, to see whether the info they 
> want is there at all--that's lame.
>
>  So I should've said "Myspace Music sure took all the creativity out of 
> band websites. Yeck."
>  Michael Baker has a fine personal myspace page...so do a lot of other 
> folks on this list.
>
> michael baker <roky@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> just look at my myspace
>
> and free yr mind
>
> mr magoo rules
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Widenhofer"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [bomp] press kits
>
>
>>
>> And I'll heartily agree that telling someone "just look at our myspace" 
>> is
>> downright lame. I've heard it many times, and it still makes my skin
>> crawl.
>>
>> Myspace sure took all the creativity out of band websites. Yeck.
>>
>> FRANK BRANDON wrote:
>>
>> good comments---i was in a hurry when i typed mine but you positively
>> expanded in a good fashion
>>
>> A Very Defiant Duckling Named Ender wrote:
>>> simply said, there are still a lot of old school folks who still
>>>want to physically have something---i wouldn't focus on the 8 X 10
>> So why not ask the people asking, if they'd like a link to the
>> printable electronic version? If they ask for a physical copy, then
>> you can shell out the cash to print it, burn it, new-envelope it and
>> mail it.
>> Tell them it's a lot faster than waiting for snail mail, it
>> doesn't get lost or damaged in the mail, and (maybe) it reduces your
>> costs :D
>>
>>> also--in my eyes, do NOT suggest someone go to your myspace or
>>>whatever page to sample the music
>> Yeah, that sucks. If they are that type of wired-in,
>> they'll've done a myspace search on you already.
>>
>> I'd say a webpage with a large image, which should be a little
>> less than an 8.5x11 standard sized sheet of paper... which is
>> equivalent to your glossy 8x10 photograph with contact information
>> overlayed on it. Make sure this photo has enough contrast, that if
>> they print it in black and white, your name and contact information is
>> clearly legible, and your picture doesn't look like crap.
>> I'd include a name, a phone, an email and a url as minimium
>> contact information. The url can be directly back to the website the
>> picture is on, because somebody (gf?, secretary?) may print the
>> picture, then pass it on to a decision-maker.
>>
>> Then links to the other stuff:
>> press clippings/quotes (and links if those reviews are online)
>> marketing/touring plans/tour dates/availability
>> rates
>> your myspace page, for music downloads and the like.
>>
>> Make sure each web-page is print-ready (will fit on a printed
>> sheet), loads fast, and doesn't require any plugins (flash, shockwave,
>> realaudio, pdf viewers, etc). And if it is text, that it doesn't have
>> tons of funky colors (or prints well in black and white even if it
>> uses color), weird fonts (which may not be on their machine), etc.
>>
>> If you want that other stuff, you can have it - but have it
>> somewhere other than in your press-kit, or in addition to it. ie: a
>> pdf of all the press-kit pages might be nice, so someone could just
>> print the whole press-kit without going to each page and hitting print
>> - but some people won't be able to access the pdf - so don't shut them
>> out.
>>
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