Monday, January 7, 2008
A new entertainment web site has been launched supporting the creation of schools providing one to one education for children with autism. Showbizworks is an online entertainment agency specialising in providing original artistes and ideas for the top end corporate market, weddings and celebrity events. With many event organisers tired of the same gimmick driven entertainment, and delegates weary of seeing the same performers at every awards dinner and international conference. Showbizworks� is concentrating on quality, class and new ideas for the corporate hospitality and events market. Visitors to the site can search by music type, event or artiste name and then hear tracks of the performers and in some cases see live footage.
Entertainment strategists Martin Blore and Marina Efstathiou were inspired to create the web site having watched their close friends struggle to find funding to support specialist education for their autistic son. The two couples decided to join forces to create Wishing Well House Ltd which will ultimately provide one to one education for children with autism, with the first school planned to open in the NorthWest. The idea is modelled on a successful school in London called Treehouse which now provides almost fifty autistic children with one to one tuition
For all bookings placed through Showbizworks� the agency is donating 10% of its fees directly to Wishing Well House. Canadian producer-songwriter David Foster, who has won 14 Grammys and worked with music legends from Barbra Streisand to Michael Buble, has provided the theme music for Showbizworks� free of charge in support of the charity. The track used on the entrance page is 'Winter Games' the theme from the 1988 winter Olympics and it is also used by the Bellagio in Las Vegas as one of the themes for its dancing waters show.
Martin Blore explained: "For many performers, particularly celebrities, appearances at corporate events are often the icing on the cake as far as fees are concerned. We felt that this was a way of artistes giving back without hitting their pockets. Simply by being promoted on the site, they know that they are contributing to a worthy cause and promoters and event organisers also know that by booking artistes through Showbizworks�, they too are helping to educate children with autism."
There are a number of solely managed productions and artistes represented by the two directors which means that no other web site will provide you with these managed performers cheaper than Showbizworks�
"We have been and will continue to be ruthless in our selection of performers, only choosing to promote those we know are the very best at what they do," said Marina. "Promotion on the site is by invitation only and artistes can submit their information for consideration and then each one is reviewed in detail. We look for artistes that are modern, edgy and extremely professional or unusual ideas that will provide inspiration for the world's leading event organisers."
Available only via Showbizworks� is a new interactive dinner show called 'The Sopranos Last Supper' which is currently playing the Aladdin Hard Rock on the Las Vegas Strip and will be launched in the UK this autumn. Other solely managed artistes include The Brit Pack, a modern day trio of classy swing singers, award-winning jazz singer and songwriter Lauren Field, world class sleight of hand expert and regular Hollywood performer Michael Vincent, and rock band Spin, who have just supported Bon Jovi.
Showbizworks� was invited by the Caf� de Paris in London to provide the live entertainment for 500 of their top clients and the web site has also provided Tussauds owned Warwick Castle with a new, dynamic jousting tournament this year.
With artistes being uploaded daily log on to Showbizworks� for a selection of artistes and shows or telephone 0845 638 1808
www.showbizworks.com
Why Radio Won't Play Indie Music
One Reason Why Radio Won't Play Indie Music
And What You Can Do About It
by Jeronimo Black
As I clicked on a popular music business forum, I was greeted with a question. "Why won't commercial radio play music by Indie Artists?"
My reply to this person was as follows:
"As a former Operations Manager and Music Director on both the Comm and Non-Comm sides, Let me break the reason down for you.
Commercial Radio needs ratings to get paid from advertisers. Most advertiser's, on radio, are ad agencies. Ad agencies base their "buys" (sponsorships) on a Cost per point ("CPP") basis. CPP is based on how many thousands of listeners a radio station can capture in a 15 minute period (or cume).
Many commercial radio [Program and Music] don't want to put thier ratings at risk, by airing an 'untested song' on the air. So what these commercial radio directors do, is, air music based on the national charts provided by Radio and Records, Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) and Billboard.
These charts are mainly influenced by the major labels via promotions and strategic alliances.
Your best best is to do like Knarles Barkley. Knarles Barkleys' single "Crazy" went #1 on the internet and radio couldn't help but to get them the single on the air.
Get your music on music submission sites, make some noise on the net, and get a CDBaby.com account so you can get your music on iTunes and start promoting."
I suggested this because the music business is going digital. Clear Channel has a partnership with GarageBand.com where they will feature a certain amount of new artists every week in on their website. Since Clear Channel is the biggest and most innovative broadcaster in the music business, it's just a matter of time before the other cowardly copy-cat broadcasters will follow suit.
The world is going digital, while radio continutes to operate using an analog business model. You can be successful in the music business if you change your marketing model from analog to digital.
Songwriting: Developing An Idea - The Dreaded Second Verse
So you've written Verse 1 and the chorus and you feel good about where your lyric's going.
Now it's time to develop the story and then...Bam...it hits you! You've nowhere to go. You've said everything you've wanted to say. What you've written isn't really a story at all. There were no details and no direction. You've made your point and that's it. Now you're going to have to start from scrratch for the simple reason that you failed to plan. No, it's not a novel you're writing, but if you treat it casually, it will become obvious.
So how do you plan a lyric?
Any great story needs an outline. Try summarising your story in point form.
e.g. Verse 1: She left him and went to stay with her mother. She was sick of his unexplained, disappearing acts.
Chorus: He was no good. Her mother was right about him all along.
Verse 2: He was seeing her mother behind her back.
Chorus: He was no good. Her mother was right about him all along.
The second verse makes you think about the chorus differently. That's key to retaining the listsener's interest and lets you know you've really done your job.
To summarise, don't reveal everything in the first verse. If you find that you have, you could always subtract some of the main points and add detail to the remainder of the verse. You could then use the other points in Verse 2. Paint a picture and always leave the listebner wanting to know more.
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