Band to appear on local TV morning show next week!

IndyBass · #1 03-04-2011, 05:09 AM

I'm excited about a sudden opportunity for my band, so I wanted to share with my TB peers! Not a game-changer, but certainly something we haven't done yet.

In January, we were in the studio recording a new single. We also worked with a local photographer to create a video for the single, which really turned out great (we think). We thought the video would be a good "first strike" marketing weapon, since it is easy to send to promoters via email, and is easy to click on and view, and represents us well.

So, we sent it out on Wednesday to a few places, like a radio station that does a weekly "local music" hour, and a tv station that does a local morning variety show that sometimes features bands.

Later that same afternoon, the producer of the tv show wrote us back, saying that she dug the video. She went on to say that while it might be short notice, she had an opening on Monday's show that she wanted to know if we could fill!

So, we're going to be on local TV on Monday morning. We're really looking forward to it! It'll be a good chance to get two songs in front of an audience who would otherwise never see us at a gig. Every little bit of exposure helps, right?

Just wanted to share!

If you're interested, here's the video we sent out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w18C_YzcSq0

Mrdak · #2 03-04-2011, 05:21 AM

Good sounding P bass Bubba...... Good playing too

Good song, good mix....hell it was all good! and since I can't stop saying good.... Good Luck

Vincent P · #3 03-04-2011, 05:33 AM

Really dug the piece, nice playing.

drpepper · #4 03-04-2011, 05:38 AM

Hey, good stuff!

neurotictim · #5 03-04-2011, 05:42 AM

I dig it, dude. The tune's got a great vibe, and the video is well done. Two thumbs up.

Grats on your tv appearance, and good luck!

BTW, your singer looks an awful lot like my ex-step-father-in-law did about 10 years ago.

TBrett · #6 03-04-2011, 06:32 AM

Great stuff! Congrats on the TV spot. If it's possible to post the segment, please do!

cableguy · #7 03-04-2011, 06:57 AM

Awesome job by you and the band. The vid looked great. Good luck.

IndyBass · #8 03-04-2011, 06:57 AM

Appreciate the feedback, all! The morning show posts the band clips on their web site, so I'll definitely post that link too when it goes live. Should be cool!

Mrdak · #9 03-04-2011, 07:42 AM

I'm somewhat of a string junkie......... what you using?

TRCat · #10 03-04-2011, 07:46 AM

Good stuff! Break a leg on Monday!

IndyBass · #11 03-04-2011, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrdak

I'm somewhat of a string junkie......... what you using?

Mrdak, I think those are Ken Smith Rock Masters, 45-105.

Richland123 · #12 03-04-2011, 09:02 AM

Cool tune. Musically, it reminds me of early Train or The Clarks. I could hear the audio track but, for some reason, the video tracks on You Tube are not appearing for me on any videos since yesterday. Best wishes on your TV appearance.

BigOldHarry · #13 03-04-2011, 09:07 AM

I've done this a few times - Helpful hint - Get LOTS of sleep and resist the urge to pound a bunch of the free coffee/doughnuts they always have for you. Caffeine, fatigue & sugar do not make for a good performance (lord, how I know that!). Another thing - keep your eyes open - - TV folks are an odd lot, so if you're lucky, you can see someone behaving badly off camera, even early in the AM...

have fun!

IndyBass · #14 03-04-2011, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richland123

Cool tune. Musically, it reminds me of early Train or The Clarks. I could hear the audio track but, for some reason, the video tracks on You Tube are not appearing since yesterday. Best wishes on your TV appearance.

Appreciate that, Richland. On the video issue, sounds like you might be having a browser/plug-in/driver problem on your own machine. Maybe Flash?

crijan · #15 03-04-2011, 10:16 AM

If your singer has any trouble getting his voice warm in the morning, I might recommend having him stay up all night. If it's a live TV show, you will have to be quiet the entire time except when you are performing so there's not much chance to warm up.

I just did this same thing with our band last week and our singer was not sounding like himself on the first song at all.

IndyBass · #16 03-04-2011, 02:38 PM

Good advice, Harry and crijan - thanks!

aqsw · #17 03-05-2011, 03:39 PM

Good luck,
You guys sound great.

treekiller · #18 03-05-2011, 03:52 PM

Nice tune! Good luck, hopefully this will open some doors for you!!! BTW, nice P Bass.

selftitled907 · #19 03-05-2011, 04:04 PM

Damn good looking video. unfortunatly i have to wait till i get off work to hear the track behind the video. looks like you guys had a great time making the video. good luck on monday!

-Gabe

stratovani · #20 03-06-2011, 01:39 PM

Boy, you guys sound really great! I just fired off an email to my own bandmates with a link to your video, telling them that this could be us in a couple of years' time. Thanks for the inspiration!