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My (Aussie) band is heading to LA!

punkjazzben

punkjazzben

Jun 26, 2008
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Hi all

Just want to share some exciting news (for me). My band is from a small country town in south west Victoria, Australia. We've just released our second EP, and have also been hurriedly organizing a trip to the US over the last four weeks; a radio guy caught wind of our original music and basically said "If you can get over here, I'll sort the gigs out."

So we took a blind leap and bought tickets, and we leave on Monday for LA! Our first gig is at The Viper Room, and I've been told we're also playing at the House Of Blues as well as some places around Hermosa Beach.

This is a pretty big deal for a band from a town where most people have never left the country and most families have been in the area for generations. We don't mind if nothing comes of it, the experience will be fantastic anyway.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share it with y'all :)
 
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Icey101 said:
dude you need see if you can capitalise more while you are over there.....

discuss the next step with your agent, other opportunities, air play, release of your EP in the states....get together and write up a plan before you head over
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Yeah we've got our first EP available globally through iTunes, the second is getting there. We'll be selling both of the CDs over there at shows, and we've already had some airplay on one station that is also having us on air for two hours to co-host a show.

We've also got a guy who runs social media with one of the big radio stations in Australia plugging our music to whoever will listen to him and quietly whispering in people's ears "Hey, check out these guys, they're over in LA right now, we should talk to them when they get back..."

So we've got a fair bit going on, and that's just through contacts we have among our own friends. Hopefully we'll play to/speak with/meet the right people over there and we can pick a few more contacts.

Congratulations man! I hail from Colac, which is also in South West Victoria, but I'm currently living in Footscray.

In fact, your name looks hella familiar.
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Ahh good old Colac! Good see another Western District (almost) lad on TB!
 
#11
Ben Wilkie said:
Hi all

Just want to share some exciting news (for me). My band is from a small country town in south west Victoria, Australia. We've just released our second EP, and have also been hurriedly organizing a trip to the US over the last four weeks; a radio guy caught wind of our original music and basically said "If you can get over here, I'll sort the gigs out."

So we took a blind leap and bought tickets, and we leave on Monday for LA! Our first gig is at The Viper Room, and I've been told we're also playing at the House Of Blues as well as some places around Hermosa Beach.

This is a pretty big deal for a band from a town where most people have never left the country and most families have been in the area for generations. We don't mind if nothing comes of it, the experience will be fantastic anyway.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share it with y'all :)
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Oi Oi Oi !!!
 
#13
Welcome
I worked and lived with a traveling Aussie design group for two years and had a lot of fun and learned something so I’ll try to help you adapt while your here.
Of course this is all in fun mind you and my spelling is a little weak.
When entering into a car the steerring wheel is on the left side. I guarantee while bar hooping you will make the mistake of getting into the wrong side of the vehicle if you enter up front. This will stay with you for your entire trip.
Nobody knows what a tinny is here.
If you say to someone “your slick as a Gecko” they will thing you’re selling then Geico Insurance
If you call a lady a bird they might think you’re calling them kookoo
If you call a guy a bloke they might think you’re calling them gay.
Stay away from Anheuser Bush products. Aussies are migraine headache prone to this product when made in American. They found Coors was user friendly.
Bring your own Vegemite. There’s none here. Bring enough for me. I’m jonesing for it.
The john is a bathroom not your friend.
Aboo means you’re happy and not referring to those in the bush.
Although your maps show it, no one will believe Australia is on top of the world.
No, you can’t out drink us Americans and I proved it.
Good luck on your holiday. Enjoy.
Ken
 
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Ben Wilkie said:
Ahh good old Colac! Good see another Western District (almost) lad on TB!
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Well, I was living in Ballarat from February to the end of June for Uni. Does that count as Western Districts? ;)

Might have to play a gig in Colac when you get back. Apart from the occasional Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga/Rhianna, AC/DC, Bon Jovi and P!nk tribute shows, there isn't much live music to be had in Colac, unless you're a fan of the aforementioned tributes, crappy DJ's or that horrible... club music group Bombs Away. Having said that, some good original groups have come from the area, with the likes of Japan For and The Fire Alive being groups of note.

All in all, it's a hole of a town.
 

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