Comments on: Swindon says hi http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/ Music culture, strategy and thinking in the digital age Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Damien Davis http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Damien Davis Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:22:02 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/#comment-1228 Andrew, I just wanted to say thanks for coming to Swindon last year and delivering an excellent and inspiring speech. I've bookmarked your website, downloaded the e-book and regularly visit your site to check out new articles, looking for new ideas and contacts. My own band only formed in May last year, so we are just a baby in this mad music world. Your seminar provided us with insipration to grow, though. Hopefully, the future is bright. If/When we "make it big", I'll be sure to pop back on here and thank you again! All the best, Damien Andrew,

I just wanted to say thanks for coming to Swindon last year and delivering an excellent and inspiring speech. I’ve bookmarked your website, downloaded the e-book and regularly visit your site to check out new articles, looking for new ideas and contacts.

My own band only formed in May last year, so we are just a baby in this mad music world. Your seminar provided us with insipration to grow, though. Hopefully, the future is bright. If/When we “make it big”, I’ll be sure to pop back on here and thank you again!

All the best,

Damien

]]> By: 2007: Year in Review at New Music Strategies http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 2007: Year in Review at New Music Strategies Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:07:33 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/#comment-1227 [...] music stuff (two of my favourite things to do) and met some great people around the country from Swindon to Newcastle, Bath to Edinburgh, Manchester to Belfast, Cardiff to Glasgow and a dozen other cities [...] [...] music stuff (two of my favourite things to do) and met some great people around the country from Swindon to Newcastle, Bath to Edinburgh, Manchester to Belfast, Cardiff to Glasgow and a dozen other cities [...]

]]> By: Erin Bardwell http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Erin Bardwell Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:34:12 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/#comment-1223 Hi Andrew I really enjoyed your talk/speech at the Swindon Music Symposium the other night. It was very funny. It brought a few laughs to the evening, which I think is important. Us musicians can take things a bit too seriously sometimes. If we can't have a laugh at ourselves and amongst ourselves then we really do need help. We are supposed to be doing this music thing for enjoyment afterall. Also enjoyed reading your blog on the event. Don't read many of these blog things. So there you are. I might get a mobile phone next. Erin Hi Andrew

I really enjoyed your talk/speech at the Swindon Music Symposium the other night. It was very funny. It brought a few laughs to the evening, which I think is important. Us musicians can take things a bit too seriously sometimes. If we can’t have a laugh at ourselves and amongst ourselves then we really do need help. We are supposed to be doing this music thing for enjoyment afterall.

Also enjoyed reading your blog on the event. Don’t read many of these blog things. So there you are. I might get a mobile phone next.

Erin

]]> By: Jennifer http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 Jennifer Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:00:34 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/#comment-1224 Hi! I just wanted to say (aside from "enjoyed your talk, inspriring, taken ideas away" blah, blah, blah ;o)) that on a personal note the highlight of my evening was seeing your reaction to Barry from Shriekback. It was really enjoyable to watch someone completely enthralled by a music hero. To see the excitement on your face and get a sense of the real pleasure you had in listening to him was brilliant. You made me think, OK, this guys REALLY likes Shriekback. Perhaps they're worth a listen!' It's this kind of enthusiasm that we all need to inspire more people to listen/watch/buy more music/drama/comedy etc... to generally try something new! We can all do press releases and mailshots and stick posters up everywhere, but let's actually talk to each other about events and how exciting they are! Let's blog people! Use the technology! RSS feed me! Anyway, nice one Andrew. Hi!

I just wanted to say (aside from “enjoyed your talk, inspriring, taken ideas away” blah, blah, blah ;o)) that on a personal note the highlight of my evening was seeing your reaction to Barry from Shriekback. It was really enjoyable to watch someone completely enthralled by a music hero. To see the excitement on your face and get a sense of the real pleasure you had in listening to him was brilliant. You made me think, OK, this guys REALLY likes Shriekback. Perhaps they’re worth a listen!’

It’s this kind of enthusiasm that we all need to inspire more people to listen/watch/buy more music/drama/comedy etc… to generally try something new! We can all do press releases and mailshots and stick posters up everywhere, but let’s actually talk to each other about events and how exciting they are! Let’s blog people! Use the technology! RSS feed me!

Anyway, nice one Andrew.

]]> By: Nick http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Nick Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:38:23 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/#comment-1226 Hey Andrew, thanks for this...I was really inspired by the "Regional Music Economies" paper you'd mentioned (and contributed to, I believe?) a few months back. I'm moving back to Belfast in 2008 and it's an added optimistic incentive to focus Penny Distribution in a regional sense, as well as a global one. Belfast has so much to offer in this sense and I'm hoping that the collaborative, rather than competitive, spirit I recall from my days in there in the late 90s is still intact. Hey Andrew,

thanks for this…I was really inspired by the “Regional Music Economies” paper you’d mentioned (and contributed to, I believe?) a few months back.

I’m moving back to Belfast in 2008 and it’s an added optimistic incentive to focus Penny Distribution in a regional sense, as well as a global one.

Belfast has so much to offer in this sense and I’m hoping that the collaborative, rather than competitive, spirit I recall from my days in there in the late 90s is still intact.

]]> By: Bully http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 Bully Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:27:41 +0000 http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/31/swindon-says-hi/#comment-1225 I enjoyed listening to your talk the other night at the event, opened up some new ideas in the way im going to approach music. We should all stick together locally and was inspired when you said there is 'music industries' NOT 'industry'. I think a lot of artists get too hung up on trying to get into the belly of the overpowering monster we all percieve the 'Music Industry' to be. All waiting for that deal, when dam...we can bloody well sell it ourselves and take 100% of the profit's!!! Also supporting each other is the way forward, Swindon has serious talent that needs to be recognised and supported internationally. check out our music @ www.myspace.com/beatbullyz Peace music lovers Bully I enjoyed listening to your talk the other night at the event, opened up some new ideas in the way im going to approach music. We should all stick together locally and was inspired when you said there is ‘music industries’ NOT ‘industry’. I think a lot of artists get too hung up on trying to get into the belly of the overpowering monster we all percieve the ‘Music Industry’ to be. All waiting for that deal, when dam…we can bloody well sell it ourselves and take 100% of the profit’s!!! Also supporting each other is the way forward, Swindon has serious talent that needs to be recognised and supported internationally.

check out our music @ http://www.myspace.com/beatbullyz

Peace music lovers

Bully

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