We managed to pull in a crowd of around 100 people and there were photographers from NME and Q magazine taking photos. There was also a film crew who took some video footage, though I couldn't find them again after the gig to ask what they were filming for. Either way it was a great gig and we got an offer to play another gig off the back of it as well as a record company A&R guy asking for our name. I would have liked to have stayed around the gig for a bit longer to network more but, as always, there was equipment to shift into cars and take home - I'll try and delegate this job to someone else in future!
I met with our friend Michael who will be directing a promo video for us which will be shooting this coming Saturday, 27th. I have contacted a friend who I recorded with a few years ago who now does on-site live recordings using a portable rig and he has agreed to record a live performance for us. The plan is to film an acoustic performance of three of our songs as well as have an interview situation to introduce the band to our audience. Our singer, Hollie-Jay managed to get her friend Anthony Crank involved to be the presenter which is great as he has worked on MTV as a host and now has a show on BBC Radio Manchester. I'm hoping that the finished product will look really sleek and professional. We have called in a lot of favours for this one so I am very much looking forward to seeing how it will turn out!
I'm happy that I'm keeping lots of things going: gigs, recording, videos. Hopefully this will help extend my contacts in to the media side of things. The majority of the crew who will be helping out at the shoot on Saturday work at the BBC so it will be another great opportunity for networking. Onward and upward!
©2010 Steve Campbell
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