What if...
-what if bands actually cared enough to promote their own shows
-what if bands cared enough to actually master their songs instead of playing horrible versions of them to paying customers at a venue
-what if bands tried to put on a good show and make it worth my $10 cover to come see them
-what if there were shows that were full of the best, hardworking legit bands in the dfw area. no filler.
-what if all the bands that actually gave a shit about the local scene worked together
just a thought.
too many bands don't seem to care that the people they are playing for spent some of their own hard earned money to sit it that bar/hall/theater to see them. make it worth their money. make them want to stay.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Allow myself to introduce...myself
I decided that I have a lot of STRONG feelings towards the current state of metal in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area that I need to let out. So this blog will be dedicated towards said feelings.
Who am I to voice such a strong opinion about the Dallas scene, and metal in general?
To start, I created the Loud Rock Music Department (LRMD) at Radio UTD. This station was, and still is predominately indie rock, so needless to say it was a struggle being the metal guy there. But, if you dig really indie stuff check it out, they do a great job at those things.
I was a metal director there for roughly 3 years, and in that time I had the inside scoop on all the up and coming metal bands and trends and heard it all. I got jaded really fast, there are VERY few bands out there that actually put out records that are actually worth listening to more than once.
During this tenure as the LRMD, I also managed to snag an internship with one of the leading radio promotions and management companies , Heavy Hitter, inc. I learned a lot of about the inner workings of the music biz in my 3 months there.
On top of the radio and promotion experience, I am also a member of a local metal band (but that isn't the focus of this blog, but if you want to know more message me). My experience in this band has allowed me to see a lot of local acts and I have formed my opinions about the current scene through my past and current experiences.
This first post will be focused on the two biggest problems that I see in the current scenes:
- The Dallas Nu-Metal scene
- The Suburb (insert-br00tal-word)-core scene
There are two very extremes in DFW, the two biggest scenes currently are the Nu-metal scene that should have died 8 years ago and the current "play as many pointless breakdowns as possible because its br00tal" suburb scene that doesn't accept any band that wont conform to this ideology.
In my opinion, these are the two biggest problems in the stagnant metal scene in Dallas (Fort Worth is an entirely different animal, but we can get to those bands at some other time).
This is not to say that they are the only problem, bands have stopped promoting themselves. In the e-world they either are still relying on myspace (which people are moving away from) or they dont use their current social media effectively. In the real world, many bands don't take the time to make and hand out fliers, hang up posters or even just schedule their shows effectively as to not spread their pull too thin.
I don't want to say that I know it all, but I have seen many bands fail that should have made it and many bands that should never be allowed to make music be successful. I hope that this blog will enable my own project to be succesful, as well as help other bands get a leg up on the scene.
If it does neither, at least i have a place to vent my frustration on the stagnant metal scene in Dallas.
Who am I to voice such a strong opinion about the Dallas scene, and metal in general?
To start, I created the Loud Rock Music Department (LRMD) at Radio UTD. This station was, and still is predominately indie rock, so needless to say it was a struggle being the metal guy there. But, if you dig really indie stuff check it out, they do a great job at those things.
I was a metal director there for roughly 3 years, and in that time I had the inside scoop on all the up and coming metal bands and trends and heard it all. I got jaded really fast, there are VERY few bands out there that actually put out records that are actually worth listening to more than once.
During this tenure as the LRMD, I also managed to snag an internship with one of the leading radio promotions and management companies , Heavy Hitter, inc. I learned a lot of about the inner workings of the music biz in my 3 months there.
On top of the radio and promotion experience, I am also a member of a local metal band (but that isn't the focus of this blog, but if you want to know more message me). My experience in this band has allowed me to see a lot of local acts and I have formed my opinions about the current scene through my past and current experiences.
This first post will be focused on the two biggest problems that I see in the current scenes:
- The Dallas Nu-Metal scene
- The Suburb (insert-br00tal-word)-core scene
There are two very extremes in DFW, the two biggest scenes currently are the Nu-metal scene that should have died 8 years ago and the current "play as many pointless breakdowns as possible because its br00tal" suburb scene that doesn't accept any band that wont conform to this ideology.
In my opinion, these are the two biggest problems in the stagnant metal scene in Dallas (Fort Worth is an entirely different animal, but we can get to those bands at some other time).
This is not to say that they are the only problem, bands have stopped promoting themselves. In the e-world they either are still relying on myspace (which people are moving away from) or they dont use their current social media effectively. In the real world, many bands don't take the time to make and hand out fliers, hang up posters or even just schedule their shows effectively as to not spread their pull too thin.
I don't want to say that I know it all, but I have seen many bands fail that should have made it and many bands that should never be allowed to make music be successful. I hope that this blog will enable my own project to be succesful, as well as help other bands get a leg up on the scene.
If it does neither, at least i have a place to vent my frustration on the stagnant metal scene in Dallas.
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