UK MARKET VS US MARKET

Scott Hoffman fom New York based 70's style rock and disco band the Scissor Sisters talks in this article about the US music market and why the Scissor Sisters can be virtually ignored in their home countries but adored in the UK and Australia.

An interesting look at the differences of the UK/European market and the US market.

Scissor Sisters looking for a little love at home

[Resource http://www.mlive.com/music/flintjournal/index.ssf?/base/features-2/1173201669309520.xml&coll=5]

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HOW TO GET A GIG IN WALES

Here's a nice little resource I came across on the BBC website.

There's a How To Get A Gig article and if you're wanting to tour Wales, there's a bunch of handy venue links at the same site.


[Resource http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/howto/pages/get_a_gig.shtml]

GigShare-A FREE Global Network of Gigs and Resources

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NINE INCH MARKETING

Seems that coming up with a unique and creative idea can get you more publicity mileage than traditional and expensive marketing campaigns.

With a strange but simple enough idea Trent Reznor from NIN has produced a sort of game, story, treasure hunt based on the Internet.

The idea or game has caught on and has a huge cult following around the world chasing and deciphering clues on various websites.

It all started from this NIN tour t-shirt.

Rolling Stone write about it here and this forum at EchoingTheSound you can read up on the history and story behind this marketing concept.



[Resource http://www.prohiphop.com/2007/03/def_jam_icon_la.html]

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