ANOTHER STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BOOT CAMP!

August�s Music Industry Boot Camp, �Ruthless Promotion: Marketing to the Masses,� was a complete success.  The packed room at Tambaleo was treated to an entertaining and insightful panel made up of local experts, as well as one of our Advisory Board members from Los Angeles who joined us.  Our interns put countless hours into the ultimate "No Excuses" marketing handbook.  We would like to thank everyone for coming, especially our busy panelists.  Don�t miss the next Boot Camp on October 24th "The Soundtrack of YOUR lives: Licensing Music for Video Games, Commercials, Film & TV."

Here are a few of the many insightful comments from our panel: 

Mike Regan - Owner, Hired Gun Management - Los Angeles, California

"You only get one shot at making a first impression. Have [everything] lined up before taking it to the market."

"Exploit what makes you unique and make sure that shows through in everything you do. Bins of demos come in � what pops out is what gets listened to first. Show quality and what makes you unique."

Jack Ingram - Nationally Renowned Artist - Dallas, Texas

"This is one of the only industries where you constantly put yourself out there just to be kicked in the nuts.  After a while you get used to it and realize it didn�t hurt and you�re like, 'Hey they kicked me in the nuts, but bought 32 CDs.'  Doing what you have to do to get your name out and market your product is not going to effect your product or the music you make. So get over yourself."

George Couri - Director of Artist Management, Capital Sports & Entertainment - Austin, Texas

"The things that I respect are the things that are relentless."

"I'm always excited by acts that have figured out how to do those things by themselves and don�t just look for someone else to do it for you. When you do those things, you become more atractive to managers."