Natalie and myself - aka Mess. Montreal - are thrilled to be collaborating with Yes Montreal to bring you a workshop tonight, Wednesday October 8th, on Publicity for self-employed artists.
We’re used to giving people tips and helping them out with such topics as publicity, but we’re excited to have all this information consolidated in to [...]
I find it tricky to talk about work. You want to describe a project that you’ve been stewing in for weeks, if not years, to people who can range from close peers to the general public. How do you get across the essential bits in terms that make sense to most people? How do you [...]
Join us next Tuesday at Inspecteur Épingle (4051 St Hubert) to celebrate the release of our friend Milie Croche’s debut CD, 1001 Breakup Songs. The show is free. Milie also made a mix CD of a bunch of different bands (including a track or two from us) that should be available at the show. Pick [...]
I while back I got a facebook message from a guy named Jef who plays in the band, Jef and Holograms. He was wondering if I could post his ad for a drummer on Indyish. We don’t really have a community announcements board, but we do have a group blog (which you’re reading right now) [...]
This is a multiple-part post on getting your CD out of your living room. Part One is about radio airplay. Part Two will be about getting reviewed and sending your CD to record labels. Part Three might be about distribution if we have some by then.
I thought of blogging this a while ago, but wasn’t [...]