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AMD of KUT talks about CDs that get sent in

AMD of KUT talks about CDs that get sent in

kory cook sees thousands of cds a year as assistant music director for kut public radio in austin. i asked him to write a little about what advice he might give for folks sending him music and what he thinks about the whole deal.

the return of the gig box score, barnes vs. nyc, 6.20.08

the return of the gig box score, barnes vs. nyc, 6.20.08

venue:
highline ballroom in manhattan june 20, 2008, 8:45 pm for one hour

steve schwelling takes a workshop from Airto

steve schwelling takes a workshop from Airto

steve schwelling is a wonderful percussionist friend of mine living in austin. he went to a workshop with airto and was pretty pumped about the whole thing. here he discusses relevant points.

the great mark graham tells you how to get started playing a harmonica

the great mark graham tells you how to get started playing a harmonica

The harmonica is ready to play. It requires no accessories or tuning to be at it's best right out of the box. (The box is important . Always put the harp back in the box after playing and it will be your friend.)

how to be an opening act

how to be an opening act

i'll start off with the usual qualifiers:
a. i could be wrong about the whole thing.
b. if you don't agree, that's fine. these are just ideas.

that said, perhaps it would be good for folks to hear some ideas on how to help things run more smoothly when hired to be an opening act.