[Dixielandjazz] The POWER of the Audience

[Steve Barbone]

Audience Involvement Rules. It seems as if this trend is accelerating and we
OKOM bands would be well advised to develop our stage persona in a manner
that takes advantage of it.

Almost like a gigantic cutting contest. I think I'll start working our
audience for "voter applause" on solos, encouraging them to get louder and
louder for their favorite. Then louder for the sexiest musician . . . etc..,
etc.

All sorts of possibilities to engage the audience here.

Below snipped from NY Times.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone


Democracy Rules, and Pop Culture Depends on It

NY TIMES - By JEFF LEEDS - February 2, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 ‹ No one will vote to declare the winner of the Super
Bowl on Sunday. But you might be excused for thinking it possible.
 
A contest that has already drawn more than 150,000 online votes will
determine who sings with Justin Timberlake at the Grammy Awards.

Before the game, three amateur singers selected by voters online will be
named as finalists in a contest to perform with Justin Timberlake at the
Grammy Awards. 

During the game, aspiring advertising writers ‹ also anointed in voter
contests ‹ will see the broadcasts of the ads they created for Chevrolet,
Doritos and the National Football League itself.

Once it¹s all over, fans on YouTube.com can vote for their favorite Super
Bowl commercials. 

Inspired by the success of Fox¹s ³American Idol² and the open culture of the
Internet, voter-based competitions are proliferating in every corner of the
entertainment world.

Fans are asked to vote on who should earn a record contract with a major
label, win the chance to produce a soap opera, create a music video for a
Hollywood movie studio, and star in a restaging of ³Grease² on Broadway. . .

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