[Dixielandjazz] RedGorilla Music Fest seeks bands - Austin TX

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Gee Dan :

Are all the Musicians in TEXAS THAT CLOD HEADED, WELL WILLIE NELSEN 
AIN'T and I know how he got where he is and to be an icon in the music 
industry.


Now this guys sounds like one of those folks that won't go outside 
today because "IT MIGHT RAIN"  Or that Wild Elephant that got loose 
from the Circus in NYC might kill me. :))

Nothing ventured nothing gained.

If NOBODY form Jazz or OKOM bothers to participate and even TRY to get 
inside and Educate them about this genre of Music you can bet nobody 
will pay attention to it or anything else that does not have a Guitar 
in it.

I can't believe we vote people from Texas into the White House,  is it 
something in the water down there :)) ??

I know it is not affecting you cause you drink Beer, but wow buddy you 
need to find a smarter set of drinkin' buddies, unless of course they 
are buying all your Beers.

No wonder you are always saying there is no OKOM scene in Austin, never 
will be with that kind of thinkin'.

You can't ever win the Lottery if you don't BUY A TICKET !

Just to name one act that proves him wrong to the bone:  Osomatli is a 
Brass/ percussion Band that played there last year and tore the place 
up, and are now selling out concert venues Coast to Coast at $20.00 to 
$40.00 a person five and six night a week.

Your friend needs to get outta Texas more These days and see what is 
happening in the Real World,  The smartest guys in Texas are the ones 
that are bringing these festival into TEXAS and all the revenue that 
comes with them.  Hotel rooms, restaurants, taxies, instrument rentals, 
stage rentals, advertising etc. etc etc.

There are those who work professionally in the business and those that 
sit back and tell us all that is WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN 
IT,  GO ASK SOMEBODY WHO IS ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN IT IF YOU WANT TO 
KNOW THE VALUE OF IT.


I keep trying to show ya'll the money but you guys won't take the 
blinders off, and some even pull the hat down over their faces when it 
is staring them right in the face like the rising SUN.

The same guys who try to book their bands with the opening line:  You 
wouldn't want to buy no old Dixieland Band would you ? and then answer 
it themselves with No I didn't think so, well give me a beer anyway, 
how much do I owe you for the Beer ?


Cheers,


Your Buddy, Old Tom "Show Me the Money" Wiggins
Henry J. Kaiser  that other wannbe car maker, who found a better 
business in Cement said it all:

"Find a Need and Fill It "   and charge for it .   MARKETING MARKETING 
MARKETING,  Talent and Art have little or nothing to do with it but 
they both get supported off of all the money generated from Marketing.




-----Original Message-----
From: ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com

Sent: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] RedGorilla Music Fest seeks bands - Austin 
TX

   DJML--
     Here's another opinion from a friend of mine who's been in the
local music business for 40 years, as a player (both local and
touring with a nationally known singer), businessman, and
record-producer.

     Dan
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>Subject: Re: RedGorilla Music Fest seeks bands - Austin TX

>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:09:14 -0600
>
>My understanding is that "all genres" means "all genres of
>guitar-based music" such as rock and roll, acid folk, possibly
>country -- but definitely "commercial" or "counter-cultural" in
>concept.  I don't think they'd know what to do with jazz, concert
>band, or British-style brass band.  They might be willing to take

>your money, but I seriously doubt that what they are expecting is
>what you are offering.  You might check out some of the bands that
>have played for them in the past at
>http://www.redgorillamusic.com/index2.html ...
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>On Jan 18, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Dan Augustine wrote:
>>Folks--
>>     Have you heard about this?  Is it any good?  Think they would

>>accept jazz bands?  Concert bands? British-style brass-bands?  They
>>say "all genres", but what are the odds they mean it?
>>     Hidden in the fine print is the detail that it'll cost you $25
>>to apply to play, which your band will do for free.  Is it worth it?
>>     The website is at http://www.redgorillamusic.com/index2.html.
>>     Dan


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