[Dixielandjazz] Larry Peacock' Vision - Bandleaders Note

[Stephen G Barbone]

List mates: Especially Band leaders:

Received the below from Larry Peacock in Portland Oregon. Some band  
leaders may want to participate. If you want to get pro-active about  
reaching young people, his contact information is at the bottom of the  
message. I am sending him some of our CDs to try and sell. I also sent  
a single CD a while back which he plays during the dances.
You can do either, or ignore as you choose.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband

Hello Musicians,

I had this fantastic idea that I wanted to run by you all.  Hundreds  
of dancers run through my venues in Portland, OR on a weekly basis  
each month (I host dances on Wed, Fri, Sat, and Sun, as well as the  
monthly dance at the Crystal Ballroom).  The majority of them do NOT  
have Swing music (big band, small group, trad, gypsy, etc), which is  
really sad....yet, I am trying to change that.  Trouble is, it is  
sometimes difficult to find your music at any normal CD store (or the  
dancers are not looking for it), so I would like to bring your music  
to them.

Would you be interested in selling your CDs at my venues?  I've  
already contacted several leaders and they are game for doing it.   
Fridays at Lenora's Room and Sundays at the Scottish Rite are the big  
nights to dance in Portland, so I will plan to sell them at those  
venues, as well as the Crystal Ballroom.  Also, I will be marketing to  
my personal Stumptown Database of nearly 4,000 dancers, as well as my  
extended database online (i.e. Facebook groups of 1,300 and 500,  
MySpace, etc).

Open attached contract, but read below, too. (Contract not attached as  
DJML will strip it - contact Larry direct for copy)

SALE OF CDS
My staff would monitor the sales of your CDs at my venues.  We would  
detail the number of CDs given to us by you and we'd send you a check  
on the 1st of the month for the number of CDs sold, minus a percentage  
given to Stumptown for service. Stumptown will be held responsible for  
any CDs lost or stolen, which you would be reimbursed for.  If you  
ship your CDs via air mail, we will split shipping cost 50/50.   
Otherwise, we can discuss a pick-up or drop-off point.  With so many  
band leaders contacted here via email, I would like to keep all sales  
standard and straight across the board (so folks can mix match and  
sales made easy.  If you are agreeable, then we will sign a contract  
with terms explained.  Sales are as follows:

1 CD for $15.  Band receives $11.25 per CD at 75%.  Stumptown receives  
$3.75 per CD at 25%.
2 CDs for $26 ($13 each).  Band receives $9.75 per CD at 75%.   
Stumptown receives $3.25 per CD at 25%.

Again, with so many bands contacted via this email, I can't afford to  
purchase ALL your CDs, so I hope our service and small cut in selling  
your CDs is satisfactory.


LIVE MUSIC AT LENORA'S ROOM
Stumptown Dance (my dance biz) is collaborating with Swing Time (by  
Russ Bruner) to bring WEEKLY live bands into my new ballroom  
(beginning May 2008), Lenora's Room in downtown Portland.  If you are  
interested in performing at our venue, please let me know.  If you are  
interested in having us sell your CDs, email me your contact number  
and I will call you.  I am excited about this CD project...I think all  
parties win, most importantly the dancers!

Larry Peacock
8585 SW Pine Street
Tigard, OR 97223

503-957-3369 cell
503-477-7068 fax

www.StumptownDance.com
www.LenorasRoom.com
www.Mortgage-Trust.com