Today, one of the biggest and exciting days here at the Academy started with Bob Corbett (the 2012 Star Maker winner) talked to us about the experience of winning this nationally recognised event. He mentioned heaps of things that I identified with, including the challenges of being able to support yourself as a musician. He still does the cover band thing (under a different alias), which helps him pursue his original career. The thing that I was really impressed with during this presentation was the incredible amount of detail he put into his tour books/planners, including things like a biography, reviews, support letters, press files (print articles and ads), as well as detailed income and expenses. This assisted him when drafting up funding applications for tours.
After a brief morning tea, we had Tim Daley from CMC (Country Music Channel) chat to us about having music videos on this television network. Much like us performers, the channel has their own brand it is portraying to their audiences … one targeted at the “caregiver who loves this country” stereo type. It was interesting to see what makes good and terrible music videos. When I get around to my music video, I have a clear picture of what I will include to make them successful.
After Tim Daley’s presentation, we had Barry Harley, who is one of the many influential people who organise the Tamworth Country Music Festival. It was very interesting hearing the history behind Tamworth and Country Music here in Australia. As I am really keen to perform as much as possible here in Tamworth, I approached him briefly at the end of his presentation, introduced myself (and what I do), and ended up getting a gig performing at the International Showcase Concert in Bicentennial Park on Monday night. I was so surprised and excited, as it happened in a matter of seconds. To top this off, Andrew (one of my mates here at the Academy) passed me a number to perform at another venue … which I secured. Two gigs in a matter of a minute. I’m pretty sure that’s a new record for me.
The rest of today was full with preparation for the Concert on Thursday. We worked with the band on individual numbers and group pieces, as well as continued to refine individual pieces with various harmonies. The big learning for me is not so much the harmonies within Team KB’s, but with learning new songs such as “I am Australia”. To be honest, it’s not a song that gets a lot of radio air play in New Zealand.
After a brief morning tea, we had Tim Daley from CMC (Country Music Channel) chat to us about having music videos on this television network. Much like us performers, the channel has their own brand it is portraying to their audiences … one targeted at the “caregiver who loves this country” stereo type. It was interesting to see what makes good and terrible music videos. When I get around to my music video, I have a clear picture of what I will include to make them successful.
After Tim Daley’s presentation, we had Barry Harley, who is one of the many influential people who organise the Tamworth Country Music Festival. It was very interesting hearing the history behind Tamworth and Country Music here in Australia. As I am really keen to perform as much as possible here in Tamworth, I approached him briefly at the end of his presentation, introduced myself (and what I do), and ended up getting a gig performing at the International Showcase Concert in Bicentennial Park on Monday night. I was so surprised and excited, as it happened in a matter of seconds. To top this off, Andrew (one of my mates here at the Academy) passed me a number to perform at another venue … which I secured. Two gigs in a matter of a minute. I’m pretty sure that’s a new record for me.
The rest of today was full with preparation for the Concert on Thursday. We worked with the band on individual numbers and group pieces, as well as continued to refine individual pieces with various harmonies. The big learning for me is not so much the harmonies within Team KB’s, but with learning new songs such as “I am Australia”. To be honest, it’s not a song that gets a lot of radio air play in New Zealand.
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