Other Musical Blogs

A friend of mine is big into metal.
She has started up a blog on her Thoughts of the metal music scene in Edmonton Alberta.

Lots of cool things she covers and talks about. From some of the shows to venues for great shows.

As well as many other related things. Very interesting and a great read.

Head here  http://randommetalmusings.blogspot.ca/ and check it out!

Upcoming Shows

So I have a few shows coming up in just under 2 weeks.
On September 5th, 2013 I will be playing live at The Studio Music Foundation in Edmonton.
Should be a blast! Doors are at 8 pm show rolls at 9 pm. Tickets are $10 and there are 5 bands on the bill this night.
You should be able to get tickets online through www.yeglive.com  and at Blackbird Myoozik on Whyte Ave in Edmonton.

The second show that is coming up is September 8th, 2013 I will be on the Rabbit Hole Stage at The Mad Hatter Art and Music Festival. A 3 day event just outside Ponoka Alberta. I believe tickets are $100 each for the 3 day event. Info for this weekend event can be looked up here http://www.madhattermusicfestival.com

This should be a blast as it will be the first festival I have played at. Usually around 1000 people come out for this weekend.

For now that is all I have. I will get back here soon and bring some more ideas and shows your way.
Cheers

Stage It

Well over the last month I have been trying out a new to me kind of setup. I have been doing a few live webcast shows. basically I used a site that lets you stream live and text chat in real time. It was very exciting at first and the thoughts we endless on how it could go and be a big help to artists and bands that can not get to all the place fans would like them to come to.

I used a web site called www.stageit.com they have a great set up to get you going quickly. A very easy layout lets you see upcoming shows, artist information, who's been online and the likes. There are tips and tricks for the artists and bands to read through if you need some help and ideas. You can set show prices, get tips, offer rewards for tips.
Lots of easy to use features through out the artist side, like quick links to promote your shows directly to Twitter and Facebook. They also provide a page of reports for each show that you play.
They run each show based on tokens. These tokens are credits you buy so that you can get a ticket to a show and use for leaving tips. Each token is worth $0.10, so 10 tokens would be a whole Dollar. The artists and bands can set ticket prices for each show they do. You can have as low as pay what you want to say 100 tokens for a ticket. This is where the site helps the artist and themselves going.

There is a split on the tokens/ credits at the end of each show with the artist getting the bigger share. They use part of what they make from your show to pay for the credit card fees and the paypal fees they incur for transaction on the site.

They help you get rolling in about 5 to 10 minutes. You build you band profile, add a photo or 2, store links, web site links, they even ask you for your YouTube link. And the great idea to use your YouTube for a quick promo video to help push your shows.

This could be a very powerful tool in between your regular shows to help keep connected to fans.

I had a great time trying it out. All I needed was a webcam hooked up to my computer. No fancy anything. I did put up a background to help the overall look while I was playing.

Over all I think it is a very good site and tool for any performing act.

The only thing i had problems with was getting people to come and watch. That is not the fault of www.stageit.com , more me not being pushy enough through my online networks.

Give it a shot. Let me know what you think and how it has worked for you.

Or have you tried a similar site to www.stageit.com?

Live On Line July 30, 2013

Well I will be back on line for a streaming show tomorrow evening or July 30, 2013.

I will be back on the www.stageit.com site for one more July show ... and then I will do up a review of my thoughts and stuff.

If you want to come and watch follow this link
 http://www.stageit.com/kevin_frey/tuesday_night_jam/26623

The show will be basically way what you want the reserve ticket price is set to 1 token / credit
That is only $0.10 you can leave tips as we go, live text chat to me as I roll through a few songs.

Bets part .... (don't let them know I said this) when you sign up they give you a few credits to start with.

Hope to see you there!

Cheers and rock on!

Live on Line

So Tomorrow evening I will be playing live once again on line.
I'll be hitting the digital stage about 8:05 pm local time to do a quick little show. I'll be playing 3 to 4 of my songs.

This is the link to the live show.

http://www.stageit.com/kevin_frey/tuesday_night_busking_from_home_3/25862

It is very easy to get going.

Here is a quick run down from Stageit.com

Here's how it works according to the Stageit folks: Go to [ http://www.stageit.com/kevin_frey/tuesday_night_busking_from_home_3/25862 ], click signup to set up an account and then click the BUY button.You will then have an opportunity to purchase credits (which Stageit calls "Notes" ; 10 Notes = $1.00). Notes allow you to pay for tickets to see shows and to tip performers during the show. This show is "Pay What You Can," which means you can pay whatever you can afford (minimum 1 Note). Once you have Notes, they can be used for any show!

See you on the stage!

Very simple. Great place to see some very good acts.
Hoe to see you there!