jason lee bruns does it again, this time with his band LA caribbean ensemble, LACE. he worked with a wonderful local photographer, kim fox, to get a great collection of urban scene shots. with great photography, it’s easy to put together a really fun layout that captures the energy of the music and vibe of the band.
7 Effective Strategies To Get Your Music Noticed by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan
even though i’m not a musician myself, i get the discmakers.com newsletter and read their blog because they’re about a lot more than just producing your CDs. this article talks about 7 strategies for self-promotion that anyone can do to help get their music to the people who will love it most.
i am especially interested in musicians who are releasing their tracks for the public to remix and send back. joey santiago and david lovering, formerly of the pixies, are working on a new project, the everybody. for one thing, it’s a band, and you can buy their album if you just want to hear them–but you can also buy their mixable tracks for an additional fee, remix & reimagine them into new songs and send them back in hopes of making the cut to the everybody else. i think this is a really cool way of letting fans participate & sharing music. it’s also highlighted in the discmaker’s article as part of the long-haul stragegy.
i am please to share the final results of my work with jazz pianist gerald clayton on his latest release, two-shade with both ArtistShare and Universal International, releasing today, july 1, 2009! he is an outstanding player, and i was honored to work with him. we did a lot with just a 4-panel digipak and printed in only 2-colors [printing by a to z media]. check out sample tracks and upcoming cd release performances on his site.
2 recently produced cd releases by percussion artist jason lee bruns. the jlb jazz collective is a los angeles-based ensemble that plays around town and records with various guest musicians, and the egrem session is a recording he made while on a research & cultural immersion visa in cuba.
just a quick shout-out to my sister [& client], gretchen parlato who just got a fantastic multi-page article in the november/december 2007 issue of italian jazz publication, jazzit. excellent press!
for those of you who speak & read italian, all about jazz has just reviewed my sister’s self-titled album [i helped by doing all the packaging—ha ha].
i am always surprised to see how well this album doing for an independent release. nearly 3 years after its debut, gretchen parlato is still a top seller in the jazz category at cdbaby.com [as of the date of this post], and still garners reviews internationally.
i am very pleased with the cd packaging for the debut album by jazz saxophonist walter smith III on fresh sound records. check out clips at waltersmithiii.com
parlato design studio 