Review: Battle of the Bands

Friday November 16th the Pendleton room in the Student Union turned into a stage for 5 Michigan Bands:

Through out the night there were 150 or so students who wandered in and out of this event, held by New Beat Happening. People seemed to enjoy the performances and were involved in the voting process, choosing the winner of this year’s Battle of the Bands.
I unfortunately missed the first two bands but I heard very good things.

Moon Roots
http://moonroots.bandcamp.com/

Popliteal Fossa
http://soundcloud.com/poplitealfossamusic/sets/ep

Rosepoem
has a sound similar to Radiohead, which is hard to pull off. Atherial vocals, lovely and creative guitar melodies etc. Unfortunately something odd was happening with the microphones and the vocalist’s higher notes were garbled. They were the winners of the Battle and will either be opening for New Beat Happening’s headliner in the winter semester or will have their own show sponsored by NBH.

http://www.reverbnation.com/rospoem

Joanah Baseball
mixes music, samplings etc. He is a University student and fun to dance to. However, he does need to work on some of his song transitions. Poor transitions can be the downfall of any DJ.

The last band Super Collider
consists of 3 guy’s on guitar, bass and drums. They are very good and were later the favorite to win the Battle (votes over road this enthusiasm) Their music is psudo sca. No vocals but excellent skill with instrumentals, which can make or break a band. Check them out, they really are excellent!
Link

http://supercollider.bandcamp.com/

Keep your eyes peeled for more NBH concerts and events, as well as concerts sponsored by EQMC and WCBN! Especially if you like good music, these people really know what they are talking about.

Preview pt. 2: Battle of the Bands, let the battle begin

BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Friday Nov 16th (THIS FRIDAY)
7:30 pm
Pendleton Room in the Michigan Union
$3 at the door

Come join New Beat Happening this Friday night for a wonderful celebration of local music. There are 6 bands from around Michigan, Ann Arbor and the University playing for the chance to win a chance to open for a nationally touring band in the spring, or have their own headlining show booked by New Beat Happening and the University of Michigan!!!!

Come out, dance to some excellent music, vote for your favorite sounds and support your local music scene!!!

Preview: Music-Con: The Comic-Con of Michigan Music

Music-Con is an event sponsored by The Center for Campus Involvement, The Ark and the University of Michigan’s own, student-run, musical performance organization: New Beat Happening.
Sunday, October 21st, 12:00pm-4:00pm (FREEEEEE!!!!)

This event is for students who are interested in learning more about the music world through workshops on Demo Listening, Talent Buyer and Agent Forum, How to Get and Promote Gigs, a Song Writing Workshop, Street Marketing and Social Media as well as a Panel of local arts talking on “Being the Artist.”
Active members of the Michigan music scene lead all of the workshops. The keynote speaker for this event is Eric Morgeson; founder, producer and engineer at Studio A (http://www.studioarecording.com/).
Other workshop leaders hail from The Blind Pig (http://www.blindpigmusic.com/), The Ark (http://theark.org/), Radio hosts, iSPY magazine (http://mispymag.com/), and others.

This event takes place on Sunday October 21st 2012 from 12-4pm in the Michigan Union.

Registration is open to all students until Tuesday October 16th.

Register at: http://campusinvolvement.umich.edu/content/music-con-2012-registration

(if it is after Tuesday the 16th and you are still interested in registering go to: http://campusinvolvement.umich.edu/article/music-con-2012 to find updates on registration)

Please come and absorb the wisdom of these incredible human beings for the furthering of your musical and personal success!

EVENT BREAK DOWN:
11:30am-12:00pm Registration Check In – Michigan Union, 2nd Floor

12:00pm-12:45pm Keynote Speech: Eric Morgeson, Founder, Producer and
Engineer at Studio A
Eric tells us how he got to where he is today owning and operating a recording studio, and the lessons he learned along the way.

1:00pm-1:45pm How to Get and Promote Gigs: Get insider tips on forging through
the local scene to book successful gigs. These experts have worked
in many areas of the industry and offer up-to-date advice.
w. Susie Giang, Vice President and Agent at Fleming Artists and Joe Choma, Owner and Talent Buyer for Grand Circus Media

Talent Buyer and Agent Forum: Have questions about the talent buyer vs. agent relationship? Want to know more about this as a career? This panel discussion will give you the chance to ask questions.
w. Mike Green, Agent for TG2Artists, Adam Bauer, President and Agent at Fleming Artists, Anya Siglin, Programing Director at The Ark, and Jason Berry, Talent Buyer for The Blind Pig

Demo Listening: Demos submitted at the session are listened to, and then our experts provide a to-the-point discussion on what they are hearing and what music execs listen for in a demo.
w. David Siglin, Former Director of The Ark, and Rob Reinhart, radio host at WDET and Acoustic Café

2:00pm-2:45pm Street Marketing and Social Media: From flyering to Facebook,
this meeting explores the trends in marketing and social media.
w. Tim Adkins, Bro-Founder of Pakmode Media + Marketing, and Publisher of iSPY, and Matthew Altruda, Radio Host for Ann Arbor’s 107.1FM Treetown Sound and Marketing Event Coordinator for Sonic Lunch

Songwriting Workshop: Get creative and start writing some songs. This workshop provides guidance in getting your music on paper.
(speaker TBA)

Being the Artist: A discussion with local artists about making a name for yourself, creating albums, being a role model and more.
w. Dante LaSalle, Hip Hop Musician and Deejay
(other artists TBA)

2:45pm-4:00pm Trade Show: Featuring live music, a raffle for Ark tickets and local
vendors offering information about their music related products
and services.

All sessions will be located in the Michigan Union.

Here’s how to have your best conference experience:
· – Make sure you arrive to register between 11:30am-12:00pm so you don’t miss any of the keynote speech by Eric Morgeson!
· – You can choose 1 session to attend from 1:00pm-1:45pm and 1 session to attend from 2:00pm-2:45pm.
· – There will be a 15 minute break between each session to go to the rest room, check your cell phone, grab a snack or ask the speaker a one on one question.
· – The sessions will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. So go to your desired session first, and if it is at capacity, we will ask you to choose another session.
· – Planning to attend the demo listening workshop? Bring your personal demo in on CD for the chance to have your demo critiqued by the experts.
· – Planning to attend the songwriting workshop? Bring a pen and paper.
· – This conference is for you to build your knowledge about the music industry, so make sure you ask questions of the speakers during the Q&A portions of the sessions.
· – Don’t miss out on the trade show at the end of the conference. There’ll be more time to mingle with the speakers, check out local vendors who offer music related products and services, live music and a raffle for a chance to win tickets to The Ark!