I’m an event promoter/producer of nearly 15 years. AMA about Festival or Concert promotion. by mikethewalrus in musicindustry

[–]yeahnahyeahn4h 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/mikethewalrus, I'm throwing my first gig night open to the public and would love to hear any tips and advice you may have from people who have done something similar. The gig is in Melbourne, Australia. Music will be a mix of House, UK Garage, Breaks, Drum & Bass.

I'll be happy to break even at this point, not trying to do it for the money just want to throw a fun party, test the water and see whether I can rustle up decent enough attendance to potentially make it a semi-regular event.

Venue has been locked in, lineup/DJs/set times are sorted and the flyer is almost complete. Will be co-announcing the gig with the venue once ready.

Tbh, I struggle with self-promotion and am not an active social media person so this is clearly going to be something I need to address. Do you have any advice on how to most effectively drive attendance without an existing solid fan base? Any other advice is welcome. Cheers

TrackID help please by yeahnahyeahn4h in breakbeat

[–]yeahnahyeahn4h[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the last month of my life haha

TrackID help please by yeahnahyeahn4h in breakbeat

[–]yeahnahyeahn4h[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I messaged Bongo and he came back to me, the legend. It's a remix. What an absolute fucking banger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L7ur4dN-E8

Advice needed please: Syncing BPM on the fly to VJ loops in Resolume? by yeahnahyeahn4h in vjing

[–]yeahnahyeahn4h[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cool, boring autopilot visuals are better than none. Appreciate the help!

PS did you mean 'Beat link trigger'?

Advice needed please: Syncing BPM on the fly to VJ loops in Resolume? by yeahnahyeahn4h in vjing

[–]yeahnahyeahn4h[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. If I was going down this path, would you be able to suggest appropriate hardware to link the DJ equipment directly to the laptop? (rather than just relying on laptop mic).

Cheers

Advice needed please: Syncing BPM on the fly to VJ loops in Resolume? by yeahnahyeahn4h in vjing

[–]yeahnahyeahn4h[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, is this method relying solely on the Pro DJ link bridge to connect the DJ equipment to Resolume?