Re: [bomp] press kits

[michael baker <roky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

just look at my myspace

and free yr mind

mr magoo rules
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Widenhofer" <bwidenhofer@yahoo.com>
To: <bomp@xnet2.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [bomp] press kits


>
> And I'll heartily agree that telling someone "just look at our myspace" is 
> downright lame.  I've heard it many times, and it still makes my skin 
> crawl.
>
>  Myspace sure took all the creativity out of band websites.  Yeck.
>
> FRANK BRANDON <cosmopop@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> good comments---i was in a hurry when i typed mine but you positively 
> expanded in a good fashion
>
> A Very Defiant Duckling Named Ender wrote:
>> simply said, there are still a lot of old school folks who still
>>want to physically have something---i wouldn't focus on the 8 X 10
> So why not ask the people asking, if they'd like a link to the
> printable electronic version? If they ask for a physical copy, then
> you can shell out the cash to print it, burn it, new-envelope it and
> mail it.
> Tell them it's a lot faster than waiting for snail mail, it
> doesn't get lost or damaged in the mail, and (maybe) it reduces your
> costs :D
>
>> also--in my eyes, do NOT suggest someone go to your myspace or
>>whatever page to sample the music
> Yeah, that sucks. If they are that type of wired-in,
> they'll've done a myspace search on you already.
>
> I'd say a webpage with a large image, which should be a little
> less than an 8.5x11 standard sized sheet of paper... which is
> equivalent to your glossy 8x10 photograph with contact information
> overlayed on it. Make sure this photo has enough contrast, that if
> they print it in black and white, your name and contact information is
> clearly legible, and your picture doesn't look like crap.
> I'd include a name, a phone, an email and a url as minimium
> contact information. The url can be directly back to the website the
> picture is on, because somebody (gf?, secretary?) may print the
> picture, then pass it on to a decision-maker.
>
> Then links to the other stuff:
> press clippings/quotes (and links if those reviews are online)
> marketing/touring plans/tour dates/availability
> rates
> your myspace page, for music downloads and the like.
>
> Make sure each web-page is print-ready (will fit on a printed
> sheet), loads fast, and doesn't require any plugins (flash, shockwave,
> realaudio, pdf viewers, etc). And if it is text, that it doesn't have
> tons of funky colors (or prints well in black and white even if it
> uses color), weird fonts (which may not be on their machine), etc.
>
> If you want that other stuff, you can have it - but have it
> somewhere other than in your press-kit, or in addition to it. ie: a
> pdf of all the press-kit pages might be nice, so someone could just
> print the whole press-kit without going to each page and hitting print
> - but some people won't be able to access the pdf - so don't shut them
> out.
>
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