@hubbird Eh. A little bit. Thread title is weird and with no real content other than a link I assumed you were a bot and this was spam. That said, being a music freak and a musician I actually am always interested in new indie labels.
@capguncowboy I mostly wanted to invite goofiness and play along with the premise of the description from today's deal. Sorry if my post was...what, too mediocre?
"Dear Canadian Singer/Songwriter Andy Shuf, The promotional campaign for your Canadian Singing/Songwriting is coming along great. I have already posted about it in a forum and gotten several offers in response. I'm not going to go into what the offers are just yet because it's just too exciting. But I really know the music business and trust me, stardom is coming your way, baby! Bathtubs full of Cristal and hot chicks, oh yeah! It will be just like that Bret Easton Ellis book I've been meaning to read. You'll be big, baby, bigger than Kon Kan even! Just you wait. Professionally, Hubbird"
I think people happened to miss this part of the writeup:
"On the other hand, if you answered "no" to all of the above questions and you are a professional music producer, let us know where we should send you a copy of our demo. It's like MIA meets Chocolate Starfish-era Limp Bizkit on a Jane's Addiction tip, with a little bit of James Brown thrown in there, only funkier. Please, serious industry requests only. You really need studio headphones to appreciate our sound."
We'll send you our demo as soon as we do some final edits!
starts cobbling together a crappy recording booth out of speaker dock boxes
@JonT I sure hope @hubbird started something in motion and we really hear the demo. And no fair getting @matthew to do it. All y'all in the office have to do it.
@JonT I'll be honest and admit I did until @hubbird mentioned something about it so I went back and re-read and noticed it. I still say it was a very spam-looking thread up until he replied and made me look foolish
@hubbird Do you need any promotional copy for the Andy Shauf campaign? I've written a few totally made up and incorrect facts that would be great for promo materials. A similar promotion worked wonders for my last client, Chuck Norris. Andy Shauf... ...avoids elementary schools and day care centres, not because he's any sort of offender, but because the kids tend to bully him. ...lives in Saskatchewan because all the other provinces excercised their right of first refusal. ...was once served a mayo sandwich on wheat bread instead of white, he sent it back because he wasn't ready to 'take a walk on the wild side'. ...keeps in close contact with the cafetaria lady from his school, the only person ever to take his lunch money without beating him up first. ...once ran offstage crying after being heckled by Bob Newhart. ...is the only person specifically excepted by name from the Pope's speeches calling for universal tolerance and understanding. ...is proud of his first product endorsement for new Pablum Lite, which is 75% blander than regular Pablum. ...is the only person ever criminally prosecuted for removing the care tag from his own mattress. ...owns the world's largest collection of Eddie Deezen memorabilia. ...once took the long way home to avoid crossing paths with a particularly menacing sparrow.
@hubbirdAlmost! I didn't understand these December peaks until I realized that these were all people who were watching Polar Express and wondering who the voice of an annoying kid is.
All the Eddie Deezen hate on this forum can be pretty extreme. Mostly it's just in good fun, but the time we did that Kickstarter to have a tombstone put up in his yard that said "EDDIE DEEZEN'S CAREER" on it was just going way too far.
@hubbird Please, tell me more about this record label you own and run.
@Bingo I suspect that you are making fun of me, but can't be quite sure. I forgot my sense of humor at home this morning.
@hubbird Eh. A little bit. Thread title is weird and with no real content other than a link I assumed you were a bot and this was spam. That said, being a music freak and a musician I actually am always interested in new indie labels.
@Bingo We're releasing a really incredible album called The Bearer of Bad News from a Canadian singer/songwriter named Andy Shauf. First video premiered today at NPR: www.npr.org/event/music/375681516/andy-shauf-im-not-falling-asleep
@hubbird I really liked that. It was haunting and interesting, I would listen to more.
@JonT
@hubbird I like it too. Will it be released on physical media or digital-only? (I ask because I'm old.)
@SSteve CD & Vinyl coming in Feb. We're co-releasing with Tender Loving Empire and it'll be available in their store if you're here in Portland.
@hubbird I'm not in Portland, but I'll keep an eye out for the release. We have a record store here in Grass Valley. Any chance they'll be selling the vinyl?
@SSteve They'll definitely be able to order it if it's not on the shelf on Feb 3rd (but it should be)
@hubbird It's a little too low key for my tastes but I can see the talent in it and know it'll appeal to a lot of people. Rock on man.
I own and operate a label maker. If you decide you need a new label on your record, I would be happy to make one for you.
@capguncowboy I'm pretty sure this is a joke (see above RE: my sense of humor) but it's giving me ideas.
@capguncowboy Was it Kierkegaard or Dick Van Patten who said, "When you label me, you negate me?"
I own a labeled record.
Billy Joel, Uptown Girl. I don't remember what's on b side.
@Mavyn "Careless Talk"
I label and record runners. Any sprinters out there looking for my services?
Look, this is all very entertaining, but I mostly just want Meh to send me this demo they were talking about.
@hubbird Then why not message them directly, instead of doing your business dealings in a public forum?
@capguncowboy I mostly wanted to invite goofiness and play along with the premise of the description from today's deal. Sorry if my post was...what, too mediocre?
@hubbird :)
"Dear Canadian Singer/Songwriter Andy Shuf,
The promotional campaign for your Canadian Singing/Songwriting is coming along great. I have already posted about it in a forum and gotten several offers in response. I'm not going to go into what the offers are just yet because it's just too exciting. But I really know the music business and trust me, stardom is coming your way, baby! Bathtubs full of Cristal and hot chicks, oh yeah! It will be just like that Bret Easton Ellis book I've been meaning to read. You'll be big, baby, bigger than Kon Kan even! Just you wait.
Professionally,
Hubbird"
@Starblind Nailed. Except we only really promise bathtubs full of Cristalino.
@hubbird I see you have been by the house and retrieved your sense of humor.
@crapstick Wasn't worth the trip.
@hubbird I disagree
I set the record for most labels in one hour. 673
I have some Campbell's soup labels.
I think people happened to miss this part of the writeup:
"On the other hand, if you answered "no" to all of the above questions and you are a professional music producer, let us know where we should send you a copy of our demo. It's like MIA meets Chocolate Starfish-era Limp Bizkit on a Jane's Addiction tip, with a little bit of James Brown thrown in there, only funkier. Please, serious industry requests only. You really need studio headphones to appreciate our sound."
We'll send you our demo as soon as we do some final edits!
starts cobbling together a crappy recording booth out of speaker dock boxes
@JonT You know you can use a speaker dock as a makeshift microphone if you plug it in backwards?
@JonT I sure hope @hubbird started something in motion and we really hear the demo. And no fair getting @matthew to do it. All y'all in the office have to do it.
@JonT I'll be honest and admit I did until @hubbird mentioned something about it so I went back and re-read and noticed it. I still say it was a very spam-looking thread up until he replied and made me look foolish
@Bingo I'm still waiting on someone to request to use my label maker
@capguncowboy Can I use your label maker?
@hubbird
Do you need any promotional copy for the Andy Shauf campaign? I've written a few totally made up and incorrect facts that would be great for promo materials. A similar promotion worked wonders for my last client, Chuck Norris.
Andy Shauf...
...avoids elementary schools and day care centres, not because he's any sort of offender, but because the kids tend to bully him.
...lives in Saskatchewan because all the other provinces excercised their right of first refusal.
...was once served a mayo sandwich on wheat bread instead of white, he sent it back because he wasn't ready to 'take a walk on the wild side'.
...keeps in close contact with the cafetaria lady from his school, the only person ever to take his lunch money without beating him up first.
...once ran offstage crying after being heckled by Bob Newhart.
...is the only person specifically excepted by name from the Pope's speeches calling for universal tolerance and understanding.
...is proud of his first product endorsement for new Pablum Lite, which is 75% blander than regular Pablum.
...is the only person ever criminally prosecuted for removing the care tag from his own mattress.
...owns the world's largest collection of Eddie Deezen memorabilia.
...once took the long way home to avoid crossing paths with a particularly menacing sparrow.
@Starblind I had to Google Eddie Deezen. That made me one of two people searching for his name, the other being Eddie Deezen.
@hubbird Almost! I didn't understand these December peaks until I realized that these were all people who were watching Polar Express and wondering who the voice of an annoying kid is.
All the Eddie Deezen hate on this forum can be pretty extreme. Mostly it's just in good fun, but the time we did that Kickstarter to have a tombstone put up in his yard that said "EDDIE DEEZEN'S CAREER" on it was just going way too far.
@hubbird Hi I'm Eugene!
@hubbird I like this guy; he fits right in. Can we keep him?
@hubbird I sing in a choir with Neal Morgan's dad, Doug. Honest to god.
@SSteve Whoa!
You should hire @unixrab for his track record in business.
@iamroot ohhhhhhhhhhhh no... 1 shuld (most definitely) NOT
A friend made an album cover for our dogs...
I almost missed this thread, glad I didn't. A Meh community classic. Best of luck @hubbird.