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Gift Of Screws: Promotion Task Force
I thought it might interesting, fun, and productive to come up with grassroots ideas for getting the word out on Lindsey's new album. Of course, that's easy for me to say since I have no computer skills whatsoever.
So I'm starting this thread to see if others would be interested in coming up with ideas and putting them into action. I'll gladly be of any assistance I can. As for brainstorming ideas, I have one to offer: The thread on here in which two members -- http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=36655 -- kinda did their own versions of the Gift of Screws album cover got me thinking:Thoughts on this? Any other ideas?? Last edited by TrueFaith77; 07-15-2008 at 06:14 PM.. |
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sounds amazing Faith77, I will think of some ideas, and in the meantime, just tel me where to send my pic!!! haha
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For anyone who wants to take a picture of themselves in imitation of the Gift of Screws cover art, please send to me at: nobodylovesus77@aol.com |
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Good idea behind a street promotion. However, sounds like what you are suggesting is more along the lines of goofing an album cover/concept.
A good way to carry out street promotion would be: Create a myspace account as a street-team home baseOn these pages you then provide the album and tour information, along with graphics, videos, etc. of a promotional nature (e.g. design the page so people will want to join.) From these accounts you then collect friends from the selected tour cities, building a Lindsey fan base of your own. From your page you then begin the promotional street-team work, such as: - Sending city specific bulletins. - Sending city specific invites. - Request volunteers to bulletin/invite friends on their page. - Suggest those with any radio/tv promo connects to contact you. - Offer up show/tour graphics to anyone who wants to create flyers for papermache purposes - post colleges/local business/etc. Basically...get the word out abut the shows/albums.
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Hell yes!!!
Okay, here's my idea. I'm a videographer/director wannabe. I've had an idea for a LONG time on making a little documentary of the FANS' experience out of any future tour...I came up with it at the tail end of the UTS tour, which is unfortunate because I was in a much better position at the time to travel more and went to a ton of shows....lol but that's where the idea came from, was the crazyness of being a fan and following the band on tour. What my intention is, although it might not be on as big a scale since I can't afford to go to many shows, is to do a small series of shorts on YouTube from our perspective...you know, the travel mishaps (I can't be the only one who's had amusing things happen en route--I had to sing Rhiannon to get across the border once, because the customs guards were bored! lol), lining up all day for GA shows, waiting outside the venue afterwards etcetera. There would be no copyright issues as I wouldn't use videos from inside the shows or anything...just strictly from outside, our perspective. If anyone does start any kind of street team, does any kind of local publicity...I could TOTALLY make Teh YouTubeyness out of that, as my uh, contribution to the cause! Videos, pictures whatever...send 'em along, with any ideas you have, I'll edit 'em together and put them up. And then it would lead right into the docu-series I was thinking of doing, but I would need peoples' help on that too since the first half the tour, I have NO WAY of getting to! If we could get something together where we show people all over the place getting the word out, I am in a tour city and can easily send the link to the local classic rock station which talked up UTS and Lindsey's last show here quite a bit. I've done a lot of publicity work in the past, with varying success I'm not gonna lie, lol...but I know how to do it, who to contact, and I'd love to. Anybody who's in the Toronto area, for the record, if anyone wants to get something going, count me in!!! Hopefully this makes any small bit of sense...I'm in a huge rush typing this, late leaving for work but yah, Lindsey Promotion-ness catches my interest regardless of anything, hahaha... I'll check it later and probably clarify it... If anybody thinks it sounds workable or has any ideas how it could be done, totally let me know. /end long and quickly typed rambling post
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Awesome ideas! If I think of anything else I'll let you all know, and I'd be happy to help out with any of the ideas already mentioned.
...I'll at least do my part by dragging everyone I know to the Cleveland concert whether they want to go or not
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Lots to respond to:
1. I bought a digital video camera for a friend of mine, so I'll be able to borrow that for the NYC show to shoot some footage of SOME sort. 2. I'm still hoping to get some homages to the album cover -- I'll either post those on my Fleetwood Mac blog OR set up a separate website for that (iamlindsey.blogspot.com?). (I can also picture one with Homer Simpson on the cover a la The Simpsons Rumours etc etc etc). LngPrmsdRd: If I get enough of these covers, would you be able to put together some kind of YouTube clip show (maybe with a song? if that's allowed?). Let me know, also, if you're able to set up a YouTube account for GOS promotions. 3. Because Lindsey's peeps are already promoting his album/tour on his MySpace, I feel like we would need some kind of angle to do a myspace page. Example: reaching out for people to do the video documents of the tour OR the album cover homages. So if we get something together with those, would someone be able to do a myspace page?(my computer can't handle myspace). To Be Continued. . . Last edited by TrueFaith77; 07-16-2008 at 08:13 PM.. |
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In terms of local action, it would be helpful if people could volunteer to run operations for a particular venue. I'll volunteer for NYC. Reply with Quote in this e-mail, bold your venue, and put your SignName to the right (like I did below). Let's see if this works!
Sun, Sept 7 - Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery Tue, Sept 9 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre - On Sale 7/18 @ 10AM Wed, Sept 10 - Portland, OR - Newmark Theatre - On Sale 7/18 @ 10AM Fri, Sept 12 - Lake Tahoe, NV - Harrah's Casino Sat, Sept 13 - San Francisco - tbd Sun, Sept 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Royce Hall Tue, Sept 16 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys - On Sale 7/19 @ 10AM Thu, Sept 18 - Phoenix, AZ - The Orpheum Theatre Fri, Sept 19 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim - Presale 7/17 Sat, Sept 20 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint - On Sale 7/19 @ Noon Mon, Sept 22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Depot Wed, Sept 24 - Denver, CO - Opera House Fri, Sept 26 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre - On Sale 7/18 @ 10AM Sun, Sept 28 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre Mon, Sept 29 - St Louis, MO - Pageant Wed, Oct 1 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Thu, Oct 2 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues - On Sale 7/18 @10AM Sat, Oct 4 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre Sun, Oct 5 - Indianapolis, IN - Eygptian Theatre Tue, Oct 7 - Hamilton, ON - Hamilton Place Theatre **NEW** Wed, Oct 8 - Toronto, ON - Music Hall Fri, Oct 10 - Reading, PA - Sovereign PAC Sat, Oct 11 - Atlantic City, NJ - Xanadu Theatre @ Trump Casino Sun, Oct 12 - Lebanon, NH - The Lebanon Opera House **NEW** Tue, Oct 14 - Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre - On Sale 7/18 @ 10AM Wed, Oct 15 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Play House Fri, Oct 17 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performing Arts Sat, Oct 18 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater Sun, Oct 19 - New York, NY - Nokia Live - On Sale 7/19 @ Noon - TRUEFAITH77 |
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I have street-team'd bands. Basically, you have a homebase page and from there collect the gig-city specific team members to conduct promo...and yes, contests and your idea for vids and album art homage are all viable and excellent ideas for recruiting. Unfortunately, I haven't the time to participate.
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Lets all get jobs at out local radio stations and play the best choice for a singal once an hour ever hour, 24 hours a day til people are so addicted they must go out and buy the album. I think the title track has an edgy new feeling that could work.
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Did anyone happen to catch the font for the album cover?
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Someone posted this in another thead.... It's Fedra Sans-Light
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Thank you, Mac. A friend of mine did his homage to Lindsey. It's awesome, but he wanted to see if he could improve the font.
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2- Definitely can do this! The song...hm. I think it ought to be fine since it's just YouTube, but what I could also do is hook up with one of my musician friends and get them to do a Lindsey-esque something or other for the background if we had to. I doubt it would be an issue to use a song though, it's only an issue if the artist chooses really and I highly doubt Lindsey and his people are the type to 'go after' us for trying to hype him up!!! 3- I'm not too familiar with Myspace, although I have one...I'm more familiar with Facebook, so I could do one of those if you'd like. And force everyone on MY friends list to add it, and force them to force everyone on THEIRS to add it...LOL! A big plus on this is that Lindsey's people aren't doing anything on Facebook, so it's a different audience. And we could add the photos and videos to it, which would make it pop up on everyone's news pages right when they log in...I'd harass my friends to comment even if they didn't actually care, lol, just to get it linked to their profiles...you get the idea. Thing is, I have very accomodating friends, lol! Quote:
Also, new idea that my mom actually came up with, lol...Gift of Screws bracelet anyone? Haha, my mom designs jewelry, and I was talking with her on the phone the other day and somehow this whole thing came up... And out of nowhere she comes up with an idea for a bracelet using the colors of the album cover, so red, black, and silver (because gray is...dull!), and...actual screws, filed down to remove the sharpness. She's already making me one 'cause I loved it, LOL... There'd be some cost involved for materials, but very minimal (like $5-10)...if mine turns out cute, anyone want one? I thought that was just too awesome, lol...people would totally ask WHY you're wearing screws on your wrist...and then... "Well actually, because Lindsey Buckingham's Gift Of Screws album comes out September 16!"
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