tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63842533563578473342012-02-16T19:03:58.130-08:00HummingByrd SingsA blog dedicated to independent music.Autumn DiGaetano-Fedorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048135836743564742noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384253356357847334.post-14941398245781007092011-11-22T12:13:00.000-08:002011-11-22T14:31:41.610-08:00Band as a Brand.Last night I went to a discussion panel about Youth, Branding, and Music at Ogilvy & Mather. I got there late, stood in the back, and listened to the same questions that I hear at every panel about data analytics, tying commercials to ROI, bands being considered sell outs...etc. The list goes on.
The panel closed and Deer Tick came on -- Contemporary American Country/Folk band which remindedAutumn DiGaetano-Fedorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048135836743564742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384253356357847334.post-55087853729563941792009-11-25T06:55:00.000-08:002011-11-22T14:25:13.404-08:00Lyrical NoteI used to sing to Alanis Morissette's "Isn't it Ironic"... when I was thirteen years old. Contextually I doubt I had any clue what irony meant at that age.
Are lyrics necessary for your musical adventure?
Beijing, China is getting a ton of press as one of the HOTTEST INDIE scenes in the world. Everyone is loving their music... especially their heart for the crazy rock that they are playing Autumn DiGaetano-Fedorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048135836743564742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384253356357847334.post-18235392933877494402009-11-14T12:47:00.001-08:002009-11-15T21:32:40.003-08:00Playing PoliticsWNYC is my go-to for news in the morning. The other day they had an interesting discussion about politics and musicians – Musician Activists: Passion or Publicity?
It got me thinking of the ways in which musicians choose to take their exposure to the next level and how these tactics could possibly help (and potentially hurt) a musician’s career. The minute that tweet went up about the next Autumn DiGaetano-Fedorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048135836743564742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384253356357847334.post-40456086427949329192009-11-01T16:21:00.000-08:002009-11-01T19:03:40.428-08:00Design How Your Audience Sees YouI was at a concert at the Bell House for CMJ. I was there to see Au Revoir Simone -- a band that everyone told me was cute. The lineup was okay and I was interested in seeing the other openers before ARS.
Still Flyin' seemed like a fun promising opener. "Lyrical/Visual" is how they label themselves. I listen to their myspace page and "Lyrical/Visual" does not come to mind. They do not soundAutumn DiGaetano-Fedorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048135836743564742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6384253356357847334.post-71020871191592682322009-10-31T18:43:00.000-07:002009-11-01T16:21:16.359-08:00Hmmmmm....Ok. Fair question."Hummingbyrd because hummingbird in Spanish is 'colibri' but nobody's gonna remember that or spell it right. Right? Why 'byrd'? Ask my friend Mark. I have no idea.First thing I want to say is..."... Thank you Mark... for debuting on the first post of Hummingbyrd.It is Halloween and as I listen to Jazz music before jet setting out in the cold and rainy night air, all I can think Autumn DiGaetano-Fedorukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048135836743564742noreply@blogger.com1