Research

After looking at Bonobos promo material, he makes it very simple with very little info about himself. I think with the kind of music I am making it is almost entirely about the music and often very little is known about the artist. 

BONOBO

Flickr

I have discovered a website called flickr to upload photos onto. I will post a link on my promo pack to this to as I the listener will then have easy access to more photos.

http://www.flickr.com/

Bio

After looking at different artists's bios I have decided the best ones are simple and to the point. People don't really care too much about the artist at this stage but more about the music. I have included my bio here. I like it because it tells people where I am from, what i've done, what I do now and what I'm about in a short and effective way. 

I am a singer/producer based in Liverpool

My roots are in rock which I hope to return to soon. I was the lead singer of a successful rock band called SEX:RADIO for 3 years during which I had a great time. Now I study at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts where I am writing solo material, mainly Trip/Hop. 

My current music is inspired by a film called Zeitgeist which changed my view on almost everything. Im just trying to spread the word and create music that might make people want to know more.

Have a listen. I hope you like it.

Promo Material

I have found a great website to display my promo material called Flavors-me. This allows me to display photos and play my tracks from sound cloud. This is the best medium for my promo material right now as It gives people a chance to see me hear me and read a bit about me all on one page.

My Flavors

Promo Photos

The relevance of the BAKED is the idea that it is illegal and so makes it another statement about not respecting authority. This is relevant to the topic of my music as I am very anti-establishment

This photo to left I think would be good for a cover photo on my promo material.

I took these photos trying to capture the whole urban vibe which is what is most relevant to me now living in liverpool

Photo Storm

I think this is a funky picture that could be included in my promo materials

Photo Storm

I took some photos of graffiti that I "found" in Liverpool. I think these photos and this kind of style could be good for my kind of music as it fits with the kind of subject I write about as graffiti is  against the law which makes it a kind of statement.

The graffiti fits with my ideal fans hobbies.

Promo Idea

After taking a look at my typical fan, I have thought of an idea for promotional material.

The perfect kind of promotional material for my kind of fan would be a cheap weed grinder with either my name or some kind of logo on the top. This could be sold at gigs or on the internet. 

The Image

These Images create an idea as to what the typical fan of my kind of music would be like.

My typical fan would probably around the age of 19 and would be involved in some way in the rave culture and regularly go out to club nights and music events

 They would almost certainly smoke weed occasionally if not regularly

 My typical fan would probably take drugs like ecstasy, MDMA or acid occasionally when they go to raves or club nights.

They would also be the kind of people who think a lot and question things.

They would enjoy festivals and outdoors

 They would probably be at university studying something like music or philosophy

 They would take interest in things outside of the norm. Mysteries and conspiracies.

The Focus

After contemplating which aspect of my music to focus on, I have decided on the Trip/Hop music I produce on Logic. This is the music I am currently creating regularly and therefore holds the most relevance to me right now. The Trip/Hop vibe is very different to Rock music.

This music is very relaxed and is designed for a different kind of situation than rock.

Chris Smart - Conspiracies

This is a link to my sound cloud profile.

The song "Conspiracies" is a great example of the Kind of music I am going to focus on and my sources of inspiration.

What's happening...?

Right now I am producing music on my own. Experimenting in different styles but mainly liquid drum and bass and trip/hop.

I am finding a lot of inspiration from artists like Bonobo and Emancipator when writing these songs.

I want the music I create to have a point and maybe even make people think. The current state of affairs in the world is something I feel very strongly about and so I try and include my thoughts about it in my songs.

This is the source of much of my inspiration...

Zeitgeist II

I believe Rock music can communicate messages and philosophies like nothing else.
And so my goal is to be the singer of a band again, regularly writing and performing rock music.

What's happened...?

I have been a musician and a singer since the age of 14. This is when I formed my band which eventually came to be known as SEX:RADIO. I was the lead singer in this band for 4 years, in which time we achieved a lot of success. Taking a gap year after college to make a full time commitment to the band we recorded and released two E.Ps and played over 50 gigs including a U.K tour. The band gained a huge amount of fans in the Altrincham and Manchester area and so we were headlining sold out gigs and supporting big bands. Unfortunately the band split in 2009. This, however is where I really gained all my musical experience and knowledge.

SEX:RADIO - This is a link to my bands website

Dirty Kiss on MUTV - Recorded Live

After these events I continued to persue a music career and began to produce my own songs using logic in order to keep writing and studying music.

In 2010 I came across a job as an entertainer in the best entertainment venue on the island of Sal, in the cape verde. The job entailed 2 shows per week and P.R work. I had to perform a variety of different songs in each show from Roy Orbison to Queen. After 5 months on Sal I left to come here at L.I.P.A university hoping to form a band and learn a shit load about music.