Comments for Sub Rosa Party http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis Musician/Music Promoter Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on No Safe To Swim Weekend 3 by Anthony Yacobellis http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2010/04/19/no-safe-to-swim-weekend-3/#comment-49 Anthony Yacobellis Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:43:22 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=702#comment-49 Darryl, Thanks so much for your kind words. I greatly appreciate it, as do I your generosity in offering financial help. I would love to talk with you more about it. Perhaps we can set up a time to grab a cup of coffee or something??? Send me an email to subrosaparty@gmail.com and we can exchange cell numbers if that is something you would be interested in. Thanks, Anthony Darryl,
Thanks so much for your kind words. I greatly appreciate it, as do I your generosity in offering financial help. I would love to talk with you more about it. Perhaps we can set up a time to grab a cup of coffee or something??? Send me an email to subrosaparty@gmail.com and we can exchange cell numbers if that is something you would be interested in.

Thanks,
Anthony

]]> Comment on No Safe To Swim Weekend 3 by darryl ohrt http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2010/04/19/no-safe-to-swim-weekend-3/#comment-48 darryl ohrt Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:57:21 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=702#comment-48 Sooo, soooo sad. I know that you've worked hard at making this happen, and I give you so much credit for enabling an important scene in Danbury. I know that working with cities and government (anywhere) can be a frustrating experience. As a small businessperson, I'm often frustrated that they can't make decisions as fast as we can. Or need expensive studies to prove something that we already know. Or need committees to make decisions and take action. I've learned two things: 1. Sometimes you have to do it yourself. You bleed this spirit, and you're doing it. Kudos for all that you've done. You deserve a massive statue in your honor in the center of Main Street. Seriously. 2. Sometimes you have to accept there are things you can't change, and do the best you can to get to your goal while still going with the flow. I think that you've got to look for the easiest, smartest path to your goal. Changing city government isn't as easy as raising another $4K. Yes, city departments are famous for their inefficiencies and miscommunication. That's not unique to Danbury, and not something that we can easily change. But we can build a better product, and generate more revenue to pay for the inefficiency. That sucks, but that's the easiest, smartest way, IMO. As a business person, I'm sad that $4K was the difference that killed this festival. If it's not too late, I'll gladly pony up (a little), and do what I can to help the fundraising/sponsorship situation to help raise more. We need this festival, and other indie arts and music events in our city, and we cannot let bureaucracy or money keep this from happening. We've seen our way through more difficult situations, and more oppressive environments, and I beg that you keep your punk rock spirit alive. :) Sooo, soooo sad. I know that you’ve worked hard at making this happen, and I give you so much credit for enabling an important scene in Danbury.

I know that working with cities and government (anywhere) can be a frustrating experience.

As a small businessperson, I’m often frustrated that they can’t make decisions as fast as we can. Or need expensive studies to prove something that we already know. Or need committees to make decisions and take action.

I’ve learned two things:
1. Sometimes you have to do it yourself. You bleed this spirit, and you’re doing it. Kudos for all that you’ve done. You deserve a massive statue in your honor in the center of Main Street. Seriously.
2. Sometimes you have to accept there are things you can’t change, and do the best you can to get to your goal while still going with the flow.

I think that you’ve got to look for the easiest, smartest path to your goal. Changing city government isn’t as easy as raising another $4K. Yes, city departments are famous for their inefficiencies and miscommunication. That’s not unique to Danbury, and not something that we can easily change. But we can build a better product, and generate more revenue to pay for the inefficiency. That sucks, but that’s the easiest, smartest way, IMO.

As a business person, I’m sad that $4K was the difference that killed this festival. If it’s not too late, I’ll gladly pony up (a little), and do what I can to help the fundraising/sponsorship situation to help raise more.

We need this festival, and other indie arts and music events in our city, and we cannot let bureaucracy or money keep this from happening. We’ve seen our way through more difficult situations, and more oppressive environments, and I beg that you keep your punk rock spirit alive. :)

]]> Comment on No Safe To Swim Weekend 3 by Bryan http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2010/04/19/no-safe-to-swim-weekend-3/#comment-47 Bryan Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:33:59 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=702#comment-47 That's too bad, but, you live and learn, huh? That’s too bad, but, you live and learn, huh?

]]> Comment on No Safe To Swim Weekend 3 by Amanda Bloom http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2010/04/19/no-safe-to-swim-weekend-3/#comment-46 Amanda Bloom Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:23:43 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=702#comment-46 Read all about it here: http://themercurial.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=191:danburys-independent-music-festival-needs-a-life-preserver&catid=3:news&Itemid=2 Read all about it here:

http://themercurial.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=191:danburys-independent-music-festival-needs-a-life-preserver&catid=3:news&Itemid=2

]]> Comment on THE GAY BLADES THE PRESS POP HEROES TONIGHT DANBURY CT by Sub Rosa Party http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2010/04/14/the-gay-blades-the-press-pop-heroes-tonight-danbury-ct/#comment-44 Sub Rosa Party Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:42:23 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=654#comment-44 I've been corrected. TGB was in Danbury in Oct at Heirloom Arts Theatre - I had forgotten about that performance. My apologies... I’ve been corrected. TGB was in Danbury in Oct at Heirloom Arts Theatre – I had forgotten about that performance. My apologies…

]]> Comment on Artists to Watch Out For in 2010 by Sub Rosa Party http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/12/29/artists-to-watch-out-for-in-2010/#comment-38 Sub Rosa Party Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:23:16 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=383#comment-38 VulGarrity has been forced to postpone their Sat Feb 27th performance. They are now scheduled to perform at Larry's 1 Elm Street Danbury, CT on Fri April 2nd. VulGarrity has been forced to postpone their Sat Feb 27th performance. They are now scheduled to perform at Larry’s 1 Elm Street Danbury, CT on Fri April 2nd.

]]> Comment on No Sharks Sept 4,5,6 by Yacobellis http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/08/04/no-sharks/#comment-10 Yacobellis Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:10:22 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=5#comment-10 So glad to enjoyed yourself, Jasmine! So glad to enjoyed yourself, Jasmine!

]]> Comment on Good Ideas by Yacobellis http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/09/21/good-ideas/#comment-9 Yacobellis Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:03:44 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=202#comment-9 DJ Esus - agreed. Artists do need to make money and they certainly deserve to do so. I also enjoy having tangible work to pour over while I listen and I think there are plenty out there that feel the same. For that reason, "hard copies" will always be around. CT's Arms & Legs pulled off the vinyl/download card perfectly! Saint Bernadette - Your blog ain't so bad either. Bridgeport rules! DJ Esus – agreed. Artists do need to make money and they certainly deserve to do so. I also enjoy having tangible work to pour over while I listen and I think there are plenty out there that feel the same. For that reason, “hard copies” will always be around. CT’s Arms & Legs pulled off the vinyl/download card perfectly!

Saint Bernadette – Your blog ain’t so bad either. Bridgeport rules!

]]> Comment on Good Ideas by Saint Bernadette http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/09/21/good-ideas/#comment-8 Saint Bernadette Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:00:09 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=202#comment-8 nice blog, fellow blogger. Danbury rules. nice blog, fellow blogger. Danbury rules.

]]> Comment on Good Ideas by DJ Esus http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/09/21/good-ideas/#comment-7 DJ Esus Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:59:08 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=202#comment-7 All these distribution models are (fairly) modern and progressive, two qualities that are also reflected in the very nature of the sounds produced by the bands cited in this blog as harnessing these distro techniques. And although I would never argue against using any of these methods to get one's music into another's mind and heart (hopefully motivating a new or renewed fan fellowship of sorts), I see a variety of perils in these digital distro models. First, there is no physical media to glean over. Some may scoff at this concept as outdated, seeing as the music itself is reaching its intended destination, but, personally, I find myself thumbing through the liner notes, lyrics, and artwork of albums as I listen to them, especially while I'm relaxing and listening at home. Often I find that it is the music combined with its visual and informational content that can help mentally and even emotionally raise an album from something I may enjoy into something that actually becomes internalized as some small part of myself. The engagement of the art, layout, lyrics, etc. with the sonics helps reinforce and extend the connections made with an album. Lap Dance Academy has taken great strides forward in this area with their inclusion of outstanding quality .pdf's, but its still not something i can hold in my hands and flip through. Second, and I should qualify what's coming next by stressing that I fully understand and appreciate that what we do as artists comes from a love of creative expression if not a drive or compulsion to express ourselves in new and engaging ways, but still I've got to ask "where's the $$ in these models"? I ask not out of greed or some psychological rock-star complex, but because I know that all of these models take time, energy, organization, and yes, even cashmoney to make happen. Capturing, producing, mixing, editing, mastering for a variety of specialized media, purchasing said media (assuming its not download digital content only), etc... are all necessary processes which take a great deal of time, training, practice, and lots of expensive, specialized instruments and gear. Constructing and album is similar to building a physical structure such as a house, high-rise, or hospital, the chief difference being that construction site workers are typically unionized and get paid for their efforts in an hourly manner... the same, by and large, can not be said of art and artists. OK, so we're not creating a space for you to physically live in, but we do create a shelter for your mind and heart, push you to excel... and we can even heal some types of wounds. So... where's the $$ in these models? We need bread and roofs too. Now, I am no nay-sayer. I strongly promote using all the above methods in order to get your art out to listeners. I also strongly promote one more distro method not yet discussed: vinyl. Maybe because I'm a dj who uses vinyl almost exclusively, or because I'm an engineer who sticks to analog gear as often as possible I'm a bit biased here, but hear me out. Vinyl sounds awesome, looks awesome, feels awesome, isn't easily duplicated, and just flat out has a cool factor going for it. The art and liners in vinyl is par none, as is its sonic quality (i can't overstate this enough). And guess what... its stupid simple to pack a download card or cd or whatever with your 7", 10", or 12"... and further, you can charge real money for a slab of vinyl and people will buy it up even if they don't have a turntable, especially so if its comes with a way for them to easily throw the music onto an ipod. Now, the overhead for printing to vinyl may be huge in comparison to a cd-r, but the returns on a $3, $5, $10, $15 vinyl is infinitely larger than the return on a free (and i should mention ugly and unprofessional looking) cd-r. Even if your band spent the $$ for a really polished cd product with art and liners etc... the cost of doing it on vinyl isn't that much more, especially considering that anyone can burn a cd and hand it off... whereas vinyl you can just share, meaning the friend you turned onto the vinyl will likely have to buy his or her own cut. Also worth mentioning is that there is the concept of a split 7", bringing costs on the artists down even further; and even though it may only be one of your tracks represented on the vinyl, remember that you can package it with whatever digital content you wish. Take a risk is what I'm trying to say here. Use all the above lower cost methods to get your art out there, but also don't fear shelling out for a few hundred slabs of vinyl. It may take longer to unload em, but you will unload em, likely to a profit, and no vinyl record will become a one time listened to and forgotten about computer file or table coaster. All these distribution models are (fairly) modern and progressive, two qualities that are also reflected in the very nature of the sounds produced by the bands cited in this blog as harnessing these distro techniques.
And although I would never argue against using any of these methods to get one’s music into another’s mind and heart (hopefully motivating a new or renewed fan fellowship of sorts), I see a variety of perils in these digital distro models.
First, there is no physical media to glean over. Some may scoff at this concept as outdated, seeing as the music itself is reaching its intended destination, but, personally, I find myself thumbing through the liner notes, lyrics, and artwork of albums as I listen to them, especially while I’m relaxing and listening at home. Often I find that it is the music combined with its visual and informational content that can help mentally and even emotionally raise an album from something I may enjoy into something that actually becomes internalized as some small part of myself. The engagement of the art, layout, lyrics, etc. with the sonics helps reinforce and extend the connections made with an album. Lap Dance Academy has taken great strides forward in this area with their inclusion of outstanding quality .pdf’s, but its still not something i can hold in my hands and flip through.
Second, and I should qualify what’s coming next by stressing that I fully understand and appreciate that what we do as artists comes from a love of creative expression if not a drive or compulsion to express ourselves in new and engaging ways, but still I’ve got to ask “where’s the $$ in these models”? I ask not out of greed or some psychological rock-star complex, but because I know that all of these models take time, energy, organization, and yes, even cashmoney to make happen. Capturing, producing, mixing, editing, mastering for a variety of specialized media, purchasing said media (assuming its not download digital content only), etc… are all necessary processes which take a great deal of time, training, practice, and lots of expensive, specialized instruments and gear. Constructing and album is similar to building a physical structure such as a house, high-rise, or hospital, the chief difference being that construction site workers are typically unionized and get paid for their efforts in an hourly manner… the same, by and large, can not be said of art and artists. OK, so we’re not creating a space for you to physically live in, but we do create a shelter for your mind and heart, push you to excel… and we can even heal some types of wounds. So… where’s the $$ in these models? We need bread and roofs too.
Now, I am no nay-sayer. I strongly promote using all the above methods in order to get your art out to listeners. I also strongly promote one more distro method not yet discussed: vinyl.
Maybe because I’m a dj who uses vinyl almost exclusively, or because I’m an engineer who sticks to analog gear as often as possible I’m a bit biased here, but hear me out. Vinyl sounds awesome, looks awesome, feels awesome, isn’t easily duplicated, and just flat out has a cool factor going for it. The art and liners in vinyl is par none, as is its sonic quality (i can’t overstate this enough). And guess what… its stupid simple to pack a download card or cd or whatever with your 7″, 10″, or 12″… and further, you can charge real money for a slab of vinyl and people will buy it up even if they don’t have a turntable, especially so if its comes with a way for them to easily throw the music onto an ipod. Now, the overhead for printing to vinyl may be huge in comparison to a cd-r, but the returns on a $3, $5, $10, $15 vinyl is infinitely larger than the return on a free (and i should mention ugly and unprofessional looking) cd-r. Even if your band spent the $$ for a really polished cd product with art and liners etc… the cost of doing it on vinyl isn’t that much more, especially considering that anyone can burn a cd and hand it off… whereas vinyl you can just share, meaning the friend you turned onto the vinyl will likely have to buy his or her own cut. Also worth mentioning is that there is the concept of a split 7″, bringing costs on the artists down even further; and even though it may only be one of your tracks represented on the vinyl, remember that you can package it with whatever digital content you wish.
Take a risk is what I’m trying to say here. Use all the above lower cost methods to get your art out there, but also don’t fear shelling out for a few hundred slabs of vinyl. It may take longer to unload em, but you will unload em, likely to a profit, and no vinyl record will become a one time listened to and forgotten about computer file or table coaster.

]]> Comment on No Sharks Sept 4,5,6 by jasmine http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/08/04/no-sharks/#comment-6 jasmine Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:08:14 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=5#comment-6 Safe to Swim was an amazing ending to the summer, also to the great bands who filled the sound waves of danbury this year!! thanks dude! Safe to Swim was an amazing ending to the summer, also to the great bands who filled the sound waves of danbury this year!! thanks dude!

]]> Comment on No Sharks Sept 4,5,6 by Yacobellis http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/08/04/no-sharks/#comment-3 Yacobellis Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:48:38 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=5#comment-3 Thanks, Eugene! Thanks, Eugene!

]]> Comment on No Sharks Sept 4,5,6 by Eugene http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/2009/08/04/no-sharks/#comment-2 Eugene Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:41:38 +0000 http://blog.ctnews.com/Yacobellis/?p=5#comment-2 Nice to see your blog is up and running! Nice to see your blog is up and running!

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