PROMOTION
Touring
- One of the best DIY touring resources is Indie On the Move
Festivals
- First draft festival list as of 11/28/12.
- Santa Cruz Festival Workshop Notes - Download Notes
- Also check out - Music Festival Junkies website for more resources.
- Performer Magazine article - Tips for Booking Your Band at 2012 Festivals
Promoting a show in Santa Cruz:
- Santa Cruz Sentinel - main daily newspaper. List your event on their online calendar, then email show info to entertainment editor Wallace Baine - wbaine@santacruzsentinel.com. If you want to follow-up via phone reach him at 831-429-2427
- Monterey Herald- Monterey daily newspaper. Beth covers SC shows once a week. Email her at peerless@mbay.net.
- Good Times - one of two main weekly papers. First go to the Good Times website and add the event to their calendar online, then email info and photo to music writer Jenna Brogan - Jenna@gtweekly.com. Follow-up via phone (1 time only!) at 831-458-1100 x. 223
- Santa Cruz Weekly - one of two main weekly papers. Email info and photo to calendar - calendar@santacruzweekly.com or music@santacruzweekly.com. Can also pick a local writer you like and email info direct to them.
- UCSC/City on the Hill - email show info to cityonahillpress@gmail.com
Website:
- Sleepless Media - musician run, they have done websites for everyone from The Devil Makes Three to Humboldt Squid.
- Umbrellaweb: Alan has done websites for Dancing Cat Productions, Henry Bulter and Wooster.
Marketing/PR:
- Dan Young Publicity
- Artist, CD or gig promotion available on a case-by-case basis. Contact: jenn@santacruzrehearsalstudios.com
Professional Bios:
- Damon Orion: damonorion@yahoo.com
- Nick Veronin: nveronin@gmail.com
Show Poster Artwork:
- Notes From Below-Posters by Stacie Willoughby - Arresting, chimerical hand-drawn rock posters and illustration
- Yasamine June - original and silk-screens limited edition prints by hand
- Rhinoceridigital - print, web, apps, design
- Art for all sorts - to do all sorts of art to meet the needs of all sorts of people
Printers:
- Community Printers
- UCSC Print Service - not just for UCSC students
- Mission Printers
- Print Shop Santa Cruz
- Sentinel Printers
Flyer Distribution:
Merch:
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Bro Prints - Specializing in vinyl stickers, t
-shits, punk pins, buttons and posters for your band, record label, company. - Catto's Graphics - Quality screenprinted apparel, stickers and signage at extremely competitive rates.
Allen David Photoplay - With great lenses, mics, and a wonderful Canon 5D Mark II camera, Allen can shoot wonderful quality video with great sound, and edit it all together for a full range of clients.
Photo/Video: