Martin Atkins closed The SF MusicTech Summit in style tonight with his presentation, “Welcome To The Music Business – You’re Fucked.’ Atkins, best known for his drum work in punk bands, Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke, ripped through the packed room while emphasizing the need to think objectively in order to receive the best outcomes in the music business...Continue Reading

As the link between music and technology strengthens, digital strategy has become a crucial topic in the new music business model. The SF MusicTech Panelists (below) discussed everything from determining your competition, being the first to act and being willing to accept failure Panelists: Rachel Masters – Red Magnet Media Glenn Miller – Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Ted Cohen – TAG...Continue Reading

Nick Adler, owner of The Roxy Lounge, Adler Integrated Marketing, and producer of The Sunset Strip Music Festival talks in depth about creating a community through various social media platforms. Listen below to see how you now need to go further than just using Facebook and Twitter to promote shows to the masses.Continue Reading

I know this isn’t a normal post for me!!! However… a couple of days ago I was contacted by the PR agency of America’s Got Talent. They asked… “Stefan, do you know any bands that you think would be appropriate for America’s Got Talent?” My first thought was, “HELLS YEAH!” (I hate it when SF...Continue Reading

About 2 weeks ago Pion 2 Zion a local Napa Reggae band rocked Trinity Gold Media Studios for their CD Release show. One of the best Reggae bands I have ever seen and some of the nicest guys too! I had such a good time rocking out to their upbeat fun music! Check them out on FB....Continue Reading

 Noise Pop 2012 Interstitial with Shepard Fairey from Steve Ogden on Vimeo. Noise Pop is quickly approaching… and as per usual, there are tons of shows to choose from. So I’ve made a list of shows I would attend if I went to a show every day! (I’ve excluded sold out shows… cus why...Continue Reading

Over the course of 14 days, I The Mighty and I visited 7.5 states (Half a state because we crossed the border of Nebraska into Iowa just to say we saw it.) played 11 shows and showered approximately 5 times. When you’re on tour you suddenly realize how much you value sleeping in a bed,...Continue Reading

   Over the course of 14 days, I got to see a lot of flat lands, deserts, and highways. Due to snow, and road closures, a lot of the scenery I had already seen on previous days. While seeing 7 states in 14 days was fun. I couldn’t help but think to myself (and...Continue Reading

Having already seen The Hundred Days and The Limousines, I arrived at The Independent earlier than usual to catch the opening band, A B & The Sea. A B & The Sea play catchy surf rock and they look damn good doing it! The San Francisco 5-piece asserts influences such as The Beach Boys and...Continue Reading

While on tour with I The Mighty, we visited a lot of states I never thought I would see. Never really wanted to see… but I learned a valuable lesson: When I told my friends I was going to Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska… I got the same response from a lot of them: (Sarcastic...Continue Reading

I love getting photos of drummers… but sitting in the dark 10 feet behind the lead singer makes getting a good shot really hard!!! A couple of months ago I purchased a GoPro camera to capture my notes at SF MusicTech. My friends made fun of me for using an HD camera (which is normally...Continue Reading

As I wake up on the floor of a random house in Spokane… I started thinking to myself how “rock & roll” this is!!! Last night we played a show at The Kave in Spokane. We had not scheduled a place to sleep after the Spokane show and before our 8-hour drive to the Seattle...Continue Reading