Brevard Live April 2007 - 2 - Brevard Live April 2007 Brevard Live April 2007 - - Brevard Live April 2007 Brevard Live April 2007 - - Brevard Live April 2007 Marchletters 4, 1953 - August 20, 2005 in the area. Can we cast a the 29th. I will be surfing an entertainment director; vote or are we disqualified everyday, hangin out with booking bands, comedians, due to our main residence is Sashamon, giving away DJs and more for a couple of in Minnesota? 50 copies of our NEWLY popular local venues. Since John & Nancy Forneris released LIVE @ SBI debut I’ve enjoyed working with album to friends and such, so many supremely talented We will make sure that and going to the release party musicians on our local scene your votes will be counted. of SURF SKOOL episode 4 over the years I thought I’d You’re a true music fan for which I play bass, drums and take a minute and pass along our area. Please, print out guitar on the soundtrack with a few helpful hints that I’ve the ballot at www.bre- THE RESORTS. It’s gonna recently discovered may help vardlivemusicawards.com be an action packed adven- in pitching your act to other BREVARD LIVE and mail it to us. ture for sure. club owners and agents. MUSIC AWARDS When I return The I’ll preface these tips by The Brevard Live Music BREVARD MUSIC AID Lights Out Project will be saying that it is not my inten- Awards will be held July 20th The BMA/Brevard Music releasing the album here tion to insult or condescend at the Henegar Center. Aid is a new fund to benefit locally and gearing up for to anyone with this informa- the local music community. our Summer By Storm Tour tion. In fact, I wouldn’t even I caught Absolute Blue The fund is hosted by EARTH 2007!! be bringing any of this up over the weekend, and, in Awareness. First official Wish me luck in Hawaii at all if I didn’t have to deal discussion with some of the fundraiser will be The Larger and pray that I have a safe with these very issues on a band members, heard that Than Life Reunion Concert voyage!! daily basis. they were not eligible either on April 22nd at Lou’s Blues. God bless to everyone For starters (and I don’t as a band or individually for and MAHALO NUI LOA to mean to sound harsh) it is your competition. Is this ...I must say, this is the all ! Jason Noon not the agent’s job to “buy” true? If so, how can we sup- greatest thing I’ve ever heard your act. It’s your job to port our favorite musicians of. The BMA (aid) is going “sell” it to him. Calling an if you preclude them out of to be huge and I plan to sup- agent every day, leaving hand from the competition? port and donate all I can to GETTING THE GIG messages, begging, pleading Looking forward to your this cause. Over the past few and threatening is no way to reply. E. Carlson I am impressed with you months Brevard Live Maga- get booked anywhere. In fact, all the way on this. Let me zine has received many there is no reason to call an We “retire” the BMA- know the minute you have a phone calls from musicians agent at all. Not too many Entertainer of the Year from website and I will not only that wanted to track down agents that I know of will competing again. That’s link to it but mention the Chris Long in order to get a buy an act from a cold call. because we are convinced cause often. gig at Siggy’s or The Cove. Simply send a promo pack that they are not less popular I have great people and And while we cannot give out to the club or agent directly. the following year. Can you we constantly play, 4 to 5 Chris’ cell-phone number or The presentation should imagine what would hap- times a week lately. We are home-address, we gave him include a short introductory pen to the BMAs if Absolute Brevard and We are Live. the message, and here’s his cover letter, a photo, a brief Blue had won every year? We Again, thanks for all you answer: bio sheet including where wanted to give other bands a have done for music over the you’ve played recently and chance as well. By the way, years. John Quinlivan From my award-win- complete song list with a CD AB has been involved in the ning days performing in the demo. PUT YOUR PHONE BMA ever since. More about Heineken is very excited outrageous hard rocking band NUMBER ON EVERY- the Music Awards on page 11. to be part of this charity Dead Serios to my recent THING! If the club owner program. experiences touring with the or agent is interested THEY Hello, we live in Min- Ken Cypher legendary platinum sell- will contact YOU. I know nesota, but we spend at least Heineken USA ing group Poison I’ve been it sounds crazy but I rarely 4 months in Central Florida involved in various aspects even get a promo photo at all each year. We have heard LIGHT OUT PROJECT of the music business over from bands who approach me many good musical groups Aloha everyone. By the last 25 years. (I even for gigs. I’ve even actually throughout the area and seek the time you read this I will recently appeared on VH1!) received demo CDs from out some of them while we be on my way to The North I’m also currently (for the bands with no case or sleeve are there. You have some Shore of Oahu, Hawaii until moment) functioning as and with the contact info. very talented artists that play Brevard Live April 2007 - 7 letters written in crayon directly on Just go through the proper by how desperate some bands your band or that I won’t the disc! channels and sell yourself. are to get “prime” night gigs find something else for you I constantly have band Also, don’t take things but then they don’t lift a fin- later. It just means that I can’t people calling me up and so darn personally. Some of ger to promote their shows. use you at that particular actually demanding that I my all-time favorite area acts Simply listing your dates on moment. Getting mad and do something for them as (and best friends) won’t work SpaceCoastLive.com alone is calling me names will ac- if I owed them something. in the rooms I book because NOT promoting! Of course complish nothing! Although I wish that I could their music doesn’t fit the it’s easy to point fingers and And I can’t even get offer a gig to everyone who format of those particular play the blame game. Many started right now on other calls, I can only book what clubs. It’s not personal! feel that it’s the responsibil- “fun” gig related topics such the club owner will allow Listen, I have several bands ity of the club to promote as alcohol consumption, drug and my obligation is to the of my own and even I have to shows and while that may be use, nosey wives, drunken man who signs my paycheck. settle for the less appealing true to an extent guess who’s girlfriends, jealous husbands I owe it to him to put talent Sunday and Monday night not getting booked again if and wasted boyfriends that on his stage that (despite my gigs because I don’t play the the registers don’t “sing?” show up at (paying) gigs. personal taste) will make his right music for the prime Although I regularly make Perhaps I’ll tackle these is- registers “sing.” So conse- Friday and Saturday night and post flyers for bands that sues in a future column but quently I work from a very jobs. So believe me, I get NO I book I do appreciate (and for now I just hope that some small pool of reliable bands preferential treatment either. reward) the occasional band will benefit from these tips and solo acts that I know can However, “off” night that actually takes a little and that everyone will take be counted on to deliver top gigs can be more successful initiative. them in the helpful, joyful results consistently. If your than “prime” night shows. Remember, just because and loving spirit in which band is also truly capable of How? Because some bands I don’t call you right away they were intended. Good this I’ll hear about you. I’ll get out there and actually or even if I turn you down luck! track you down and I’ll book bust their asses and promote at first that doesn’t mean Chris Long you. It’s really not that tough. their shows. I’m blown away that I don’t personally love - Brevard Live April 2007 BREVARD LIVE page 16 Meet page 11 page 13 page 15 The INDEX Stars F E A T U R E S • PETER FRAMPTON page 11 Rock Legend to perform at the King Center APRIL 2007 • BOWLING FOR SOUP page 13 Volume 15, Issue 12 The “Get Happy Tour” will stop at Captain Hiram’s PUBLISHER & EDITOR Heike Clarke • JOHN ANDERSON page 15 STAFF Florida’s Country Legend to perform at Indian River Festival Charlene Hemmle (Manager & Graphics) Jay Galbreath (Sales/Marketing) Linda Thorpe (Sales/Marketing) • MELBOURNE ART FESTIVAL page 16 Jeff Nall (Staff-Writer) Lots of Art and Entertainment in Downtown Melbourne Chris Long (Staff-Writer) David Mac Makin (Computer) • SPINGFEST 2007 page 20 Lou Belcher (Arts) Terry Wallace (Photos) Featuring Midway Rides and two Country Concerts CONTRIBUTING WRITERS page 22 Eroica Fedder, Greg Kimple, Franco Dean, • THE REUNION CONCERT page 22 Judy Tatum Lane, Bruce Marion, Hagen Panton, Chuck Van Riper Music of Local Legends Dave Fiester and Billy Van Riper Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live is D I N I N G DINING page 51 strictly prohibited without the written • RESTAURANT REVIEWS page 51 permission of the publisher.