Recap from the New Music Seminar NYC

Just got back from NYC and the New Music Seminar. It was crazy, exciting, and bubbling with the positive energy of thousands of musicians. Oh yeah, and very very very hot.

I met a ton of Bandzoogle members, and demo'd the system to hundreds more. We also had our first ever Bandzoogle team meetup! Some of us have been working together for years without ever seeing each other face to face. Dave even flew out from the UK. It was a great time.

Aside from all of that, I gave a talk about designing band websites, titled "Attract, Engage, Sell: How to make a band site that rocks". I condensed all my 15 years of experience into 18 minutes. It was my first stab at doing a long talk, and I think it went well!

All in all, it was a great experience. Some pics:


Not your typical conference venue


The booth, day one. Third bowl of candy.


The focus of our message at the seminar: how to make a great band website.


Myself, newest Zoogler David D. and Allison taking care of the booth.


Friendly neighbors Jakprints.com. Need merch printed? Best company around. They do an amazing job on all of Bandzoogle's printed material.


Packed house + broken A/C = Lots of sweat.


My talk: Attract, Engage, Sell -- how to make a band website that rocks.


Great example of a call to action on Adam Taylor's site.


Interesting/outspoken panel; Kelly Cutrone, Steve Van Zandt, Tom Jackson, Just Blaze


Bada Bing!


The first ever Bandzoogle team meetup!

Posted by Chris on July 26, 2010 | 17 comments

Comments

Posted by omm_mtl on July 26, 2010

History in the making.

(and, HOT.)

Posted by 50shekelgmailcom on July 26, 2010

The BZ Familia Smile Sounds like it was a blast! When can we see your 15 minute video presentation online?

Posted by BenjaminGross on July 27, 2010

Well done Chris! Good to see the whole team, like a family, round a table. You have created a monster, a brilliant monster. Keep up the great work!
Ben

Posted by autumnfew on July 27, 2010

looks fab!! well done all!

Posted by roneckberg on July 27, 2010

Congratulations, Chris, to you and the whole Bandzoogle team. We're all glad to be part of what you have built for us!

Posted by roneckberg on July 27, 2010

BTW, any chance we can hear your talk? How about posting it on Bandzoogle for us!

Posted by CraigBancoff on July 27, 2010

Wish I could have made it, looks like it was a success turnout. Good Job!

Posted by nick_wilson on July 27, 2010

Cool!!

Posted by MJS on July 27, 2010

Can you get a list of bandzoogle artist posted by music styles on a master zoogle page to allow producers and record companies the chance to sift thru us to see if we are what they are looking for?
Best Regards,
Tony
www.maryjanesomeday.com

Posted by carriearmitage on July 27, 2010

Only a very cool company would post a recap like this of a business meeting!! Thanks for making us all feel a part of the Bandzoogle family

Posted by briandeyo on July 27, 2010

Ditto on 'love to see your talk online sometime...'

Also.... those BZ t's available anywhere?

peece, dudes.

Bandzoogle admin
Posted by Chris on July 28, 2010

The fine folks at Hypebot just summarized the talk here. Re: shirts, we'll find some creative ways to give them away, stay tuned!

Posted by Nivamusic on July 28, 2010

Cant believe i missed it was totally out of town Promoting My Debut Album ROLLERCOASTER LOVE.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/niva1

Posted by SandyHarless on July 30, 2010

I agree with Carrie! Thanks for including us, and the team looks fabulous! Looking forward to getting a BZ T! Yall are great! I recommend you to everyone I know.

Posted by brandxx on August 09, 2010

Very Happy Wow.....Wish we were there. X and I (Scram) Always the last to kno'. We are Industry mag readers and try to keep up to date with local stuff I guess we're just the Not.......No really. How do you get on the mailing list of industry stuff without searching around......????