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[jae]

Hey people,

Drop-d.ie is currently in the process of creating a global Independent Music Media Service (well in Ireland we have teams in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, with Texas and Cardiff coming soon). We are currently setting set up teams so if anybody wants to promote/review/interview acts their local music scene then contact us now. We also run our own Drop-d party nights where we give bands the opportunity to show off their talents. If a band gets a good reaction then we allow the band to play a Drop-d party in another city so it’s all-good. We want to start our Scottish teams soon!!!

Jason Golden

Chief Editor
www.drop-d.ie

“Giving Musicians a Voice”

DROP-D.IE ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR AND RECRUITING STAFF. THE POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE:


JOURNALIST

EVENT CO-ORDINATORS

CARTOONIST

THESE POSITIONS WILL BE SOUGHT WORLDWIDE.

These positions will be part time positions where you create your own openings and benefits from the time and commitment given on your part. Drop-d.ie are looking for self-motivated people who want to promote themselves as well as the company.
Drop-d.ie seeks people who are creative and imaginative and can work well on their own or in a team. Some of this work may well be ideal for students who wish to develop case studies or portfolios or who are just looking for experience.

For more information e-mail info@drop-d.ie, jason@drop-d.ie, mark@drop-d.ie, or leave an e-mail through the myspace website.

Drop-d.ie are still devoted to music and music lovers and we will strive to make good music known to as many as possible.

[Cloud]

Not to be funny, but if you're aiming world-wide, why are you using a .ie address?

[jae]

coz this is where we began...Ireland. its an idea that has worked really well here so we are going to try and spread to other countries.

[Chris]

I quite like the .ie. But only because it sounds like Ayeeeeee

As this is a job advert in essence I'm going to move it into the trading post forum.

[jae]

no bother. hope some of you are interested. put your musical knowledge to good use

[RockAustin]

Sounds like a good idea, I take it that it is working well if you are wanting to expand! So can you explain more about how the drop-d franchise would be set up in Aberdeen, how does it fit with other promoters in the City, how often would you have gigs put on etc. Might it be worth being associated with an established promoter(s) so that both you and they can benefit from each other's networks?

[jae]

well we tried teaming up with other promoters when we set up in belfast but the benefits were limited so i'm not too sure if we would want to take that route...you never know though. it depends on how other promotion co's would want to be involved.

The way we forsee a scottish branch of drop-d kinda goes like this...

Firstly, we would start promoting local scottish acts through interviews/gig reviews/etc...published here at drop-d.ie. we aim to start teams (4/6 people) in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinborough. Once the teams are in place and contributing articles then we set up a drop-d scotland website...(i'm not good on the technical side of things but we have people to take care of that side of things). This offers grass roots support to local acts which in turn leads to Drop-d gigs. These are how we showcase the acts we want to help. Surprisingly gigs are pretty easy to run. Some venues will pretty much charge nothing if you can promise a nice crowd(just have to pay the sound engineer).... We get sponsorship here in ireland from four star pizza and they supply free pizza for our gigs. We also get free gig tickets and cds to give away as prizes. And so on.... You get what i'm sayin. They go down really well. Bands always want to play because we are seen as independant music lovers and not an industry driven hype machine. Then there is the added bonus of giving bands the opportunity to play a drop-d gig in another city...

My point is, anyway, it works and this is why we want to expand.

So if anyone is interested feel free to email me at jason@drop-d.ie or come visit the site and see what you think www.drop-d.ie

[GraemeC]

And how is the enterprise funded?
You seem to stress how you give bands a gig in another city....and some other comments you make would lead me to believe that the bands dont get paid...is that the case?
Do you pay the Journalists/cartoonists etc etc...?

G...

[daveofficer]

Originally Posted by GraemeC

And how is the enterprise funded?
You seem to stress how you give bands a gig in another city....and some other comments you make would lead me to believe that the bands dont get paid...is that the case?
Do you pay the Journalists/cartoonists etc etc...?

G...

the phrasing is very similar to emergenza hype isn't it? i'm waiting for bombshell that bands pay a 'registration fee' before their first gig or something like that.

it sounds like a good idea, so long as it's not an emergenza type pay to play scam designed to rob ambitious bands of their hard earned cash.

[RockAustin]

It does sound good.

Jae, will you or a drop-d rep be coming over to do a little networking in your new target cities?

It might be an idea as we all know that every city has a slightly different way of working the band scene. I think you would be pleasantly surprised with Aberdeen, there are a lot of people working independently and there are plenty of venues that are very supportive to musicians.

I like the idea of sponsorship for events and prizes as it may tempt more people to watch and listen to live music instead of cramming into a shite nightclub. Playing in other Cities in a kind of circuit is a cool idea as well.