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i think its wonderful how he offered something different in every album he made, nothing was repetitive. as for me, i've been listening to XO a lot recently., Independence Day is a beautiful song.

promoter a good promoter that puts gigs on in the tunnels is Ross at AGP, the myspace for them is on our top friends: www.myspace.com/themarionettes

Can anyone help me with a good promoter in Edinburgh? Not looking for anything in particular just somebody who puts on indie bands because im struggling to make contact with anybody. cheers

excellent stuff Dave, really enjoyed it, shame there wasn't as many people there, felt there was a lot to learn. really appreciated the networking session at the end as well. cheers

the point is that there was "mystery judges" believe me, they were there

nice one, cheers, just been updated to a full artist account

yeah this is a really a good site, much better than myspace! although im stuggling to get much plays on it, is there a way to promote yourself and gain a network of fans on it?

just put them up on the myspace, hope y'all like them MySpace.com - The Marionettes - UK - Alternative / Indie / Melodramatic Popular Song - www.myspace.com/themarionettes

ok maybe im exagerating, but by "risks" i mean: we've showed up to gigs to find them overbooked, and been sent home, or been told there was equipment there and there actually wasn't, been told to bring equipment which wasn't actually needed which resulted in unnessicery transport arrangements. many things like that, and it didn't really matter too much because we only live about 10 miles out of town, but what if things like that happened in other cities, it would be such a waste of time and money. it's not about the lack of "intellegence" its because of the lack of organisation on these booking companies behalfs. don't get me wrong im well aware that proffesional promoters cock up, and the odd slip up, but in my experience (little i know) have been able to sort it out before the gig without much hassle. i guess i just find it a bit frustrating that aberdeen is active in seeking bands from other areas, whereas other cities seem to be more fixated on on local bands.

well maybe so, i dont want to brand them all the same, promoters that do it for fun have generally been alright in the past in aberdeen, but i've also had my share of dealings with people that have had no idea what they're doing, if i was to go to another city i would want to make sure that there was going to be minimal complications, but so far i don't know of any promoters whatsoever. the ones that have gotten back to us is a case of selling your own tickets, which isn't much use because we haven't developed much of a fan base anywhere else. but do you think its worthwhile taking the risk? do you know of any semi-professional promoters that would be worth getting in contact with?

thanks so far! thats a good point actually, although perhaps i was a little unclear, we would do that but it just comes down to the fact that we're not sure of who is worth sending to, sometimes i find it difficult to distinguish between a professionals and people that do it for fun, simply judging by their myspace.

i've modifed this from an earlier post, i think the title was a bit misleading. anyway, does anybody know of a promoter that dosen't mind booking aberdeen bands for gigs around scotland? preferably Glasgow, Edinburgh or Dundee. as my band are having difficulty getting gigs in other cities by simply sending out random messages through myspace. cheers, derek MySpace.com - The Marionettes - UK - Alternative / Indie / Melodramatic Popular Song - MySpace.com - The Marionettes - UK - Alternative / Indie / Melodramatic Popular Song - www.myspace.com/themarionettes

ahh cool, toy are a good band

does anybody know of a promoter that dosen't mind booking aberdeen bands for gigs around scotland? preferably Glasgow, Edinburgh or Dundee. as my band are having difficulty getting gigs in other cities by simply messaging through myspace. cheers, derek MySpace.com - The Marionettes - UK - Alternative / Indie / Melodramatic Popular Song - www.myspace.com/themarionettes

hey my band the Marionettes - MySpace.com - The Marionettes - UK - Alternative / Punk / Indie - www.myspace.com/themarionettes would be up for playing a set, could you send us a message or something if you'll have us. cheers x

Just a small gig next monday at the Tunnels with Arconia The Marionettes and The Hurt

hi! We are a four piece band from just outside Aberdeen called the Marionettes, we have regular gig experience particularly at kef, the tunnels and cafe drummonds. we would be interested in the support, our latest release: http://www.alternativeimages.org.uk/mnts.mp3 or our myspace: MySpace.com - The Marionettes - UK - Alternative / Punk / Indie - www.myspace.com/themarionettes cheers x