Put this up on my Posterous but it probably deserves a home here too! I am the least likely person to promote Facebook and I took some convincing from the guys in the band to adopt this tool but I have to say it’s been a huge success. We opened a group in the band […]
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This one is the one we’re all been waiting for. My new jazz Trio, Furniture in a self organised, self promoted double header gig with the incredible looping guitarist Matt Stevens You really need to come down to this!
OK, this is Twitter related. And it’s a rant so only read it if you’re in the mood! One of the best things about Twitter is that you don’t have to follow the streams that follow you. You can pick and choose and fine-tune your own selection of hand-chosen streams; and if you use Tweetdeck […]
Tips to Tweet With I get a few people ask me for advice on using Twitter. I have to say I find it the most useful and enjoyable social media for me as it’s endlessly customisable though different interfaces/software/websites/clients and having so little to it that it’s all about the content and the interactions rather […]
Corey at the wonderful NoTreble website is looking for bassists to feature in the sites Player Spotlight pages. I was very happy to be featured this month. You can see the article by clicking here It’s a neat site for bassplayers and well worth stopping by. It has lessons, interviews, news and all the features […]
Thanks to Twitter Mosaic: As of September 11th: Get your twitter mosaic here.
Stop Press (Oct 2010): The Furniture Facebook Page seems to have taken off pretty well so there is more mileage in this than I thought: Go to Furniture Facebook Page ——————————————————————————————————————— Original post June 2009 I’ve not really used Facebook as a way to promote music so far. It doesn’t seem to be well-built for […]
Anyone who follows me on Twitter will have noticed that the bulk of my output has been about the current crisis and government brutality in Iran. Some probably find it overwhelming and maybe considered unfollowing me (and I don’t have a problem with that) and some have written to be to say how much they […]
As of 20th June 2009 (thanks to Twitter Mosiac Get your twitter mosaic here.
Being a Twitter newb myself, I might be better or worse placed to give tips. I have been using Twitter since the beginning of February about 8 weeks ago: so maybe ideally placed to remember the pitfalls and have used it long enough to get something out of it. Please leave comments if you disagree […]
Phil Wain 