Buzz – A survival guide for emerging indie musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Building and maintaining an audience is as important to a successful music career as it is to a venue, restaurant, theater, and even a retail store.

Buzz helps the community flourish by actively curating a collection of advice from existing bands, spotlighting venues that cater to indie music, and building a network of resources designed with the indie musician in mind. Buzz provides unique guidance and best practices across every style of music, based on years of research. The backbone of Buzz’s message of Persona, Planning, Promoting, Plugging-in, and Playing, relates to any person or group attempting to build an audience.

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Illustrated Notes by: Stefan – SF Intercom Have you created a digital strategy? Do you even know what it means to create a digital strategy? If no… let me start by saying, “everybody needs one!” Check out these notes, then create your digital strategy. Speakers Rachel Masters, Glenn Miller, Ted Cohen, Ethan Kaplan, J Sider, Ken Waagner Part 1 Part 2   [...]

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Illustrated Notes by: Stefan – SF Intercom

All are welcome to stand up and present an up to 1-minute pitch about their company or project to connect with others who may want to work with you.

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Illustrated Notes & Video by: Stefan – SF Intercom

The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce.

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What I’ve learned while on tour.

1. It is impossible to avoid Fast-food, be smart.

2. You’re going to eat a lot of Fast-food, practice variety. (I like Ian’s advice… STAY AWAY FROM FAST-FOOD… Try and eat Subway or something) (Isn’t that fast food?)

3. Find popular hangout before your show… invite those people to come!!!
(It will increase the cool kid count)

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Video and Interview by: Stefan – SF Intercom

When you’re on tour you suddenly realize how much you value sleeping in a bed, eating food at home… and having the ability to take a shower every day if you so choose. I quickly discovered the pleasures of a baby wipe shower, a gas station sink for brushing my teeth and variety within a fast food menu.

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