FOK DUB

FOK DUB: Folk songs with pinch of soul and a hint of dub. Reggae grooves written relaxing by the water on on a sunny day.

This project got Kickstarted 10.14.10, and the record will be released the week of Thanksgiving, 11.27.11. Special thanks to all those who have supported me through Kickstarter.

Thomas recorded Gray and Lindsay, drums and bass, at Tonehaus, Austin, TX, Sept. 5 2011, my 38th birthday. A month later Oliver and I returned and they recorded the horns. I tracked and produced the rest at Sunset Ln with the fantastic players listed below. Check out their stuff!  Big thanks to Dr. Ivan Mordo, who mixed and mastered the tracks from Florida.

The band: Gray Parsons – Drums, Lindsay Greene – Bass, Chris Vestre – Guitar, Derek Morris – Keys, Thomas van der Brook – Sax, Oliver Steck – Trumpet, Timmy Campbell – Percussion, Karla Manzur van der Brook – Vocals, Sara Hickman – Vocals, Maile Broccoli-Hickey – Vocals

The Real Cost of Direct To Fan

Midem posted a concise summary of the direct to fan model. And I like the SlideShare format for sharability (for what would typically be a pdf or doc), though they could have broken up the text a bit and not made the font so small. Best viewed fullscreen.

The Real Cost of Direct To Fan – midem-exclusive White Paper

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Goldman Sachs Rules The World

When I saw this video the other day I was amazed, as were the BBC news folks, at the candor of this ‘trader’: “Governments don’t rule the world, Goldman Sachs rules the world.” Wow. We know it, but who ever says it on TV?!

Huffpost speculates that Alessio Rastani is none other than Yes Men Founder Andy Bichlbaum. I would love if it is, and there is a likeness, but it doesn’t look like the same person to me.

I love it when I can’t tell if it’s a hoax, as with Banksy’s movie, Exit Through The Gift Shop.

Below is Andy Bichlbaum speaking for DOW Chemical years ago. Same person? Working with The Yes Men?

Turns out, no. The Yes Men commended but denied affiliation.