Tom Jackson at Camp Electric in July
June 7, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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If you are a young Christian musician between the ages of 13 and 18, check out this awesome summer camp! Camp Electric is nearly sold out, but they still have room for you during the week of July 18-22.
Tom Jackson and his associate Live Music Producers are excited to be a part of this summer event once again. Read more…
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Tom Jackson in Nashville, TN on 10/01/10
June 2, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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New Music Seminar Announces Speakers for July Event
April 29, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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With less than two days left to register and save, the first round of speakers for the New Music Seminar in New York this July 19-21 have been announced and it is a virtual who’s who of the next music business!
The New York Conference has been expanded to three nights and two days, and I’ll be participating in this great event again as part of the Creative Movement on the morning of July 21.
Other speakers include these superstars of the New Music business: Read more…
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The Band Tournament
April 29, 2010 by Amy Wolter
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(l.-r.) Julie Klinger (LifeLight), Nancy Aleksuk (Club 3), Noah Henson (Pillar), Rich Leone (Fuzzy Slippers Studio), Amy, Jim Worthen (Tooth & Nail Records), Dan Wynia (KTIS/Northwestern), Shane Boyd (Pure Tracking Radio Promotion, Heath Hollensbe (Reach Records). (front l.-r.) Guy Mahmarian (Vision Van Gogh), Tony Shore (Music Journalist), Rick Narvaez (Club 3 Manager)
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to go to Minneapolis to speak and to judge a band tournament at the state-of-the-art Club 3 Degrees.
So what do you get when you mix together promoters, label heads, radio guys, and lots of ex-rockers that have seen hundreds of bands over the years? Read more…
Amy Wolter to Teach at Club 3 Degrees Workshop
April 14, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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On Thursday, April 15, beginning at 7pm, Club 3 Degrees, Vision Van Gogh, and Tom Jackson Productions will be hosting an artist improvement workshop: “Change That You Can Put in the Bank!”
The workshop will be held at Club 3 Degrees in Minneapolis, and is free for this year’s Club 3 tournament entrants. Cost for anyone else who wishes to attend is just $10/person or $20/band.
First, Guy Mahmarian, president of Vision Van Gogh, will speak on the importance of having the right merch and a properly crafted merch table. Did you know merchandise that is matched to your fan base can double or even triple the amount of income you can generate from every gig?
This session will be followed by a Live Music Makeover by Amy Wolter, Live Music Producer for Tom Jackson Productions. Watch Amy transform a full band and a soloist right before your eyes. Within a few hours, she will take a good song and make it an amazing song. Learn the principles that national artists have known for years.
Out of all the things you can do to take your gig to the next level, enhancing your stage show is top priority. This workshop will show you the “how-to’s” of doing just that!
For additional information about this workshop, please call 763-323-8834 or email: guy(at)visionvangogh.com.
The Objective: Free Christian Artist Event during GMA
April 5, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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The Objective (an event to encourage, equip, and compel artists to “Seek First The Kingdom of God” with their gifts, skills, and abilities) will be held in Nashville, April 18th – 20th, at The Foundry and at Rocketown. Read more…
Music Business Radio Interview
February 25, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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I recently did a radio interview with a friend of mine who’s a music marketing expert. David Hooper has a radio show called Music Business Radio. It is a syndicated, weekly, one-hour specialty program spotlighting the inside workings of the music business. Read more…
Backstage at Bootcamp
February 16, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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Last weekend’s Onstage Success Bootcamp was a success! This 2-day sold out event was held at S.I.R. in Nashville, one of the area’s premiere rehearsal/showcase venues.
Artists came from all over the U.S., Canada, and even South Africa. Attendees included Tré Armstrong (judge from Canada’s So You Think You Can Dance), Maddy Rodriguez (15-year-old disBAND showcase finalist), 12-year-old Jaclyn Kenyon (Honey Jam 2010 which launched the career of Nelly Furtado and others), the Army’s 101st Airborne Band from Ft Campbell, KY (soon to be deployed to Afghanistan), and many more.
Here’s what they had to say: Read more…
There Really is a New Music Industry!
February 9, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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Tom Jackson with Derek Sivers (CD Baby Founder) at the New Music Seminar in Los Angeles
I just spent time in Los Angeles at the New Music Seminar. It started the night after the Grammys with the “After Grammy Jammy” party at The Roxy; then a sold-out, intensive 1-day conference at the Henry Fonda Theater. Having lived in LA, it was a trip down memory lane for me!
Some background: the New Music Seminar was a huge, highly successful music event in the 80’s and 90’s. Tom Silverman, co-founder and director of the original legendary event, has resurrected it, because (if you didn’t know) there IS a new music industry!
But there was a real irony in the day. I’m not sure if the artists always heard what we were saying. Read more…
Tom Jackson at Post-Grammy New Music Seminar
January 28, 2010 by Tom Jackson
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On February 2, immediately following the 2010 Grammy Awards, Tom Jackson and other major industry players will be teaching at the New Music Seminar (NMS) in Los Angeles at The Henry Fonda Theater.
Leaders from across the front edges of music, technology and beyond will speak and share ideas during this one day music, networking and educational extravaganza. NMS is the must attend 1-day for the industry (artists, managers, labels, and more) who are seeking to learn and understand how to help artists “rise above the noise floor” in a shifting musical landscape.
Following a keynote speech by Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek, four vital seminars will teach artists Read more…
