Mohawk Bomb Records CEO to Judge 7th Annual Rock Solid Pressure Showcase in St. Petersburg, September 19
Mohawk Bomb Records CEO and A&R man, Ivan Pena, will be among the judges at the 7th annual Rock Solid Pressure Showcase at the State Theater in St. Petersburg, FL on September 19. This will be the second year Ivan is part of this event, considered by many as one of the best-unsigned band showcases in America.
For the full press release on the event, band lineups and tickets, click here.
New Rise of Saturn Bootleg “Live @ Crowbar”
New Rise of Saturn bootleg tracks for sale! “Live @ Crowbar” from June 13, 2009 show during the Homemade Music Symposium. Enjoy!
New Music from The Dearly Depraved “This Works 4 Sure”
Enjoy and share the new song “This Works 4 Sure” from Florida’s The Dearly Depraved. The track will be featured in the upcoming No Lip Vol. 3 compilation due out this Fall.
Rise of Saturn on Something Planet Episode #68
Mohawk Bomb Records artists Rise of Saturn were the featured guests on this week on the Something Planet podcast. Listen in as Brad, Paul and Disqo talk about MMA, how Rise of Saturn formed and talk trash about their bass player. If you ever wanted to know what Rise of Saturn is about, listen in.
Click here to listen to the podcast ››
Mohawk Bomb Needs Your Vote! Help our CEO get to SXSW in Austin
Hello! MBR needs your help… We need votes in order to get Mohawk Bomb’s CEO Ivan Peña a speaking slot at Austin’s South by Southwest in March 2010. This is the biggest music conference in the US and a speaking slot here can really help put MBR on the map as an innovator. If you agree, please follow the link below to cast your vote. You can read his presentation suggestion below.
Predicting the Future of Music, Marketing and Technology
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/2489
Sept 25: Rise of Saturn, Rude Squad, New Violation and Doll Parts @ Gasoline Alley
Buy tickets for $5 in advance online!
How to Write a “Professional Enough” Band Bio
Having an objective and effective band biography can be a challenge for many bands. Often, the bands write these bio themselves (they are usually better at their instruments than at basic grammar) and are full of overly flowery explanations of the origin and mission of their sound and myriad influences. Sometimes, these monoliths are multiple pages long, including detailed biographical information about each band member.
Your bio doesn’t need to be so detailed. Save that for books about your legacy and magazine feature articles. Keep your bio short and punchy. Like a brand statement or company overview. While I’m not claiming to have the answer to the perfect and entrancing band bio formula, I can however impart some tid bits of advice that will make your bio much more powerful and relevant.