Hope you’re all getting ready to head back to late night study sessions, 8 AM classes, and most importantly..concerts on campus! And not only concerts, but comedians too!
There are a ton of artists looking for Fall college dates. Here are a few to bring to discuss with your board and consider:
Nick Swardson(September-December)
Sleigh Bells (September and early October)
3OH!3 (September-October)
Gloriana (October on the East Coast)
Ben Folds (October and November)
The Gaslight Anthem (September 23-October 6)
Minus The Bear (November 5-14 in the Northeast)
The Dream and Fabolous (touring together)
Mute Math (looking for Fall dates)
Pitbull (taking Fall dates)
Phoenix (October on the East Coast)
Sublime With Rome (Mid October-Mid November)
Super Mash Bros (weekend dates in Fall)
Gavin DeGraw (Late September and early October)
T-Pain (all Fall dates)
Ke$ha (October 11-29)
Howie Day (taking Fall dates)
B.o.B. (looking for Fall dates)
Elmwood (taking Fall dates)
Third Eye Blind (possible Fall dates)
Barefoot Truth (taking Fall dates)
Bo Burnham (Fall dates; needs keyboard and guitar)
Matt Nathanson (weekends in October)
Ingrid Michaelson (October 7+8 in the Northeast)
As always- we are here to serve YOU. So if there is someone not on this list that you want us to look into also, give us a shout and we’ll bring you back the information right away!
A little off topic, but still fantastic news. DAB is happy to announce the return of Gary Bastarache to the college division. He’s a veteran in this field, especially with production, so don’t be afraid to contact either one of us with any and all questions.
Look forward to booking shows with all of you this year!
The sun is out in Boston today. It’s in the 40s. It feels like we are going to make it. Break on through to the other side!
If you’re a college student or involved with campus activities you know one of the best parts about the Spring is… The SPRING CONCERT! Some of you might have your big show locked down already. For others, maybe you are still hard at work to find that right act. But for the latter group, you’re in luck because there are a bunch of great acts with weekend dates and routed tour opportunities still available!
Here’s a few
Ben Folds
Badfish (the Ultimate Sublime Tribute band)
Kid Cudi
J.Cole
Wiz Khalifa
The Maine
Cartel
Matt and Kim
Yeasayer
Howie Day
Snoop Dogg
Guster
State Radio
Jack’s Mannequin
Third Eye Blind
Ryan Cabrera (NACA Showcasing Act)
Kalai (NACA Showcasing Act)
Lansdowne (NACA Showcasing Act)
Don’t hesitate to call 617.497.8366 or email info@developingartist.com for the latest details on these acts or others that you may be interested in.
We have 3 artists showcasing at the NACA National Convention in Boston this weekend. We look forward to meeting you all there. We’ll be in booth #730.
*Ryan Cabrera- Performing Sunday, Febuary 14th at 7:45PM
*Kalai- Performing Monday, February 15th at 11:05 AM
*Lansdowne- Performing Tuesday, February 16th at 10:10 PM
J. Cole- Roc Nation Records, toured with Jay-Z this past fall
Melanie Fiona- Grammy Nominated, toured with Alicia Keys
Drake- Campus Consciousness Tour w/ Francis and the Lights
Trey Songz- Going out on Jay-Z Blue Print 3 tour. Avail Mar 28 onward.
Talib Kweli- Gen Avail
The Game- April/May
Jay Sean- Gen Avail
New Boyz- Gen Avail
Ludacris- Gen Avail
Snoop Dogg- April/May
The Roots- Weekends
Akon- Gen Avail
Tanya Morgan- Gen Avail, great for support or headline
Wale- with band
Ryan Leslie- Gen Avail
WrittenHouse- Live Philly Hip-Hop!
Time to start planning for the spring! Check out these great avails. Happy Holidays!
Drake- Campus Consciousness Tour (Apr, May)
Jay Sean
Wale
Akon
Kellie Pickler
Little Big Town
Goo Goo Dolls
Switchfoot/One Republic (Apr/May)
Billy Currington
Gloriana
Spoon
Matt Nathanson
Howie Day
Ryan Cabrera
Girl Talk
Motion City Soundtrack
Jack’s Mannequin
Ben Folds
Third Eye Blind
Passion Pit (routed opportunities)
Ludacris
Keane/Mat Kearney
Maroon 5
Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, and 2 support acts TBA
Lupe Fiasco
OAR
Ben Lee
Minus The Bear
Cartel
Alberta Cross
Colbie Caillet
The Bravery
MGMT
Common
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Are you going to NACA Northeast Conference this weekend Novemeber 12-15th in Hartford??? Well, We Are! Yeah, I said it We Are! (Jay-Z anyone?)
We have an Ed Session on Digital Marketing on Saturday morning. We’ll be focusing on different marketing strategies essential to programming in today’s current climate. We did this Ed Session at the NACA conference in Pennsylvania a few weeks back. It went really well! We had a huge audience. Come get some insight on how to develop a digital marketing plan for programming events on your campus.
We’ll be in all the marketplaces as well. Come find us in booth # 214
Hope you’re enjoying the season. We’ve been overseeing some really great events lately. Sold out shows with The Roots, Akon, Bo Burnham, Zach Galifianakis, just to name a few. We’ve got a some really good stuff coming up as well. Like this weekend we’ve got shows with The Cool Kids, Steven Wright, and Jimmy Fallon.
Also, we have been growing our exclusive roster as well. Three of our artists have been selected for showcases at the NACA National Convention in Boston this February!
Kalai- www.sonicbids.com/kalaisolo
Ryan Cabrera- www.sonicbids.com/ryancabrera
Lansdowne- www.myspace.com/lansdowne
Also, here a some great avails for the rest of the fall, winter, and spring.
JACK’S MANNEQUIN- January through April
STATE RADIO-Generally available
TREY ANASTASIO (from Phish)- Midwest, February 15-20 Northeast, Feb 21-28
DRAKE- April and May
DIRTY PROJECTORS- April and May
PANIC AT THE DISCO- April and May
PARAMORE- Will look at big $$ offers
THE ROOTS- Generally available for weekends
RUBBLEBUCKET- Generally avail with routed opportunities
GIRL TALK- taking dates
We would love to hear from you. Give us a call. 617.497.8366. Oh, by the way, Happy Halloween! I’ll leave you with some classic MJ.
There are millions of ways to market your show! So- we decided to blog some ideas we’ve thought of or have seen done in the past. Feel free to apply these to your campus AND comment below of what you have done/has worked for your campus.
1) Know Your Campus. What is popular on the radio might not necessarily do well on your campus.
2) Use All Resources: Let’s face it, it’s 2009. Even the President has a Twitter account. Social networking is huge now more than ever. Use it. Create Facebook fan pages, groups, and events. Use Twitter to let everyone know what’s going on and engage your “followers” by having contests. (i.e. if you are a follower of us you will be entered in a drawing to win 2 free tickets to the next show..etc etc)
3) Don’t Underestimate Word Of Mouth: Promo Booths work really well. In some cases, even better than flyers.
4) Remember Who Your Audience Is: Ticket prices for students are usually cheaper than the public price. You are essentially programming for the campus/students.
5) Nothing Is Wrong With A Smaller Show: Everything you do is going to bring attention to your organization, so even putting together a local battle of the bands or battle of the comedians will let people know who you are for when you program other shows.
6) Don’t Be Afraid To Step Out Of The Comfort Zone: Creative advertising does work. Don’t be afraid to step away from the traditional posters/flyers. People will take notice. (i.e. A school had a student wear a sandwich board cut out of the state of Virginia when advertising ticket sales for Virginia Coalition)
7) Work With Others: Utilize other student organizations. Co-sponsorships can work really well, or even something as small as helping each other advertise events. (i.e. posting on your Facebook fan page an update for another student organization. “Help support ——“)
Last Friday, Developing Artist had Mike Birbiglia at Providence College. James and I worked the event and it was amazing! Birbiglia put on such a great show and had the crowd laughing within seconds of taking the stage. If you want to book him at your college, contact us! - Sara
