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Greetings! It's been quite some time since I've given this blog attention, but that's fortunately been due to me working part-full time as a music teacher (part-time pay for full-time commitment) as well as being fortunate enough to be playing with several different groups on a regular basis! It's great to be able to look at my calendar and always see shows coming up in the near future that I'm actually in!
At some point, I'll post some more regular entries into this blog (I'm thinking of a gear review for the next thing), but for now, I'd like to shamelessly plug a contest going on with one of the bands I'm currently with, The World's Heaviest Jam Band. For those of you who haven't been keeping up, it's a project that started in the summer of 2013, died, then was resurrected that's starting to gain some steam in the New Jersey general area. The idea is to take musicians from different musical backgrounds and put them together to see what they come up with. This is what we came up with:
At some point, I'll post some more regular entries into this blog (I'm thinking of a gear review for the next thing), but for now, I'd like to shamelessly plug a contest going on with one of the bands I'm currently with, The World's Heaviest Jam Band. For those of you who haven't been keeping up, it's a project that started in the summer of 2013, died, then was resurrected that's starting to gain some steam in the New Jersey general area. The idea is to take musicians from different musical backgrounds and put them together to see what they come up with. This is what we came up with:
Anyway, if there's one thing being in Swing That Cat has taught me, it's that having a unique image and personality for your band is one solid way to make a mark for yourselves in the local music community and to blow away the competition when you play multi-band shows. Due to this, we decided that a logo for the band might be a nifty thing to have in order to start making our band stand out in other ways than just our music. The other option is for us to just be like every other garage band and have our band name typed up in a slightly uncommon font that blends in on a promotional poster.
I typed in "generic rock music" as a Google search, but I'm sure that the band that came up immediately wouldn't want this kind of publicity, so here's some silhouettes.
So, below are the rules for the contest. Please share this with anyone you know who may be interested. We're really hoping to connect with as many artistic individuals as possible through this, which to us is infinitely more important than the logo itself. In addition to the contact methods listed in the posting, you can also contact me via this website here.
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WORLD'S HEAVIEST LOGO CONTEST!
We here at the World's Heaviest Jam Band are in need of a logo for our band -- something more than just our name in fancy font. We thought it would be awesome to put this out to the fans and see what you guys can come up with. . .IN CONTEST FORM!
What We Need: A logo for the band.
What Should It Look Like?: We're not going to limit your creativity with specifics, but Joe doesn't like flowers. You can draft up rough ideas and show them to us as many times as you like, and one of the guys in the band will give you some feedback to help you out. Check out our videos on YouTube if you haven't to get an idea what our music's like and what our vibe is.
Prizes: The winner of the contest will have their logo selected, used, and credited to them for all band activities and promotions. You'll also get $50 and the first ever World's Heaviest Jam T-Shirt with your logo on it (before even anyone in the band has one). In addition, if we ever make a full-length studio album, you will be on the list to receive one of the first copies signed by the members of the band.
We know $50 isn't nearly enough for your art, but we're quite poor ourselves.
When It's Due: Submissions are due on September 1st, 2014. You can contact us our Facebook page. The winner will be notified within a week or two of the contest deadline.
Even if you're not artistic, please pass this contest along and share it with your friends! We want to meet and work with as many artistic individuals as possible!
Sketch away, friends!
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The World's Heaviest Jam Band is a Jersey-based group consisting of four professional-level musicians from vastly different musical backgrounds. The band dabbles in music drawing from influences such as rock, heavy metal, jazz, and funk.
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WORLD'S HEAVIEST LOGO CONTEST!
We here at the World's Heaviest Jam Band are in need of a logo for our band -- something more than just our name in fancy font. We thought it would be awesome to put this out to the fans and see what you guys can come up with. . .IN CONTEST FORM!
What We Need: A logo for the band.
What Should It Look Like?: We're not going to limit your creativity with specifics, but Joe doesn't like flowers. You can draft up rough ideas and show them to us as many times as you like, and one of the guys in the band will give you some feedback to help you out. Check out our videos on YouTube if you haven't to get an idea what our music's like and what our vibe is.
Prizes: The winner of the contest will have their logo selected, used, and credited to them for all band activities and promotions. You'll also get $50 and the first ever World's Heaviest Jam T-Shirt with your logo on it (before even anyone in the band has one). In addition, if we ever make a full-length studio album, you will be on the list to receive one of the first copies signed by the members of the band.
We know $50 isn't nearly enough for your art, but we're quite poor ourselves.
When It's Due: Submissions are due on September 1st, 2014. You can contact us our Facebook page. The winner will be notified within a week or two of the contest deadline.
Even if you're not artistic, please pass this contest along and share it with your friends! We want to meet and work with as many artistic individuals as possible!
Sketch away, friends!
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The World's Heaviest Jam Band is a Jersey-based group consisting of four professional-level musicians from vastly different musical backgrounds. The band dabbles in music drawing from influences such as rock, heavy metal, jazz, and funk.
Image and Video Credit Links:
Thanks to Little House Booking for the photo of the band!
Thanks to the guys over at The Jam Room Music Complex for doing an excellent job mixing our demos as well as providing a consistently great rehearsal space for our band!
Generic Rock Music: http://www.tutsking.com/wp-content/uploads/live-music.png
Thanks to Little House Booking for the photo of the band!
Thanks to the guys over at The Jam Room Music Complex for doing an excellent job mixing our demos as well as providing a consistently great rehearsal space for our band!
Generic Rock Music: http://www.tutsking.com/wp-content/uploads/live-music.png
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