prior to social media my only contact with artists was music stores to see if any new releases were out. since social media, following them has been the best. but now, it seems the best way is thru the old school newsletter, which i'm actually fine with given the fodder of social media today. that said, i'm a regular attendee to youtube for long form content, bandcamp for purchasing and occasional new discoveries. Facebook and Instagram usually just for the occasional comment here and there. i will say, whatever the algorithm is making of my online presence, i'm generally pleased with its musical offerings. all the other stuff i could care less.(except the animal videos, those are ok too).
because i'm in canada, its wishful thinking that any of the artists i listen to regularly will ever show up in my town (its not impossible, but its super rare). its usually the same old same old. US tour, plus dates in Toronto, Montreal, or vancouver.in lieu of that, i'd love more live stream things to happen. once, during pandemic, the Boston band Caspian, had an old gig put up for a livestream concert for $15 dolllars, which was fun to watch.
all those poncy radio friendly grammy winning acts come to winnipeg, but i find them blasé.
Thanks again for this, Travis. Really enjoyed reading more about how you enjoy connecting with artists, thanks for sharing.
Your first point is such an interesting one. A lot of us - I think understandably with how it's going - find social media such a weird place, but the point you make about actually being able to be in contact with artists is such an important one. It's easy to take it for granted now, but before it all, I guess it was so much less direct than we have come to appreciate these days.
Even with you being in Winnipeg and me here in Leeds is a good example!
The size and scale of somewhere like Canada is certainly an interesting point. I know I make a big point about trying to get to as many places across the UK as I can, but the significant difference in relative distances would definitely make it much harder to do that over there, and I can totally appreciate how livestreaming can help make things more accessible to folks who live in places which often don't get included on the touring routes.
With the livestream you mentioned - do you feel like that was value for money? I know it can't replace actually being there, but was the audio quality good enough to be enjoyable?
I think many of us have overlooked the potential that livestreaming has, mainly because it's easy to associate it with pandemic days. But it's definitely something I'd like to do more of I can
Yeah, that livestream concert was decent. I watched it on a decent external monitor? Used decent Logitech speakers. No glitches. I believe it was in the area of $10-15 US dollars and it was watchable for at least 24 hours, maybe more. Can’t remember.
Similarly our local new music festival (7 days of consecutive concerts) was abridged during the pandemic and just 3 livestreams. Again, decent audio and video with no glitches for a ticket price around 2/3 the normal festival pass.
prior to social media my only contact with artists was music stores to see if any new releases were out. since social media, following them has been the best. but now, it seems the best way is thru the old school newsletter, which i'm actually fine with given the fodder of social media today. that said, i'm a regular attendee to youtube for long form content, bandcamp for purchasing and occasional new discoveries. Facebook and Instagram usually just for the occasional comment here and there. i will say, whatever the algorithm is making of my online presence, i'm generally pleased with its musical offerings. all the other stuff i could care less.(except the animal videos, those are ok too).
because i'm in canada, its wishful thinking that any of the artists i listen to regularly will ever show up in my town (its not impossible, but its super rare). its usually the same old same old. US tour, plus dates in Toronto, Montreal, or vancouver.in lieu of that, i'd love more live stream things to happen. once, during pandemic, the Boston band Caspian, had an old gig put up for a livestream concert for $15 dolllars, which was fun to watch.
all those poncy radio friendly grammy winning acts come to winnipeg, but i find them blasé.
Thanks again for this, Travis. Really enjoyed reading more about how you enjoy connecting with artists, thanks for sharing.
Your first point is such an interesting one. A lot of us - I think understandably with how it's going - find social media such a weird place, but the point you make about actually being able to be in contact with artists is such an important one. It's easy to take it for granted now, but before it all, I guess it was so much less direct than we have come to appreciate these days.
Even with you being in Winnipeg and me here in Leeds is a good example!
The size and scale of somewhere like Canada is certainly an interesting point. I know I make a big point about trying to get to as many places across the UK as I can, but the significant difference in relative distances would definitely make it much harder to do that over there, and I can totally appreciate how livestreaming can help make things more accessible to folks who live in places which often don't get included on the touring routes.
With the livestream you mentioned - do you feel like that was value for money? I know it can't replace actually being there, but was the audio quality good enough to be enjoyable?
I think many of us have overlooked the potential that livestreaming has, mainly because it's easy to associate it with pandemic days. But it's definitely something I'd like to do more of I can
This is such an interesting answer, Travis, thank you! Coming back to you shortly…
Yeah, that livestream concert was decent. I watched it on a decent external monitor? Used decent Logitech speakers. No glitches. I believe it was in the area of $10-15 US dollars and it was watchable for at least 24 hours, maybe more. Can’t remember.
Similarly our local new music festival (7 days of consecutive concerts) was abridged during the pandemic and just 3 livestreams. Again, decent audio and video with no glitches for a ticket price around 2/3 the normal festival pass.