We're not here anymore...
...but... we are here, here, here.... and here.
Bye bye posterous - you've been good to us.
xx
rising digital's posterous |
bits of social media and music industry banter.... |
...but... we are here, here, here.... and here.
Bye bye posterous - you've been good to us.
xx
Here's a little mid-week treat...another free download from the guys at Avalanche! This time Pete Zorba, who boasts bookings at Space and Zoo Project before becoming one of Sankeys' main residents has given us a taste of what to expect from Avalanche The Opening Party that will hit Punk in London on the 19th February.
For more info head to the Avalanche Ibiza Facebook page or to grab your tickets head HERE! Enjoy!Ailsa x
Hi, my name is Leah and I am here to introduce myself as one of the new interns at Rising Digital. I come from a small town in Kent called Tunbridge Wells and before coming to Leeds to study a degree in Public Relations and Marketing the furthest I had ventured up North was London. Tunbridge Wells doesn't have much, if any, music scene and I regularly travelled to London to experience the wonderful world of Drum and Bass raves in clubs such as Fabric and Matter. I only discovered Drum and Bass a few years ago and after years of my 80s loving stepfather drilling the likes of Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen into my musical vocabulary, the change was refreshing.
As I sat updating my Spotify playlist with a variety of new songs; Katy B, Chase and Status and Damien Rice to name a few, I saw the opportunity to work at Rising Digital. The minute I saw music, PR and social media I knew I had to go for it. Social media is a strong passion of mine; and one I have tried to develop through my time at University. I went for it and here I am, your new intern at Rising Digital. I am so excited to start; learn new things and work with the team - they all seem great! Leah x
Ant Brooks is giving away not one, but two free tracks. That’s right, the first one ‘Deeper‘ can be downloaded for free below and the second track, ’The Trip’, will be released at the end of the month so keep your eyes peeled. Ant, described as Mark Knight’s “Man Of The Moment” has cooked up a fresh slice of infectious deep underground house seasoned with emphatically bouncy baselines for this EP that are guaranteed to make you move! Let’s get summer started early!
Ant Brooks - Deeper [FREE DOWNLOAD] by antbrooksmusic
Avalanche Promo Mix mixed by Rustem Rustem by AvalancheIbiza
The creator of djtechtools.com Ean Golden interview's the legend that is Richie Hawtin at the world renowned music products show 'Namm'. One of my personal heros shares his thoughts the future of digital djing...enjoy!
Ailsa x
After four days of meetings this week, one thing is abundantly clear. The music market is COMPLETELY over-saturated. Everyone knows how easy it is for wannabe producers to get logic or ableton set up and start cracking on. But then it's what happens after that amazes me. Do you think any respected artist would approach a record label with a tune or EP and say... "Hey Sony, what d'you think of this? Fancy it?." That is in essence what artists, smaller labels and people like us hear hundreds of times a day. The music is no-where near ready to be played out, let alone signed... even to a smaller indie label.
What stands out to me is that whilst there is SO much music available now, the guys who make the good stuff, the beats that really make the hairs on your back stand up, like a Seb Ingrosso 'Kidsos' or something... look at them... you'll be lucky to get more than 4 releases a year. But still, amongst many of his peers, there will be those who feel they need to be putting out at least one track a month out, just to maintain progression and flow. It's a shame really. I personally am hoping for a bit of a u-turn with all this. Go back to the days when I was always out, a 'floor-filler' would last at least 4 months...
Miike Snow - Silvia (Sebastian Ingrosso & Dirty South Remix) by SebastianIngrosso
Also, all you music bloggers out there, in my opinion, if you're looking to maintain a solid perception and loyal fan-base, you've got a duty to report on what is quality rather than simply aggregate all info that comes your way. Otherwise people might as well download NewsFire or whatever. Blogging is supposed to be about sharing your feelings and thoughts on a topic, not simply posting links to every single thing that comes your way. Get some good content going and you'll be amazed at how much more your readers will respect and comment, not simply just RT RT RT RT... I think the swedish blogger community have got it totally locked down, although I can only speak Norwegian so some of the slang is lost on me. But still - good work.The other people I have some love for are those tagged by the Hype Machine... all seems nice and legit too. I guess the success is based on the fact they implement standards.
Rising Digital Ltd is a social media and word of mouth marketing consultancy. Our mission is to help and support artists, both emerging and discovered to capitalise on the use of new technologies.
