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Why Isn’t Local Music Celebrated More?
Someone recently asked my opinion on an article related to branding and local music. The article discussed a local ad campaign in South Africa called “Shout SA”. It was focused on speaking out against violence and improving the perception of the South African society and culture. Many local South African musicians were advocates of the [...]
In: Business, Local Music · Tagged with: branding, Dallas Moore, local music, Shout SA, South Africa, Zonke
How to Make the World a Better Place
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) West campus is hosting a ton of speakers this week (March 5-8, 2012) for what they call Innovation Week, or iWeek. The idea is to discuss the importance of creativity and innovation skills – things many employers say are lacking in recent college graduates. All the sessions are [...]
In: Business, Events · Tagged with: creativity, DMACC, entrepreneurship, innovation, iWeek, Steve Wozniak, Woz
Join the Team!
We’re looking for band recruitment volunteers and interns. Get involved in making Locusic even bigger and better than it is now! Contact Jake Kerber at jake@locusic.com if you’re interested.
In: Business, Locusic · Tagged with: help wanted, intern, internship, job, recruitment, volunteers
Expanding to the Twin Cities
Last week we started the process to launch Locusic in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul area in Minnesota). Upload is enabled, and the Player will be enabled soon. Like in central Iowa, the Twin Cities live area covers a 50 mile radius around the Twin Cities. Technically, the center of the circle is in the [...]
In: Business, Locusic · Tagged with: common roots, expansion, first avenue, locusic, minneapolis, minnesota, mn, st. paul, twin cities
Crossroads Midwest
Last Thursday and Friday (Nov. 10-11, 2011) I had the opportunity to attend the Crossroads Midwest Entertainment Conference. The sessions were great and the music showcase on Thursday night was excellent. We had fun showing off Locusic and streaming local (central Iowa) music in the side bar at Peoples during the showcase. If you’re involved in the [...]
In: Business, Events · Tagged with: books, conference, Crossroads, Midwest, music business
Launch Party Sponsors – Thanks!
We’d like to give a very special “thank you” to our sponsors for our launch party tonight: The Greater Des Moines Partnership – an organization that focuses on economic and community development in the Des Moines metro area. iapps24 – Mobile app developers for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry based right here in Des Moines. They also [...]
In: Business, Events · Tagged with: Americana, Atelier hairspace, Des Moines Social Club, DSM Daily, Greater Des Moines Partnership, iapps24, launch, launch party, sponsors
My Picks for Battle of the Brands 2
Lessing Flynn is running a March Madness style tournament bracket pitting Iowa brands against each other. Their four “regions” are Legends, Leaders, Randoms, and Tech Startups. Silicon Prairie News helped pick the brands for the Tech Startup section, and Locusic was one of the lucky ones chosen! Two BBQ giants in Des Moines, Jethro’s [...]
In: Business · Tagged with: #lfbotb, brand, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing Flynn, locusic, marketing