Alien8
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Marketing |
| Occupation | Record Label Owner |
| Location | Birmingham, AL, United States |
| Introduction | Alien8 ENT is an Independent Record Label committed to empowering artists with the knowledge, processes, and strategies necessary for success in the new music industry. Through the numerous advances in internet technology, artists now have the ability to reach potential fans on a global scale. Imagine that. We have the power to reach and interact with millions of people who share our vision, and there isn't a damn thing the major labels can do to stop us. Our goal is to effectively harness this power through careful planning and brilliant execution, ultimately targeting our niche market and building communities of loyal fans worldwide. This blog was created essentially as a running case study, a daily journal if you will, in order to document each step in our action plan while gathering valuable data from each process. Throughout the experiment, we'll be compiling the information we receive into a series of ebooks and passing the knowledge on to other artist and labels. It's up to us, as independents, to take advantage of the chaos in the industry by developing new ideals, new opportunities, and new processes for a NEW INDUSTRY. Power To The People ! Viva La Revolucion ! |
| Interests | Music, Marketing, Internet Promotions, Hip Hop Culture, Web 2.0, Viral Marketing, Video Production, Concert Promotion, Touring, Mobile Technology, Innovative Ideas, Business, Art, Graphic Design, Performance Art, Webcast, Podcast, Outkast, Creative Minds, Brainstorming Sessions, The Music Indusrty Collapse and the Independent Revolution, Digital Distribution, Sponsorships, Social Networking, New Music Strategies, Publicity, Independent Films, Film Scoring, Beats, Rhymes, and Life. |
| Favorite movies | Clerks, Miller's Crossing, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Rushmore, Pulp Fiction, The Boondock Saints, Good Fellas, Raising Arizona, Classic Horror flicksLife Aquatic, Snatch, Bottle Rocket, Waiting, 40 Year Old Virgin, Blazing Saddles, Godfather 2, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Last Waltz, The Royal Tenenbaums, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, Wave Twisters, This is Spinal Tap, Dazed and Confused, The Harder They Come, The Big Lebowski, Very Bad Things, Clockwork Orange, Eraserhead, Apocalypse Now, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Requiem for a Dream, Animal House, Swingers, Fritz the Cat, Up in Smoke,Resevoir Dogs, Donnie Darko, The Usual Suspects, Fight Club... just to name a few. |
| Favorite music | Dro, JGrubbz, JMoonspliff, DJ Sho-Nuff, Mic Coalition, SOufsyde, GSouth, Art Vandelay, Ween, Blind Melon, Outkast, Beck, Primus, Blackalicious, TOOL, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Wilco, Lyrics Born, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, David Bowie, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Return to Forever, Sonic Youth, Dan the Automator, All Mike Patton Projects, DJ Shadow, Jurassic 5, Z-Trip, Latyryx, The Mars Volta, System of a Down, NIN, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, John Scofield, J-Dilla, Madlib, MF Doom, Atmosphere, Thelonius Monk, The Bad Plus, Umphrey's Mcgee, The Beastie Boys, Common, The Roots, The Pharcyde, The White Stripes, Wu Tang Clan, Jimmy Smith, Galactic, The Meters, Johnny Cash, Hank III, The Pixies, Radiohead, Kool Keith, The Chemical Brothers, Goodie Mob, Red & Meth, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Jamiroquai, Parliament Funkadelic, OM Trio, Talking Heads, Del the Funky Homosapien, Buckethead, Tricky, and many,many,many more.... |
| Favorite books | Anything by Napoleon Hill or Dale Carnegie, "Think and Grow Rich","The Power of TQ","The One-Minute Manager","On the Road", "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest", "The Indie Bible", "The Art of Music Marketing and Promotion","Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Handbook For Hell-Navigating the Music Business", Scratch Magazine... |