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REGGAE FESTIVAL E-GUIDE
Upcoming Reggae Festivals
Monday, May 3, 2004 . Vol 1 No 1
(c) 2004 Copyright RBA Publishing LLC
IN THIS ISSUE
* Reggae Festivals This Week
* Reggae Festival Guide News & Offerings
* Ask A Question: How can I get my band booked at festivals?
* Recipe From The Caribbean Cove
* Fun & Games: What's the Patois word for hang out?
(for answer, see below under Fun & Games)
* Marketing Your Reggae Biz Tid Bit
* About Reggae Festival E-Guide and Contact Us
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REGGAE FESTIVALS THIS WEEK
The festival listings are believed to be correct; please
contact the promoter directly for more information.
Friday-Sunday, May 7-9, 2004
Joshua Tree Music Festival
Joshua Tree, California, USA
Hotline: 877-327-6265
www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com
Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9, 2004
5th Annual Fort Worth Legends of Rasta Reggae Festival
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Hotline: 281-893-0044
www.legendsofrastareggaefestival.com
Are you a reggae festival promoter? Post festival at
www.reggaefestivalguide.com/post_festival.html
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REGGAE FESTIVAL GUIDE NEWS & OFFERINGS
News:
Deadline for Camera Ready Ads is May 15
Call: 1-775-337-8344
E-mail: :salesreggaefestivalguide.com
Offerings:
Need Reggae Web site Low Cost & Quickly?
Promoters Get a Web Page for Your Festival for $185:
www.reggaefestivalguide.com/advertising/web_promo_page.html
Reggae Industry Businesses Get a Web Page for $199:
www.reggaefestivalguide.com/advertising/custom_website.html
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ASK A QUESTION
How can I get my band booked at reggae festivals?
By Kaati
To get your band booked at reggae festivals, here are a few
steps that can really help.
First, scroll through the www.reggaefestivalguide.com
Web site and contact each festival directly about how you
are interested in playing at their festival. Start contacting
promoters at least 6 months prior to the festival. By the
time you see the current festival posted on our site, they
may have most, if not all their acts booked. So the thing to
do is start now for next year's festivals.
Each promoter has a different way that they book their
festival, but in general, you would call them first to get
their mailing address and let them know your press packet is
on the way, which includes a CD, bio, photo and a
personalized cover letter stating why they should hire you.
If you are playing anytime near where the promoter lives,
you could invite him/her to see you.
Give a courtesy call about a week after they would have
received your packet and see if they received it, and had a
chance to listen to your music.
Ask them specifically: How can I get my band in your festival?
Promoters want to know that the bands they book have a
following (to help sell tickets). So get some air play on
the local radio stations in the area of the promoter, or
where the festival is (more about radio later in upcoming
E-Guide).
Keep your name out there so that when you contact a promoter,
they have heard of you. Run an ad in the Reggae Festival
Guide magazine. All the promoters receive one each year.
Think of clever ways to keep your name out in front of the
reggae public (more on this later in upcoming E-Guide).
If you are a new band, performing for free, or for a small
amount of money in exchange for the publicity and exposure
is invaluable. Make sure you let the promoter know right off
the bat if you are willing to do this.
Be sure to provide a good quality photo, and a bio so that
it can be used in the festival press releases. You have to
take advantage of the free publicity and really work it.
Also, if you get the gig, have a banner with your band's
name hanging on the stage so that folks know who you are.
I hope this helps! I've been promoting shows for quite a
few years now, so I've learned a few tricks of the trade!
--Kaati is the Publisher of the Reggae Festival Guide
magazine, the weekly Reggae Festival E-Guide and has been a
promoter of concerts and festivals for over 20 years.
Kaati is a member of Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide (#111).
Ask her a question by visiting:
www.reggaefestivalguide.com/contact_us.html.
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RECIPE FROM THE CARIBBEAN COVE
Dad's Stewed Chicken (c) 2004
www.thecaribbeancove.com
Ingredients:
one whole chicken
white vinegar
vegetable oil
garlic
pepper
garlic salt
sprig of thyme
whole diced onion
potato (optional)
1 tblspoon tomato paste
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup chicken stock (optional)
Directions:
Cut chicken into pieces, trim fat and remove skin. Rinse
chicken pieces in a large pot first with vinegar and then
water. Sprinkle chicken liberally with garlic salt, pepper
and set aside.
In a large cast iron pot, heat 5-6 tablespoons vegetable oil
on high heat. Add 3 tablespoons refined white and brown sugar
in the oil, gently stirring or tilting the pot to swirl the
oil and sugar mixture to evenly brown the sugar.
As sugar starts to brown, add 2 to 3 cloves pressed
(or diced) fresh garlic and gently stir. When you see the
sugar evenly turning a caramel color, reduce heat by about
half and add diced onion and chicken pieces. Stir the
chicken in the pot to brown it evenly in the oil and give
it the color of the browned sugar.
As the chicken releases its juices, add thyme, soy sauce and
tomato paste and stir in. Add optional chicken stock and
one medium sized potato, cubed. Reduce heat to a simmer for
about 45 minutes or until potato is tender. Serve over rice
and peas.
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FUN & GAMES
What's the Patois word for hang out, or to relax?
"Jooks"
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MARKETING YOUR REGGAE BIZ TID BIT
By Kristine Cummins
Web site Production Reminders...
#1 State Web site's Objective Clearly: For example,
when you go to the ReggaeFestivalGuide.com home page you will
see: "Online version of the popular, Reggae Festival
Guide magazine. Find reggae festivals around the world!"
Stating your objective assists search engines
"spider" your Web site, and Web surfers alike.
#2 Easy to Find Contact Information: You would be
surprised how many sites don't have contact information including
phone and/or a hyper link to their e-mail. If you are
worried about spam, then include a "request for information
form" and at least a phone number.
#3 State Where Your Business is Located: If you offer
a service where you have to meet in person such as a Record
Label, you will probably increase your business by clearly
stating where you are located.
--Kristine is the Web master of www.reggaefestivalguide.com.
She specializes in fast, affordable, custom, and
well-coded, accessible Web sites for small businesses. Get
a quote by e-mailing her at designkristinecummins.com.
Visit her Web site portfolio at www.kristinecummins.com.
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ABOUT & CONTACT US
The Reggae Festival E-Guide is a weekly e-zine through the
summer festival season, and monthly during winter. It is
published by RBA Publishing LLC which publishes 2 popular
print magazines annually: Reggae Festival Guide and Blues
Festival Guide. The publisher and editor, Kaati is a member of the
Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide (#111).
Kaati, Editor
RBA Publishing LLC
P.O. Box 50635
Reno, NV 89513
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1-775-337-8344
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