[atlantaprog] Re: Atlantis

>>If industry types actually go to showcases in Atlanta
>>during the conference, I wonder which ones?
>>I will place my money on rap/hip-hop bands, as that is
>>where this area has gotten the most buzz lately.
>>Bill

Actually, one of the festival founders was Mark Willis (of New Sound 
Atlanta).  He was Stuck Mojo's manager and the guy who put together the 
Saturday Night Six Pack series at the Roxy in the mid 90s - that was a once 
a month show with 6 different local rock bands.  In fact, prog rockers Roots 
of Consciousness were one of the bands that played (that was before I was a 
member of the band).  So Atlantis seemed to grow out of Mark Willis' rock 
connections and his history as a rock promoter.

Not only that, but most of the bands that have been signed at some point 
after playing Atlantis (although not necessarily because of Atlantis) have 
been rock bands - the two most famous were Injected and The Marvelous 3, but 
the article that John listed earlier also mentioned Double Drive, Josh 
Joplin, Brand New Immortals, Tender Idols, and several other rockers.

-Wade

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