[atlantaprog] Re: Atlantis

actually, atlantis started in '98, which was when marv 3 got sighned.

here's a good and relevant article on the subject...

http://www.atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2001-08-01/vibes_feature.html




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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian King" <lordonly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:35 PM
Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: Atlantis


> Wade, I've been to some of the Atlantis-sponsored shows over the years and
> saw the same thing-- the crowds were no bigger than normal.  But wasn't 1997
> the first year of Atlantis?  I'd imagine it's gotten more competitive over
> the years as they've gotten a national reputation.  In any case, it'd be
> good band resume fodder even if no one was there.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> > >>>Atlantis is a very commercial, record label-oriented event--
> >
> > >>>Supply and demand tells me that if a band or rapper or
> singer/songwriter
> > >>>is not at that proven level yet, their chances in something like this
> are
> > >>>kind of thin, no matter how much talent or potential or originality
> they
> > >>>have.
> >
> > I played at Atlantis in 1997 at the Variety Playhouse opening for the
> > Marvelous Three (who were signed to Electra shortly after).  Although I
> > agree that it's a very commercial event, you don't need to be at a proven
> > level to get in.  The band that I played with was put together because the
> > singer had sent in an demo and was accepted - even though he didn't have a
> > band and had never played a show.  The cassette 4-track demo that he sent
> in
> > was not at all professional quality, he had a terrible image and he had no
> > fan base or history playing his songs live.  Atlantis was already
> receiving
> > hundreds of applications in 1997.  I knew lots of bands who weren't
> accepted
> > even though they were much further along - good size followings,
> > professional demos and lots of experience playing live.  The only thing
> this
> > guy had over them was very, very commercial songs.
> >
> > Another thing about Atlantis that a lot of people don't know is just
> because
> > you play doesn't mean that anyone will be there to see you.  A lot of
> bands
> > play to no one - no record label executives, no huge crowds, no one.  I
> saw
> > several bands that year who were very surprised to find that there wasn't
> a
> > single person from a record label or from the industry at the show.  One
> of
> > the bands who played before us was a full time touring band playing well
> > over 100 shows a year to pretty large crowds (several hundred people every
> > night all up the East Coast).  They even had a song on 99x during the
> > morning drive, but no one from any record label was there to see them.  I
> > thought that maybe the record label guys were just standing in the shadows
> > or something, but the more I talked with people, the more I realized that
> > just wasn't the case.  They make it sound like if you get to play, SOMEONE
> > will see you, but the truth is unless you have a pretty big buzz going
> > around within the industry, no one bothers to check you out.
> >
> > -Wade
> >
> > http://www.cobwebstrange.com
> >
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