[atlantaprog] Re: Greetings from your proggy neighbors to the South

Hello,  Steve,  and welcome!  Thanks for your ideas and insights,  and 
we hope to meet you at some point!

Matthew Trautwein
Karma Lingo



Steve Katsikas wrote:

>Heya Atlantans,
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>I have been lurking on your list for a few months now.  I play with Little
>Atlas, a progressive rock band in Miami.  I joined the list to get some
>insight into how other similar bands from a similar-sized city were
>approaching self-promotion.
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>First, I want to commend you all for having the insight and drive to put
>together ARIA and its various tentacles (including this list and the
>website).  Your passion for music and desire to bring it to the public is
>admirable!
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>Many of the problems you all are tackling are NOT unique to Atlanta.
>Finding good venues to play is a constant issue here in Miami.  Fortunately,
>we have 2 venues that welcome us every few months.
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>Also, I am intrugued at how many progressive rock bands hail from the
>Atlanta area.  For us, we IS IT.  I know of no other band that uses the
>phrase "progressive rock" to describe their music in ALL of SOUTH FLORIDA.
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>Indeed, it gets lonely.  Club owners don't seem to categorize us, however,
>and usually stick us in with melodic rock bands, where we seem to do ok.
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>Which brings me to a point regarding the valiant attempts you all are making
>towards putting together a Progressive Rock Night.  Maybe the solution to
>your problem of attracting an audience and gaining support is not to
>segregate yourselves into a unique genre, but, rather, to position
>yourselves with your "progless" brethren.   Ask most people if they like
>progressive rock, and they will say "what's that?".  Play them your CD, and
>they will be like "AH, I LIKE this!".  Before a Progressive Rock night can
>happen, maybe getting a wider exposure to a general original music audience
>is an essential part of the education of the masses.
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>I offer up these suggestions without the slightest inkling of how the
>original rock music scene plays out in Atlanta.  So, forgive me if my
>comments are "been-there-done-that".
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>Relatedly, I would like to invite any and all of you to make a trip to
>Miami.  Hit Orlando, Tampa, Gainesville, or Tallahassee on the way down and
>back.  I have a few connections for a double bill or could point you in the
>right direction for the better venues in our town.
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>Anyway, I will keep lurking.  Keep on working together, brainstorming, and
>supporting each other.
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>Regards,
>
>Steve Katsikas
>www.littleatlas.com
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