Strangers Die Every Day at PDX@CMJ Show

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Strangers Die Every Day, Live at PDX @ CMJ from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
More video from the PDX@CMJ show at the Knitting Factory during the CMJ Music Conference. Here’s Portland’s Strangers Die Every Day.

Menomena’s Brent Plays Solo Set at CMJ

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Menomena’s Brent Knopf, Solo at PDX @ CMJ Show from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
I spent a couple of hours at the PDX @ CMJ show at NYC’s Knitting Factory today with a whole bunch of cool Portland bands. Here’s Brent stepping out from his band Menomena to play a solo set. More video to follow…

The Moose heads to SanFran MusicTech and CMJ for two Panels

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

It’s time to hit the road again. The SanFranMusicTech Summit is happening again on Monday Oct 20 and I am honored to have been invited back once more to participate on a Social Networking panel. The conference has attracted a formidable list of speakers. And here’s the about: “The SanFran MusicTech Summit will bring together [...]

social media, blogs, music and advertising

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Portland band, Hockey, in a social networking environment.
I have some homework for those of you who like to read. Having been on many conference panels in my time, attempting to inform musicians and others about the value of using the Internet for marketing, my research led me to notice how the online social networks and [...]

Glass Candy in Fader Magazine, play Aladdin Saturday June 14th

Monday, June 9th, 2008

It’s been a bit slow around here lately as the Moose has been swanning around Honolulu since last Thursday. I came over to be a panelist at the Grammy’s Hawaii MusicTech conference where me and my fellow panelists attempted to explain the value of using social media sites to musicians who are not necessarily tech [...]

vacuum tube amps conference and show

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Vacuum State of the Art Conference and Show May 24th - 26th, Vancouver, WA. As the name implies what we have here is a show that celebrates the vacuum tube driven amps over their solid state second cousins. [Audiofiles will get that last part.] I’m a supporter, give me a record deck and a tube [...]