Steve's 1 Hour Guide to the Record Industry
with a special panel of industry insiders:
Andy Ross (Food records - blur's label)
Tav (Ash's manager)
Keith Cameron (NME)
Caffi St Luce (Hall or Nothing PR)
Roland Hill (Anglo Plugging)
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Our fantasy band 'Hexagonal Pensioner': two real members of 'Tommy and the Chauffeur', plus Vic from the 'Session in Scotland'...
First advice: from Andy Ross
- Get Your Demo Right
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What about Gigs?
What does Andy Ross do when he wants to sign a band?Listen
Hexagonal Pensioner plan an indie single...Listen
The band get themselves a plugger.
The story develops
...our band get a play on the Evening Session and an 'On' piece on the NME...
Number 17 in the indie charts
BUT
slagged in the NME
The truth about NME / Melody Maker rivalry from Steve and Keith Cameron...
Steve is sacked as manager - replaced by Ash manager Tav...
...and finally all about...
...the manager's role, publishing, and pushing Andy Ross to get off the fence...
closing the deal
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