Jim Alfredson Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Posted October 8, 2008 that's great! Do you know what tunes they are playing? All the tunes have been played, but the most popular by a wide margin is Groovadelphia, followed Bleeker and Third Right On The Left. Quote
.:.impossible Posted October 8, 2008 Report Posted October 8, 2008 They would have been in my guess! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 9, 2008 Report Posted October 9, 2008 That's fantastic news. Congrats! Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 9, 2008 Report Posted October 9, 2008 Hearty congratulations Jim, Joe and Randy!!!!! Daaaaammmmmn! That's awesome! And that is a monster top-ten that you're heading. It would be one thing if you were beating out a bunch of pentatonic fairy-fuckers but McCoy Tyner and Dave Holland? That's some top-shelf company you're keeping there. Congrats! Yup, no pentatonic fairy-fuckers on that list... This is great news, comrades!!! But what will it take for you to finally close the deal with white, working-class Appalachian voters??? A Hank Snow cover? There you go! But no hemitonic scales allowed... Quote
Parkertown Posted October 9, 2008 Report Posted October 9, 2008 When I first saw the topic, I thought it was gonna be a story about some initial, embryonic form of Organissimo...; like you and Joe might've originally had some crappy drummer, and then Randy joins and ....the rest is history... Goofy...I know... Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Posted October 11, 2008 Well it's a very good cd. Good news. Quote
papsrus Posted October 11, 2008 Report Posted October 11, 2008 My local public radio station, WUSF, which is run out of the University of South Florida and has some really nice jazz programming in the evenings and late-night, was playing Senor Buffet as I came through the door tonight. Nice. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Posted October 11, 2008 Congratulations guys. Very cool stuff. You deserve it! Quote
medjuck Posted October 12, 2008 Report Posted October 12, 2008 I'm sorry. I'm too hip to admit to liking anything that's number one. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 12, 2008 Report Posted October 12, 2008 How many promos were sent to achieve this? Report back how this is reflected in sales. Serious deal. Quote
GregN Posted October 13, 2008 Report Posted October 13, 2008 How many promos were sent to achieve this? Report back how this is reflected in sales. Serious deal. Hope you don't mind my jumping in here.... ...radio, in my estimation, ain't what it used to be as far as direct sales go. Probably more of a resume builder than anything else. At least that is what I've seen for both Root Doctor AND organissimo. Trickle sales really. Most of our stuff sells to our extant fan base and/or at shows. Mitchell Feldman is the guy you really want to talk to about this however. I believe you can service about 250 stations to get adequate radio consideration. I also believe he has many more available for spin consideration. On the flip side, I've heard that for established jazz artists, hitting number one on Jazz Week shows some reflection in sales. I have to wonder if Number one on CMJ just means a boatload of additional internet piracy and scammed downloads. Anyhow, hope that helps. Maybe Mitchell is lurking and is willin' to jump in... Quote
rockefeller center Posted October 13, 2008 Report Posted October 13, 2008 Is Organissimo rich now? Quote
randissimo Posted October 13, 2008 Report Posted October 13, 2008 Is Organissimo rich now? Hardly.. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Posted October 14, 2008 Is Organissimo rich now? No. As Greg said, sales are not the reason for doing a radio campaign these days. It does help to put you into conversations with the heavy hitters and also (the big point) looks good to clubs / festivals, etc. Quote
RDK Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 Not to mention, bragging rights can be pretty damn cool. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Posted October 14, 2008 Yes. And we get a little something from ASCAP for each spin, thanks to being our own publishers. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 How many promos were sent to achieve this? Report back how this is reflected in sales. Serious deal. Hope you don't mind my jumping in here.... ...radio, in my estimation, ain't what it used to be as far as direct sales go. Probably more of a resume builder than anything else. At least that is what I've seen for both Root Doctor AND organissimo. Trickle sales really. Most of our stuff sells to our extant fan base and/or at shows. Mitchell Feldman is the guy you really want to talk to about this however. I believe you can service about 250 stations to get adequate radio consideration. I also believe he has many more available for spin consideration. On the flip side, I've heard that for established jazz artists, hitting number one on Jazz Week shows some reflection in sales. I have to wonder if Number one on CMJ just means a boatload of additional internet piracy and scammed downloads. Anyhow, hope that helps. Maybe Mitchell is lurking and is willin' to jump in... I know all this. I just want to point out what you are paying for. Some times a "check point" is good. Been there about as long as you been alive. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Posted October 14, 2008 With money as tight as it is, we definitely discuss whether a full-fledged radio campaign is worth it. So far, it has been for us. It has created paths to gigs in major markets. For a band like ours which is still under the radar, it is beneficial. Quote
GregN Posted October 14, 2008 Report Posted October 14, 2008 How many promos were sent to achieve this? Report back how this is reflected in sales. Serious deal. Hope you don't mind my jumping in here.... ...radio, in my estimation, ain't what it used to be as far as direct sales go. Probably more of a resume builder than anything else. At least that is what I've seen for both Root Doctor AND organissimo. Trickle sales really. Most of our stuff sells to our extant fan base and/or at shows. Mitchell Feldman is the guy you really want to talk to about this however. I believe you can service about 250 stations to get adequate radio consideration. I also believe he has many more available for spin consideration. On the flip side, I've heard that for established jazz artists, hitting number one on Jazz Week shows some reflection in sales. I have to wonder if Number one on CMJ just means a boatload of additional internet piracy and scammed downloads. Anyhow, hope that helps. Maybe Mitchell is lurking and is willin' to jump in... I know all this. I just want to point out what you are paying for. Some times a "check point" is good. Been there about as long as you been alive. Checkpoints are always good. This might be something to reflect back on as 2009 unfolds. Good questions indeed... g Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Posted October 15, 2008 Just got wind that we're number 1 again this week on CMJ. I have to say, I'm surprised! Quote
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