Friday, August 17, 2007

More Free Money Making Resources for Bands

If you love posting and responding to dicussions in forums, social networking, and other types of sites where you can share and find information, let me introduce you to 2 that have been paying me.

First, you may have heard of MyLot, and if not, you are missing out on a very good and fun site that pays you for being an active member. There are some great people there to socialize and exchange ideas with, and MyLot rewards its member well.

To sign up for MyLot, I would appreciate you signing up with me, using this link:
Join me at myLot

You can view my profile page here:
myLot User Profile

But please use the previous link to sign up.

Next is Squidoo. This is an awesome place where you can create artistic looking "lenses" and earn money thru them. You can create several lenses on many different subjects.

To sign up for Squidoo, please use this link:
Join me at Squidoo

You can view my profile page here:
Squidoo User Profile

but again, please use the previous link to sign up.

Both sites will also help your ranking in the search engines, and deliver hits to your linked sites. They are valuable resources, even without the added benefit of being paid.

I encourage everyone to check out and join these sites, as in todays world, it is not wise to let money get lost by the wayside, especially when it is free, and you would be doing this kind of posting in unpaid forums and social networks anyway.

Besides, Bands and Musicians need all the exposure they can muster up, and, It's Fun!!

Monday, August 6, 2007

Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Stephen Quadros Planning Reunion



After years of playing in other musical projects and groups, Carlos Cavazo, Tony Cavazo and Stephen Quadros are planning on taking up where they left off musically when they were last together in Snow over 20 years ago.

"We're not sure if we will go under the name Snow or use a new name, but we are all excited about playing together again. The magic has never left..." states Snow drummer Stephen Quadros.

A DVD release of a rare, high quality concert of the band (Snow) in it's heyday is planned along with at least one new CD with tons of new material.

Some Band History:

Based out of Arcadia, CA, "SNOW" was a heavy metal/hard rock foursome who stirred things up on the Los Angeles music scene from 1978-1981.

Comprised of Carlos Cavazo on guitar, Tony Cavazo on bass, Doug Ellison on lead vocals and Stephen Quadros on drums, Snow performed regularly at The Whiskey, The Starwood and The Troubadour, along with headline shows at The Santa Monica Civic and The Pasadena Civic.

The group released a self-titled 5-song EP in 1980 that included popular Snow songs "Crack The Whip" and "No Way To Treat A Lady". Snow's music received radio airplay on KROQ and KLOS. The original Snow EP has become somewhat of a collectors item.

-Carlos Cavazo enjoyed platinum record selling success with "Quiet Riot" in the mid 1980s and now performs with "The Hollywood All Stars" and "Three Legged Dog."

-Tony Cavazo co-wrote the top 10 single "Bang Your Head" ("Quiet Riot"), recorded and toured with "Hurricane" and currently plays in "The Sacred Cowboys" and "MLC."

-Stephen Quadros has become internationally known as a television commentator in the mixed martial arts world for his work with Pride Fighting Championships, Cage Rage and the International Fight League, among others. Quadros currently performs and records with "Whipped Cream" as well as being a band member, along with Tony Cavazo, in "The Sacred Cowboys" and" MLC."

Here are some links to check out!

Carlos Cavazo
http://www.myspace.com/officialcarloscavazo
MySpace Profile - Carlos Cavazo, , California, US,

Stephen Quadros
http://www.myspace.com/stephenquadros
MySpace Profile - STEPHEN QUADROS - THE FIGHT PROFESSOR

Whipped Cream
http://www.myspace.com/whippedcreamband
MySpace Profile - Whipped Cream, Los Angeles, California, US, A Tribute to Cream

Hollywood Allstarz
http://www.myspace.com/hollywoodallstarz
MySpace Profile - Hollywood Allstarz, , , US, The Legendary Hollywood Allstarz

Collaberation via the World Wide Web

I recently had a conversation with a songwriter/guitarist named Greg from Pittsburg Pa. who told me he was collaberating on a CD with a bass player and keyboardist from Cherry Hill, NJ.
Isn't that a rather long and time consuming commute for you guys, I asked. He laughed and said, isn't technology great, we are using video conferencing .

Altho I recently mention this type of modern tech in a previous post, I was amazed at how quickly it was becoming popular among all types of people. Musicians have already found video conferencing to be an extremely valuable tool for writing and connecting with other musicians.

I asked Greg how they had originally met and decided to do this over the internet, and he said that he had met these guys at a club in Philadelphia while helping some home town friends who were going there to do a gig, and that these 2 other fellows were out looking around the club scene that night, searching for a guitar player for a new project.

The three guys apparantly got to talking and found they had a ton of musical influences and skills in common, as well as the extra benefit of Greg being a songwriter also. The problem was that altho Greg said he would definately consider moving to Philly, that was not an option for quite a while. So the keyboardist said no problem, I already have the answer, video conferencing.

The keyboardist was also an IT tech major, and already had this great new gadgetry on his pc. So needless to say,Greg is now happily video conferencing away with the others, and says it is the wildest and best pc "toy" he has tried in years, and that he wished video conferencing had been around a long time ago.

Well Greg, we can't change the past, but we can sure embrace the future. I understand they will be recording thier first demo of all this new material in a Cherry Hill recording studio, so hopefully he will keep me posted on thier progress. Who knows, this might be the first album written while the players were miles away from one another. Good luck Guys!