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The Blogging Side Of Music – Part 2 of 5 – Dave Tamkin

Today, we once again open the floor to Chicago-based (and now Colorado located) national touring musician, Dave Tamkin. We spoke with Dave about the promotional strategies that he finds to be most effective on his own blog, Head Above Music. Dave created Head Above Music as a free resource for musicians to find tips about gear, touring, travel, health and other important interests related to the working musician:

Describe yourself as an artist.

I’ve been a full time national touring musician for the last 8 years, maybe more but I don’t want to admit it. I try to write honest, upbeat, percussive songs that tell stories from a few different perspectives.

How important is social media marketing to your overall goals as an artist. Do you use it often? What is the level of engagement between you and your fans through various social networking channels?

It’s important to stay in contact with your friends and fans at a few different levels. It’s a creative outlet like anything else and the more you can give your audience new material to keep them updated and entertained the better. I use Facebook daily. I have a good time posting crazy ass videos and try to find something either personal or external that provokes some comments. Its fun to see people I’ve met from across the country interact on a topic.

I’m not a huge twitter fan but keep it updated through other platforms. Myspace is still great to tool to connect with other musicians but I’m not sure how many people still use it.

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Topo Ranch and Dave Tamkin

Topo Ranch

Lamplighters Changes Things Up!!

LAMPLIGHTERS PRESENTS:
The Singer/Songwriter Circle:
Featuring Dayna Lane, Dave Tamkin, & Kevin Mileski
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 10:00 PM (CT)

 
Lamplighters Inn and Tavern tries something new. They are hosting a night of music for only 100 people.

You can buy tickets here: http://www.lamplighters.eventbrite.com

Three Singers/Songwriters (Kevin Mileski, Dayna Lane, and Dave Tamkin) will share their stories and songs to a seated audience. 312 Beer will be sponsoring the event with a meet and greet before the show from 9-10pm. This is something the North West suburbs have been looking forward to for sometime. Lamplighters new Listening Room: The Singer/Songwriter Circle.

 

Lamplighter Inn Tavern & Grille
60 N Bothwell St
Palatine, IL 60067
(847) 991-2420

BUY TICKETS HERE: WWW.LAMPLIGHTERS.EVENTBRITE.COM

New Tshirts!

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 CLICK ON THE T SHIRTS !!
New T shirts are up and available; three different colors for men and women.
Please pick one up. This is a short run deal the guys from Loop Apparel have come up with.
They are based out of Chicago and have many awesome T’s available.
You’ll be supporting both of us by picking up your Tshirt today.
I can’t thank them enough for their awesome Chicago design.
 
Looking forward to the ride home from Boulder to Chicago today.
Thank you all for the support!! Please let me know what you thing of the T’s
with your comments below.
Hope to see you soon,
dave