The Online Pub Band
Music is my life and I was humbled recently by how much it meant to me when I went out drinking with some friends in Isleham Village. A small village in Cambridgeshire, Isleham conceals a wonderful secret. The Griffin village pub is host to ‘The Pub Band’ a motley collection of the staff and their manager. Not only were they brilliant to listen to and watch, but they were kind enough to show me their web page after the gig.
The internet has revolutionised the way I listen to music. I have stored my entire collection of vinyl and CDs onto a cloud portal following my chat with ‘The Pub Band’. It is amazing and has enabled me to put all of my thousands of hard copy singles and albums into storage freeing up space in my dining and living rooms. I found I could even listen to all of my music via mobile internet when I went on holiday to Spain last month. The web is now an essential tool for all my music needs, but it goes further then that now.
When I was in Isleham, ‘The Pub Band'shared far too many beers with me and whilst we were comparing favourite artists and gigs, we got talking about online promotion. Whilst I have been using this blog to great effect according to the pub manager (and lead guitarist), he thinks I could be doing far more to promote myself and my gigs to the wider online community. He also showed me an article published by The Telegraph to help illustrate just how seriously online music is being taken.
YouTube is something I haven’t been using as much as I should be. Twitter and Facebook are also forums that I have been wary of using, but ‘The Pub Band'collectively shook their heads and told me that again it is another essential in controlling my online profile and marketing my self effectively. They laughed when I commented that it felt too forced and intrusive and reeled off a list of bands and artists who have had Facebook and Twitter pages for the past five years. As I said earlier, I was humbled by this group of people not just because they were great musicians but because they were so clued up and knew exactly how to sell themselves to the crowd offline and online.
The web is something that I am learning more about everyday. I suppose I should try Facebook and Twitter and tie them into my blog. For now though all I can say is if you’re ever in Isleham visit The Griffin Pub and have a chat with the band. They are wise beyond their collective years and brilliant musicians.
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