Well, May 2011 is going to go down in history as a month of spectacular #Fails. Shall we begin with Apple's contention how the term App Store is not about the sale of....Apps? Or the sad case of George Reker, pulpit - pounder, who's entire platform has been anti-gay rhetoric, only to be found pounding a rentboy in europe? Or maybe we could discuss how Media gave the time of day to some 89 year old who predicted the end of the world? We won't even mention Senator John Edwards. Any way you see May, 2011 - it is marked with #Fail all over it.
But it was still a good month. The Mr. D Sane interview (urban music producer extraordinaire) went quite well, I think. I'm also absolutely loving the upcoming mix cd by Eighty4fly. You've been hearing me for the last year about this artist. Isn't it time you get onboard the #Flyworld movement? His twitter addy is @Eighty4fly. Finally, a few new clients haven't hurt one bit. Special thanks to uber-real estate agent, Sylvia Dunbar - Malibu Cali 4 Nai Ay, and Cantinetta Restaurants Northwest for the Dexter love!
Notable Mentions For May - B Hotel Miami, RN74 opening in Seattle, Thomas Kramer, Jetpacks, Haiti's fudging numbers to hit up more Aid money, Windows 8, Tesla secondary stock offering, the Hotel Bel Air L.A. remodel, Fred The Godson, Cannes, and Maria Shriver, who wasn't having it!
See you soon.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The Drama For January, 2011
What did I learn during 2010? More isn't more. More is time. More is energy. These were important ingredients missing from my cupboard. But some cool things did come out of my kitchen anyway. One big casualty of last year's journey was this website. Why? The game is changing monthly and I simply cannot keep up with it. I will explain.
There are no fewer than thirty different avenues anyone can take on a daily basis to share, post, communicate, express, complain, love, hate, or chat. And there is no time for it all. None. Especially if you have PR / promotions clients who need THEIR thirty different avenues serviced too. There is so much out there I am of the belief a website is becoming as relevant as Friendster. Seriously. Think about it. As a street marketing - promotions guy, the work is out there, not in here. Blog sites and social media have long overtaken personal branding, why bother with a site unless you're selling T shirts or plane tickets? Ok, maybe that's a bit extreme, but this is why I've been AWOL here. I'm finding so many MORE powerful tools it's hard to come back to the beginning like this. But here I am. Happy New Year!
Even if Northwest weather continues to kill me (literally, I've been sick for entire 2011 so far), I am just so happy to live in a place where every single night, Seattle's urban music scene is everywhere. Can you go to packed clubs and venues on a Monday - Thursday in your area to see talent? We do. The choices are incredible. And it's all due to a small handful of people. Powerful people who don't even know what they've done for the scene. Then you have the other catalyst for 2010. Video. Remember those? Just when anyone thinks it's a played out form of marketing, artists here energize it as an ART FORM. Seattle, already known in many industries for creating quality products and services, flipped the entire urban music genre with some of the cleanest, heartfelt, honest visuals to match great sound - beginning with Macklemore and Grynch - followed by knockout one - two punches by Eighty 4 Fly, J. Pinder, Wizdom, and all the viral support this town could offer in return.
Of course, I like this one too, for selfish reasons!
We won't even start with how Casey Carter (www.MissCaseyCarter.com) creates new markets simply by talking. I won't bore you with small detail as to how a clothing company like Two In The Shirt can honor a city simply by being based in Seattle, or the Celebrity factor these guys bring to the table. In my world, this stuff is important, and it's all part of the Seattle music renaissance taking place.
BUZZ FOR JANUARY: Neema, Clipse from Parker Brothaz, huge informant case against Swag (three years of snitching? Wow - people), DJ B Mello Birthday party in Tacoma - and on that subject - Tacoma's Murano Hotel, Tenor Wines, Macklemore, J. Pinder, Papa Doc Duvalier, Facebook IPO, Sonny Bonoho @ Sundance, iMusic Club Seattle, the new Roxbury Club (L.A.)
WANKSTER FOR JANUARY: Tucson, Arizona. You know what you did.
I can't say when I'll be back with a new design for this site, or another issue of The Drama, but until then - find me @ www.twitter.com/genedexter .
Gene Dexter
Urban High Priest
There are no fewer than thirty different avenues anyone can take on a daily basis to share, post, communicate, express, complain, love, hate, or chat. And there is no time for it all. None. Especially if you have PR / promotions clients who need THEIR thirty different avenues serviced too. There is so much out there I am of the belief a website is becoming as relevant as Friendster. Seriously. Think about it. As a street marketing - promotions guy, the work is out there, not in here. Blog sites and social media have long overtaken personal branding, why bother with a site unless you're selling T shirts or plane tickets? Ok, maybe that's a bit extreme, but this is why I've been AWOL here. I'm finding so many MORE powerful tools it's hard to come back to the beginning like this. But here I am. Happy New Year!
Even if Northwest weather continues to kill me (literally, I've been sick for entire 2011 so far), I am just so happy to live in a place where every single night, Seattle's urban music scene is everywhere. Can you go to packed clubs and venues on a Monday - Thursday in your area to see talent? We do. The choices are incredible. And it's all due to a small handful of people. Powerful people who don't even know what they've done for the scene. Then you have the other catalyst for 2010. Video. Remember those? Just when anyone thinks it's a played out form of marketing, artists here energize it as an ART FORM. Seattle, already known in many industries for creating quality products and services, flipped the entire urban music genre with some of the cleanest, heartfelt, honest visuals to match great sound - beginning with Macklemore and Grynch - followed by knockout one - two punches by Eighty 4 Fly, J. Pinder, Wizdom, and all the viral support this town could offer in return.
Of course, I like this one too, for selfish reasons!
We won't even start with how Casey Carter (www.MissCaseyCarter.com) creates new markets simply by talking. I won't bore you with small detail as to how a clothing company like Two In The Shirt can honor a city simply by being based in Seattle, or the Celebrity factor these guys bring to the table. In my world, this stuff is important, and it's all part of the Seattle music renaissance taking place.
BUZZ FOR JANUARY: Neema, Clipse from Parker Brothaz, huge informant case against Swag (three years of snitching? Wow - people), DJ B Mello Birthday party in Tacoma - and on that subject - Tacoma's Murano Hotel, Tenor Wines, Macklemore, J. Pinder, Papa Doc Duvalier, Facebook IPO, Sonny Bonoho @ Sundance, iMusic Club Seattle, the new Roxbury Club (L.A.)
WANKSTER FOR JANUARY: Tucson, Arizona. You know what you did.
I can't say when I'll be back with a new design for this site, or another issue of The Drama, but until then - find me @ www.twitter.com/genedexter .
Gene Dexter
Urban High Priest
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)