Book Launch

church-of-noise.net is the world´s first viral booking agency. Michael Schwark of church-of-noise.net comes up with weekly video tips for independent artists. This is the first clip out of a small series “Booking Shows Is Marketing”. The first clip shows you what you should pay attention to before deciding to plan a tour. Regard it as a friendly reminder coming up with 2 to 3 useful ideas. We launched it because we have the impression that too many artists just try, try, try to get shows and wonder why there´s no reaction – in many cases it´s not the music which isn´t working with the people but the promoter just feels that the artist “isn´t ready yet”. This is hard to explain but it´s the truth. Make it more professional and behave like the big ones. This definitely helps. Tell us what we can do better or suggest a topic you would like to hear more about!

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Here we go. This is the first clip out of a lot of booking tips & tricks which we will launch on a weekly basis. The first clip shows you what you should pay attention to before deciding to plan a tour. Regard it as a friendly reminder coming up with 2 to 3 useful ideas.

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New Book—HIGH POINTS AND LOWS–By Austin Carty. Releases Nationwide January 26th. Available at all GOOD bookstores. Please head out to your local bookstore the week of Jan 26th 2010 and buy it. Also available online at Amazon.com.
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Austin Carty was a cast member on Survivor: Panama Exile Island in 2006, but he isnt content or comfortable being known solely as that guy who appeared on the reality TV show, ate bugs, and built barely functional lean-tos. What he is content and comfortable with, hes discovered, is his faith and his belief in something bigger than himself. And its this faith and this belief thats led him to endure greater trials than a couple of months of outdoor living, or even surviving a monsoon dressed in a T-shirt. Today, Carty travels across the world speaking to youth about being a Christian in a world that requires a unique set of survival skills none of which, luckily, involve using a flint. Hes always wanted to write, though, and that desire has led, most recently, to this collection of candid essays. In them, Carty explores his own experiences navigating religious fervor, spiritual confusion, academic dishonesty, superficial and genuine friendships, temporary employment and vocational purpose, and romantic entanglements. His frank disclosure, coupled with his gentle, self-deprecating humor, is disarming and endearing, and perhaps most importantly accessible and relatable. Whether his readers identify as religious or secular, most will connect with Cartys writing, and find his self-awareness and introspection both refreshing and inspiring.

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