Megaphone is made up of
Matt Bloodwell - Voice, Guitar
Paul Smith - Guitar
James Woodrich - Bass
Scott Smith – Drums The Songs from yesterdays show are
1. (preview of ) The Perfect Gift (a Christmas song)
2. Freak
3. Drama Queen
4. Let’s Go!
5. Cutting Room Floor
6. What’s Her Name?
7. Not Your Enemy
I asked Matt how do you feel about the way independent music is going
with bands selling their own CD’s on line, podcasters playing your
music, and radio stations still playing the same old bands?
Matt - I think we are really fortunate to be living in a time where
you can reach people all over the world through the internet. We also
have had and continue to have tons of podcasters picking up our music
too. It’s great and it’s really gratifying to see people you don’t
even know taking an interest in your music. We have sold CDs all over
the world through CDbaby.com and iTunes. (yes, Megaphone is on
iTunes). The downside I think is that there is so many places for new
independent music that it can be overwhelming for both the artist and
the listener. There are so many sites popping up every day. It’s hard
to dominate when every one is fighting for your attention ya know.
It’s easy as an artist to get caught up in creating all of the web
pages on all of these sites and having to maintain them and promote
them. It can take a lot of time. When I’m keeping up with all these
websites, I ignore my writing. So then I get back to writing and then
the websites get ignored. Ultimately, it’s another great vehicle to
get your band out there. But the same fact remains, you got to be in
the right place at the right time. The internet has just given us more
places. I can’t say anything bad about the radio stations. They do
what they have to do. In fact here in Orlando, both of the two big
rock stations dedicate programming time every single week to local
artists. And if your good and you build a relationship with them,
they’ll play you pretty regularly. We can usually count on one or both
to play us the week of a local show. Over the years, each of these
stations have added a few locals to regular rotation. Though that
hasn’t happened for Megaphone, YET!That’s great that the two big rock stations have programs of local
artists in Orlando, my hats off to them. If you live in the Orlando
area, or where ever you live call your radio stations and request
Megaphone be played. Put your radio stations number in your cell phone
so when ever your waiting in line at the store, drive threw line,
waiting at the doctors office, or just sitting around, be a megaphone
for Megaphone.
Matt what can your fans do help Megaphone break out of Florida?
Matt - Tell your friends. Word of mouth is the biggest and best
advertisement in the world. It’s someone you know and trust telling
you hey I know something you’ll like. Tell people you know to find
us on myspace. Check out our website. every-time you come to a
megaphone show bring someone that you haven’t brought before. Tell
people to download our new single “the perfect gift”. When a bands
myspace numbers start to jump quickly and people start packing every
show you play, and you start to really sell tons of your own CDs or
even better yet downloads, people take notice. People start to think
“Hey, there’s something really going on here.” So please, if you love
megaphone or even if you just like us a little bit, tell your friends
and tell your friends to tell their friends.Don’t forget the cd “for cryin’ out loud” and their Christmas song
“The Perfect Gift ” it’s only at their website and MySpace. This
should be a collectors item sense it will only be available for a
limited time.
