Pitch Black & Bluetech USA Tour - Can You Help?

roach808 · Post by **roach808** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:52 pm

if you need a good FOH/Monitor engineer give me a shout. I've got some down time in October so i don't mind a little touring action.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:34 pm

Try to do more than one show in NYC. See if you can sync up a few events here. Contact DJ Shakey about playing the Warper Party ( http://www.warperparty.com/ ). Try to set up Live clinics while you're here too. They have them at places like Tekserve ( http://www.tekserve.com/ ) and SAE ( http://www.saeny.com/ ). I would even say you'd have a good chance to book a clinic at the Apple Store in SoHo ( http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/ ). That store has the best demonstration area of all the NY stores. This guy Gemma from Big Art Group did an Ableton demonstration there a few years ago, so I'm sure they'd be interested in booking another one, and you guys certainly have the credentials.

As far as actual shows go, I would suggest trying your damnedest to contact booking people/promoters. It's easier said than done, that's for sure, because it can be really difficult to get the attention of these people. You have to try and you have to be inexhaustibly persistent about it. And you can't take rejection or what feels like rejection personally. As far as where to start, investigate these for contacts:

http://newyork.going.com/

http://www.gbh.tv/

http://www.jellynyc.com/news/

Also contact http://www.turntablelab.com . I think they are involved in some show booking type of stuff, and your Ableton clinic background could help you get in. They do a lot of stuff in LA too.

Best of luck to ya.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:04 am

WOW! Thanks for all the input guys! Everyone who PM'd please check your inboxes. Really appreciate the input, advice, and help!!!

Dropped off the London Workshop video to our webmaster so it should be up Real Soon Now™

Thanks again for all the input!

Mike + Paddy

grimleyj · Post by **grimleyj** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:15 am

BRILLIANT!!! I can't wait to check you guys out in Seattle but I have no idea where this venue is:
10/31 Seattle, WA Transcendent Church of Bass.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:03 am

I have no idea either!

, but my google-sense says:

grimleyj · Post by **grimleyj** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:32 pm

Haha ... that's by my work. Drive by it all the time and never knew it existed. Looking forward to the gig and I'll put the word out.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:35 am

Hey up, the video of the workshop is now online.

http://www.pitchblack.co.nz/Default.asp ... bletonlive

Enjoy!

Mike, Paddy & Tom

weeddigger · Post by **weeddigger** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:04 pm

Wish you guys would of done Miami, Florida, or somewhere close!

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:19 pm

I guess I'll need to wait until next year for the Melody Tent.