CMJ: Part One
Okay, so this week we’ve been a little M.I.A., mainly because it’s the week of the CMJ Music Marathon here in NYC. CMJ is a giant indie music festival that takes place throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn over the course of 5-days, showcasing indie & unsigned artists/bands, upcoming films, and offers a ton of different panels on the different aspects of the music industry. Think Comic Con for independent music fans.
Like any good employee of the indie music industry, I’ve spent a good 14 hours a day of the last 5 days attending the festival and I am exhausted. Now that I have a few minutes to breathe, I’m playing catch up and have decided to dedicate a few posts to what I’ve been up to.
Highlights, part one after the jump for anyone interested:
On Wednesday, some co-workers and myself headed to the New Zealand showcase at The Delancey Lounge, hosted by Murray Hewitt, manager of Flight of the Conchords. My coworker, Max, is a huge fan of FOTC. Desperate for a picture with Hewitt, but afraid to go up and ask him for one, Max and another coworker, Jeff, came up with a plan. While Hewitt was talking to a fairly attractive blonde woman, Max was to go up to him and ask for a picture. When he obliged, Max would then take the blonde woman aside and have yours truly take a picture of the two of them instead. The plan worked. Hewitt, the blonde woman, and their posse all laughed hysterically at Max’s chutzpah and a made-for-MySpace photograph was taken. Observe:
Later that night, I went to an unofficial showcase at Spotlight Live (Broadway btwn 48th & 49th) to catch performances by Quintus, TV/TV, and The Restless.
More in the next post…
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