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Nashville Invades SXSW
With No Local Indie Fests, Artists Must Head West article and photo by Brad Hardisty
Nashville has tried to stage a successful independent music festival ever since the beginning days of rival SXSW. Next Big Nashville became the most successful venture with the peak year being 2010, when it was coupled with the Digital Media Conference and featured several up-andcoming bands at more venues. In 2011, the festival became SoundLand and featured fewer local bands and more national acts, and in 2012 was cancelled after ticket sales failed to support the new style and format of the festival. The argument for a festival’s non-success in
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Two Old Hippies
BOOKING INFO Original music is strongly encouraged, but this is also the perfect place for pulling out the Beatles or Doors cover. 401 12th Ave South Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 254-7999 twooldhippies.com bookings@twooldhippies.com
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Nashville is that there is no need for one since music publicity and A&R infrastructure is local and they can go and catch a show anytime they choose. The argument could also be made that by courting national acts instead of what used to be a very local festival, the flavor had gone flat. With no local festival, SXSW became the big destination this year for several Nashville songwriters and bands including Brooke Waggoner, Caitlin Rose, Escondido, Rayland Baxter, Nikki Lane, Odessa Rose, Luella and The Sun, Andrew Combs, The Weeks, The Features, Natural Child, Diarrhea Planet (pictured), PUJOL, Birdcloud, Tristen, Promised Land, Fielded, Ranch Ghost, Cy Barkley and The Way Outsiders, Clear Plastic Masks, Bad Cop, Jonny Fritz, Those Darlins, and The Kingston Springs just to name a few. With Nashville building a multi-styled scene over recent years, maybe it’s time to start small like Birmingham’s successful Secret Stages Festival - scheduled for its third year May 10-11.
Tom Bedell, owner and designer of Bedell and Breedlove guitars, opened his second “flagship” music lifestyle destination in the Gulch district on the south side of Nashville’s downtown area on September 11, 2011. The 8,000 square foot space includes everything from collector rock memorabilia, rock lifestyle clothing to historic photographs and a plethora of rock and roll items for every aficionado from the meager budget weekender to the fullon rock star. It is an acoustic guitar heaven with not only Breedlove and Bedell lines, but also Weber, Lowden, Martin, Collings, Gallagher, Huss & Dalton, National, Santa Cruz as well as Kala Ukuleles. Two Old Hippies also serves as a performance venue with everything from singer/ songwriters to full bands playing the stage during normal business hours. The stage features a house Hammond B3, Leslie cabinet, Ludwig drum kit and a host of other gear. STAGE STATS Elevated stage with basic PA system and FOH sound for most performances. PAY POLICY Negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Artists are allowed to sell merch.
Jared Christianson Producer/Engineer, Reverie Digital Productions
interview by Brad Hardisty photo by Emily Christianson 30 Second Bio I started my career in recording with Killer Wave Studios in Salem, VA where I worked as an apprentice for three years. I then trained at Flat 5 recording in Salem for one year as a mixing engineer. They recorded bands such as Dave Matthews Band, The Venus Transit and Madrone. I then moved to Studio 61 in Roanoke, VA as head engineer for two years. Why we should know you I am a producer/engineer for Reverie Digital Productions located in Nashville, TN. I have been involved in projects that range from blues, hip-hop, country, rock, punk, etc. Gear in current studio Pro Tools HD 10, Avalon, Neve, Focusrite and Octane pre’s, Black Lion AD/DA converters, Digi 003 console, Fractal Axe Fx Ultra, mics from Apex, Audio-Technica, Shure, Neumann, AKG. Plug-ins from Waves, SoundToys, Toontrack, Slate Digital, Oxford, URS, Eclipse, etc. Top achievement Recording alongside producer/engineer and Grammy-nominated Brian Bunn. Current favorite local artists JEB Town, Tommy Sawyer, and Macbeth.
For more info, visit www.reveriedp.com