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In this space, over the next several months, I hope to bring many excellent new bands to your knowledge. I hope to get you psyched and enthused about going out and dancing your butts off to their KIND music. I hope to help you help them grow. That's what we're about here at The Home Grown Music Network - sharing the groove, spreading the KIND music, grass roots Home Grown support and keeping the scene not only alive - but growing!For this first edition, I thought I'd start off by telling you a bit about where, who, how, and why The Home Grown Music Network started:
The Home Grown Music Network, a part of Leeway Productions, was founded in 1995 by Lee Crumpton as a way to help talented independent bands reach fans who enjoy fun, interesting and mind expanding music. The bands we seek are those who are breaking past existing boundaries and creating their own musical genres. Since it is sometimes difficult to categorize this music, we have started calling it KIND music. The KIND music scene continues growing worldwide - yet there are still many people who wonder just what defines a groove or jam band. As a genre, the style of music can be difficult to describe. Essentially KIND bands incorporate long, extensive jams with incredible live performances. They have the sophistication of jazz with the basic elements of rock, funk, bluegrass and dozens of other flavors. Intense improv and experimentation take the listener on a journey. What The Home Grown Music Network does is help promote these bands.
Some of the ways we spread the word about the KIND music scene and these talented bands are: Home Grown Compilation CDs (now up to our *3rd*), FREE catalogs & FREE newsletters, WWW, online news group (see info below to subscribe), concerts & festivals, Buzz-A-Band (try before you buy - call 252-753-8567), ads in cool publications and YOU! Yes, YOU!
We maintain a network of representatives around the country who help us spread the word about these incredible bands. How? By posting flyers for upcoming shows, helping at shows, telling friends and providing useful information about their area. In return, reps gets discounts on merchandise, free passes for shows and are the first to know about hot new bands. If you are interested in becoming a rep, please email me (taz@earth.nowhere.net) with REP in the subject line.
If you'd like to join out internet discussion list, send an email with no subject to:
and in the BODY type
subscribe hgmn
It's that easy! You'll get tourdates from our bands, reviews from shows and general info about Home Grown Happenings.
Other ways to reach us: www.versanet.com/homegrown, 252-753-8566, leeway@coastalnet.com or to order 18006LEEWAY.
I look forward to bringing some of today's hottest bands, festivals and other happenings to you here every month. We here at the Home Grown Music Network are psyched to be a part of jambands.com and thank you all for your continued support of the KIND scene. ROCK ON!
Marcie has been an active member of the online Phish community since 1993. She is a Board member of The Mockingbird Foundation, currently sells the Phishnet t-shirts, has managed and been involved with many band's discussion lists online and considers herself a Music freek. She has been seeing live music since 1977 (1st concert was KISS) and is currently employed FT with Leeway Productions.
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