Missed Opportunity
Seems like the story of my life, either 2 seconds to early or an hour late. Last month, Time Magazine dedicated the cover and a large portion of the issue to Canadian independent music. I manage this band called The Wilderness, a super group of sorts, made up of Andrew Rodriguez of Bodega, J Ball of A Hopeful Monster and Jason Kent of The Sonny Best Band. They're pretty frickin stellar and have been working on a record for the better part of 2 years. Seems as though Time wanted to feature The Wilderness in the issue but had no way of getting in contact with me or the band. So, they contacted Scott of Controller Controller who also runs the Umbrella Music Night where The Wilderness played last night. The following is the email that was delivered to me today but sent to Scott on March 24 as Scott has been on tour for the past 6 weeks (no hard feelings Scott)
Dear Scott,
I'm a reporter at the Toronto bureau of TIME Magazine and I've been trying
to find a contact for a new band called the Wilderness (Andrew Rodrigues and
company). I believe you booked them at an Umbrella concert at the Rivoli in
April. I've left a couple of messages at Umbrella, but I haven't heard back
from anyone. Do you have a contact number for someone with the band? All I
am trying to find out is when they might have an album coming out in 2005,
the catch is that we are closing this story on new Canadian indie music
tomorrow (Friday). I'd be grateful for any help you can offer. Thanks very
much! Leigh Anne
Oh well, I guess, if the band were featured in this issue who knows what could've happened as they would've been the band that most people hadn't heard of. It definitely would've sparked a buzz, some curiosity at least. It's now back to the grind, playing shows, winning fans, losing money. See you at the next show.
Dear Scott,
I'm a reporter at the Toronto bureau of TIME Magazine and I've been trying
to find a contact for a new band called the Wilderness (Andrew Rodrigues and
company). I believe you booked them at an Umbrella concert at the Rivoli in
April. I've left a couple of messages at Umbrella, but I haven't heard back
from anyone. Do you have a contact number for someone with the band? All I
am trying to find out is when they might have an album coming out in 2005,
the catch is that we are closing this story on new Canadian indie music
tomorrow (Friday). I'd be grateful for any help you can offer. Thanks very
much! Leigh Anne
Oh well, I guess, if the band were featured in this issue who knows what could've happened as they would've been the band that most people hadn't heard of. It definitely would've sparked a buzz, some curiosity at least. It's now back to the grind, playing shows, winning fans, losing money. See you at the next show.
posted by Hello Newman at 3:28 PM
2 Comments:
Sounds like it's the story for many of us! What a drag. How I dislike those moments when we miss a window of opportunity. Thanks for sharing your story as it certainly reminded me that we are all human and all have our missed moments when we just want to turn back the clock and make it all different...Maybe that just means that there's something bigger and even better coming soon for your talented friends... : )
the fact that they wanted to talk to the band in the 1st place certainly counts for something. your story is another case to be made for the importance of *any* kind of web presence for artists at all levels.
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