Boota
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I don't know how much I've mentioned about this. I didn't want to jinx it or anything by speaking too soon. A few months ago my band was contacted by Al Gomes at Big Noise in Rhode Island. They do our internet stuff and help promote us. Al is also on the Grammy committee and wanted to see if we were up for attempting a Grammy campaign to get on the ballot for 2006. There was a little cash outlay that we had to do, so we put together the money and got it started. They remastered our CD "Triple X", repackaged it, and re-released it, as well as submitted it to the Grammy committee for us. The idea is that if we make it onto the ballot then he has a good standing to promote us to the record labels. And they're more likely to listen to him about a band who has actually made the Grammy ballot.
Yesterday while I was sending out email newsletters to the people on our mailing list I received an email from Al. It said, "Great news about the Grammy ballot. Call me when you get this." I called and finally got through. He was on the phone with reporters all day, so it took a while. He gave me the great news. But I decided to keep it to myself.
Last night we were playing at a club and I had already told the band that Al had great news for us, but I told them I didn't know what it was. I lied a little bit, for a good reason. At the part of the show where we play "Insatiable", the first song of the set from "Triple X", I always go to the lead mike and talk to the crowd a little. I let people know that we are trying to make the Grammy ballot, where to buy our CD's, etc. I told the crowd that I had given the band word that we had some great news, but that I didn't know what it was. This time, though, I added to the end of my speech, "I lied to the guys today. I do know what it is. WE'RE ON THE GRAMMY BALLOT!"
The fucking place exploded! It was awesome. My band started calling me names like asshole and dickhead for keeping my secret. That stopped pretty quickly amid their huge buzz. They were too excited to be mad at me.
So, that's my huge news. My band, Fetish, has made the Grammy ballot for 2006 in the category of Best Rock Arrangement by a Duo or Group. Making the ballot was such a longshot I have no idea what our odds are for actually getting one of the nominations. I'm just really stoked to have made the ballot, especially being an unsigned band. I figure if we beat the odds and made it to the ballot, who's to say we won't get the nomination? And I REALLY want the nomination!
Yesterday while I was sending out email newsletters to the people on our mailing list I received an email from Al. It said, "Great news about the Grammy ballot. Call me when you get this." I called and finally got through. He was on the phone with reporters all day, so it took a while. He gave me the great news. But I decided to keep it to myself.
Last night we were playing at a club and I had already told the band that Al had great news for us, but I told them I didn't know what it was. I lied a little bit, for a good reason. At the part of the show where we play "Insatiable", the first song of the set from "Triple X", I always go to the lead mike and talk to the crowd a little. I let people know that we are trying to make the Grammy ballot, where to buy our CD's, etc. I told the crowd that I had given the band word that we had some great news, but that I didn't know what it was. This time, though, I added to the end of my speech, "I lied to the guys today. I do know what it is. WE'RE ON THE GRAMMY BALLOT!"
The fucking place exploded! It was awesome. My band started calling me names like asshole and dickhead for keeping my secret. That stopped pretty quickly amid their huge buzz. They were too excited to be mad at me.
So, that's my huge news. My band, Fetish, has made the Grammy ballot for 2006 in the category of Best Rock Arrangement by a Duo or Group. Making the ballot was such a longshot I have no idea what our odds are for actually getting one of the nominations. I'm just really stoked to have made the ballot, especially being an unsigned band. I figure if we beat the odds and made it to the ballot, who's to say we won't get the nomination? And I REALLY want the nomination!
