Below is an email interview with OC Lovely. All interviews are published unedited.
- Do you think the Microsoft free download programme has been successful for you, getting your music heard and creating a new audience?
First promotional: I felt privileged to be chosen to participate in the program, not being on ReverbNation for very long also made it a big surprise there are so many great artist on ReverbNation but I was told it was done by demographic area. Did it help my exposure, definitely good and bad. First the good, I received many positive comment’s from hundred’s of artist that came and viewed & listened to my music which made me want to work harder at becoming a better artist. The bad part of the sponsorship some artist weren’t to happy about how thing’s manifested when the program began. There were artist that I corresponded with frequently before it began but thing’s went silent soon there after. Some artist blocked my email’s stating to me that I was spamming there personal email account’s, but by research I found that I had sent out less sponsored email than any one, this started with in two day’s some even dropped off my profile, but what do you say to that?
- Which networking site do you think delivers you the best quality leads?
Networking: To this point I have to say that I’m not sold on any one at the moment, still feeling my way around trying new thing’s.
- How would you describe your music?
My Music: My life has been filled with such great music over the year’s I guess it would be some what of a challenge to define. Let’s start with influences, I started listening to any thing that played on the radio, being a child in the sixty’s there was so so much to hear. Motown’s Funk Brother’s easily could be one of the greatest band’s ever, had a big dose of them. But late sixty’s to early seventy’s came Hendrix & Stanley Clarke these to great artist came to define what music was to me, I play bass & guitar because of them. People like Herbie Mann-Santana-Louis Armstrong-The Beatles-Slave- Earth Wind & Fire- Joe Satriani-Steve Via & thee biggest influence of all PRINCE. So I guess I try to be all of them in the form of me.
- Do you have any releases planned for the near future?
No release date’s as of this time.
- What other project are/have you been involved in?
Project’s: My self & Mr. BlakSmith of Canada are trying to put something together now.
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