The Future of Crossing Borders
(General)
Well, it has been four long years of incredible work for a weekly live show of quality!! The staff of Crossing Borders is proud and devoted of what we have accomplished and VERY excited to move forward to another level of work. The only way to change is to improve and the best way to improve is to make time for the things we don't currently have time for. The solution is that we are finally letting go of the "weekly" commitment and moving into a "monthly plus" commitment - that will mean a regular monthly series plus extra supplemental shows as they come up and a separate global series. Here is how it will work: Beginning in February, the Crossing Borders Live Ithaca series will begin at the Lost Dog Lounge on Saturday nights, as we have been, only just one time monthly. This series will highlight a cross-over of the best of area artists- in collaboration, blending styles, genres, or combining forces with visiting artists. A GREAT example of the type of show we will focus on is what took place last night with the Sim Redmond, Hank Roberts, Nate Silas Richardson Reunion Show- a product of a previous Crossing Borders event in 2005, producing new projects in live music. Watch for more of this in 2009. Additionally there will be a specific Crossing Borders Global Series, featuring world music and world fusion, that takes place at the Hayloft at 304 Stewart Avenue. This series begins in early spring 2009 on misc.Friday evenings. All of these will be streamed live in various ways and many of them will be podcast. Stay tuned for more details as they develop right here on crossingborderslive.org. The benefit of all this change? More time for fewer projects = more quality and promotion. We have done the quantity thing, as well as quality. Now we go beyond so we can market the magic of this project and product and truly promote the thriving live music scene of our unique community via Independent media and multiple traditional media sources. We have a great product to share with Crossing Borders as a resource. The reason for this is our quality sound. Our crew is incredible and Crossing Borders exists because of them: Larry Helmeczy, Ray Ackerman, and Al Grunwell III. Our devoted volunteer staff is as crucial as anything else: David Botsch, with gorgeous posters and constant web management, continues to be our lifeline. Various people have helped out over time and I will thank them all shortly. But our current heros include the regularity of technical staff Brendan Hammond and Ross Hathaway, and audience services by Patricia Longaker and Heather Dunbar. We are SO grateful to the live audiences who have made our broadcasts possible and who support live music, and to the journalists who have acknowledged our value in the community- particularly Jim Catalano. Because of all of you and this community we have decided to sustain the show by going further with it; improve and promote Crossing Borders so that it will sustain itself and in turn continue to help sustain the live music industry. Please wish us luck and most importantly, please support the performances.... By attending, by sponsoring, by volunteering, by passing the word - in whatever way you can participate! Bless you all and this community, Denice
Posted by Denice K. at 18:17 2008-12-07 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
Well, it has been four long years of incredible work for a weekly live show of quality!! The staff of Crossing Borders is proud and devoted of what we have accomplished and VERY excited to move forward to another level of work. The only way to change is to improve and the best way to improve is to make time for the things we don't currently have time for. The solution is that we are finally letting go of the "weekly" commitment and moving into a "monthly plus" commitment - that will mean a regular monthly series plus extra supplemental shows as they come up and a separate global series. Here is how it will work: Beginning in February, the Crossing Borders Live Ithaca series will begin at the Lost Dog Lounge on Saturday nights, as we have been, only just one time monthly. This series will highlight a cross-over of the best of area artists- in collaboration, blending styles, genres, or combining forces with visiting artists. A GREAT example of the type of show we will focus on is what took place last night with the Sim Redmond, Hank Roberts, Nate Silas Richardson Reunion Show- a product of a previous Crossing Borders event in 2005, producing new projects in live music. Watch for more of this in 2009. Additionally there will be a specific Crossing Borders Global Series, featuring world music and world fusion, that takes place at the Hayloft at 304 Stewart Avenue. This series begins in early spring 2009 on misc.Friday evenings. All of these will be streamed live in various ways and many of them will be podcast. Stay tuned for more details as they develop right here on crossingborderslive.org. The benefit of all this change? More time for fewer projects = more quality and promotion. We have done the quantity thing, as well as quality. Now we go beyond so we can market the magic of this project and product and truly promote the thriving live music scene of our unique community via Independent media and multiple traditional media sources. We have a great product to share with Crossing Borders as a resource. The reason for this is our quality sound. Our crew is incredible and Crossing Borders exists because of them: Larry Helmeczy, Ray Ackerman, and Al Grunwell III. Our devoted volunteer staff is as crucial as anything else: David Botsch, with gorgeous posters and constant web management, continues to be our lifeline. Various people have helped out over time and I will thank them all shortly. But our current heros include the regularity of technical staff Brendan Hammond and Ross Hathaway, and audience services by Patricia Longaker and Heather Dunbar. We are SO grateful to the live audiences who have made our broadcasts possible and who support live music, and to the journalists who have acknowledged our value in the community- particularly Jim Catalano. Because of all of you and this community we have decided to sustain the show by going further with it; improve and promote Crossing Borders so that it will sustain itself and in turn continue to help sustain the live music industry. Please wish us luck and most importantly, please support the performances.... By attending, by sponsoring, by volunteering, by passing the word - in whatever way you can participate! Bless you all and this community, Denice
Posted by Denice K. at 18:17 2008-12-07 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
