Please help for my Prog Rock talk in Vietnam
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Topic: Please help for my Prog Rock talk in Vietnam
Posted By: MitchDoan
Subject: Please help for my Prog Rock talk in Vietnam
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 08:18
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Hello Everyone, I was with Progarchives since 2004 (my previous username is Kashmir but I lost the account and email). I was not frequently accessing the site but I always keep in touch by reading Weekly PA feed. It's quite emotional to get back here after a while, I was here when i was a sophomore and now I have graduated and working for a year. I see many new members here, I remember 4 year ago maani, proglucky, goose, certified, dick health, normally around:d I live in Singapore however my native country is in Vietnam. I will be back in Vietnam in January and I would love to organize a talk about Prog Rock back there, I realize there are a lot of rock fans in Vietnam but there isn't a case with Prog Rock. They're lack of information. I found a Progrockvn organization 2 years ago but then I was busy with school and job seeking and there're not much support and participations then it was dissolved. I think a talk about Prog Rock will help a lot in promoting Prog rock in generally and Progarchives especially. So I would like to seek your help in suggesting: - Ideas for the presentation, should it focus on Prog history or Prog categories, or choose a specific topic and go deeper in it, etc... - Which Prog Rock artists, bands, things, should I include in my talk (about 2 hour long, similar to talk in University with slide show, projector, lecture hall, screen). - And if promoting for progarchives.com, then which necessary information should I use?. Thank you in advance and looking for your supports. With love from Singapore and Vietnam. ---kashmir--- ------------- Prog rocks |
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Posted By: DavetheSlave
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 08:27
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Hi MitchDoan - welcome back!!! I don't think that I could help you - let those who are more expert than me do so! Maybe a very stupid suggestion but why not approach Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater to maybe accompany you. They have a huge following in the East generally and Mike Portnoy is a very nice guy. ------------- I'm a normal psychopath |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 08:50
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Well, perhaps I could make a start. The first thing I would avoid is creating the impression that Prog is an art form of the past, something easily done if going back to the beginnings too fast. I would start by describing Prog as being a music form that's alive and kicking. As an introduction you could begin by introducing some typical bands that are fairly young and after that mention a few names from the late sixties, early seventies. Then you should probably concentrate on old bands still active (or at least, active since recently), because still being around makes Prog relevant to the present. Then you could go into the historic period, mentioning bands that are considered staples and forefathers of the genre, possibly introducing the ones relevant for certain Prog subgenres, symphonic, eclectic, prog-metal etc. If you include samples, this should take you quite some way. I would probably end the talk by first talking about musical the quality of Prog as apposed to Pop culture (should be easy) and ending by mentioning the active community here and on a few (not too many) other sites. I won't make any suggestions band-wise, I take it you're well into the subject and are able to choose relevant tracks and artists for yourself, right? Hope this is the sort of thing you're looking for, if you're interested in more input, please let me know and I could get into some more structured details. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 08:55
You should organize instead a public screening of Pink Floyd's 
2003 ../album.asp?id=7221 - Live At Pompeii If they are intellingent, they'll understand everything you want to tell them but don't know where to start. 20 minutes for your speech should be enough (the film is 92 minutes long). |
Posted By: MitchDoan
Date Posted: December 11 2008 at 08:46
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thank you very much, any more advices are welcome @npjnpj: yes i would love to have more input, thank you for taking time notes down your ideas, i am appreciated @all: my invitation to all of you to visit Hanoi (Vietnam's capital) around 15/1/2009 to 30/1/2009. That's a lovely city. ------------- Prog rocks |
Posted By: MitchDoan
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 06:02
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Dear All, I just make some changes for my event. Now we will organize a whole-day-event called "Prog Connection" with - morning and noon: Prog Talk, ProgStore: prog albums posters selling and exchanging, Prog-Cafe: selling drinks, prog album covers quiz ..., prog exhibitions which have posters which tells history of prog rock that people can walk around and read/view. - late afternoon and evening: includes several prog bands in Hanoi/Vietnam, lucky draw and awards for winners However we are looking for funds or donation because we need to pay for the bands and the locations, I would like to have your suggestions which companies/site/magazine do you think we can ask them for help. Thank you so much. ------------- Prog rocks |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: December 20 2008 at 08:05
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^ Oh, you need sponsors. Try to cooperate with cafes (restaraunts) owners. Bands (artists) attract audience, money for tickets can be spent for artists, equipment, transporting etc. From other hand, people coming to the club (cafe) to see artists, are buying drinks and courses, the profit belongs to owners. I know many jazz and rock clubs work this way. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |