Bands like the overnight success story Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are proving that musicians don’t need a multimillion-dollar record contract to gain a fan base or make a stellar record. Because of today’s technology, independent artists and musicians can produce and hype records on their own without giving up creative control.

Colleen Curtis, “CC” from FIREPIT FRIDAY, is a musician and host of a podcast that combines the experiences of Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famers, acclaimed directors, and artists with the ideas of their up-and-coming counterparts into a show that is part roundtable discussion, part variety show.

“CC” has seen the independent music scene bloom because of podcasts, cheaper recording equipment, and the untapped Internet market for new music and can explain what the independent music scene means for the future of music.
Colleen can discuss:

• Why popular groups like REO Speedwagon have gone “indie.”

• How an independent musician can make more money selling CDs on the Web than a signed artist can earn from royalty checks.

• Why podcasting has become the fastest way for fans to discover new bands.

• How music lovers and fans are benefiting from the smaller, more intimate enterprises set up by their favorite independent bands.

CREDENTIALS: Colleen Curtis is the host of the podcast FIREPIT FRIDAY. She recorded the theme music for seasons 1 and 2 of the reality show Port-o-Call and has producing and acting credits in the upcoming movie, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything.

AVAILABILITY: Nashville, TN and nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Colleen Curtis, (615) 500-0420 (TN); fpthepodcast@mac.com