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much time spent in non-commercial radio and promoting/publicizing music. Publicist for Port City Music Hall.
Current radio show: "Kitchen Party" on WMPG Portland, Thursday mornings 10:30 - noon. "Rockin' alt-country and whatnot." (Whatnot includes loud guitars, local music vaguely related to alt-country, live guests.) Live guests have included Roy Davis, Travis Kline, Putnam Smith, the guys at Acoustic Artisans, Darol Anger w/Tristan & Tashina Claridge, Bruce Molsky, Chris Hillman, Malcolm Holcomb, Mark Lourie, etc. Drop me an e-mail!
Special features have include Emmypalooza and Desert Island Discs show.
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Port City Music Hall Internships Fall 09
August 17, 2009 by ceci
PORT CITY MUSIC HALL Arts & Publicity Internships Fall 2009
The Port City Music Hall is a flexible performing arts venue with two stages in Portland, Maine, presenting a diverse spectrum of performing arts including music, spoken word and poetry, theater, and comedy. Port City works from a core schedule of nationally touring artists and bands of all genres as well as a deep commitment to developing the thriving local music scene. Capacity is 550. The venue is located in the heart of the Arts District.Port City Music Hall offers internships each semester and in the summer. Positions are not paid. Credit is available if offered through the participant's school. Schedule will be determined on an individual basis with the student accepted into the program. Applicants do not have to be actively enrolled in a university or college. Applicants must be 18 or older.Internship positiions are now open for the semester beginning in September 09. Interested applicants should submit a letter outlining their unique qualifications and interest, and a one-page resume. Interview required.
Positions are open until filled with a flexible start date in Sept/early October.E-mail applications to:Ceci Gilson, Port City Music Hall Publicistceci@portcitymusichall.comor mail to:Ceci Gilson, publicistPort City Music Hall504 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
PORT CITY MUSIC HALL INTERNSHIP POSITIONS:
Music Publicity and Promotion
Position in publicity office of Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Experience will include writing and preparing press releases and photos; acquiring and distibuting posters and flyers; targeting and developing niche marketing lists; assist in developing creative promotional campaigns: in-house and local media/ business partner co-promotes. Develop and execute creative venue promotions utilizing available and developing electronic media - social networking sites, blogs, YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, texting, e-mail newsletters, etc. This internship can incorporate a graphic design element if candidate has design experience.
Booking Internship
Assist talent buyers in busy office of Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Daily tasks related to artist contracts and communications with agents, artist management and publicity contacts, and fufilling day-to-day contractual obligations related to performances.
Graphic Design Intern
Position in publicity office of Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Develop/assist in design and production of in-house publications: posters, flyers, handbills, tablecards. Potential for online graphics as well.
Photography Intern
Unique opportunity at Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Cover the range of activity on days of performances; from documenting behind-the-scenes activity for blogs and social networking media to some performance photography. Own equipment required; photographic experience necessary.
If you have questions, please e-mail them to me at ceci@portcitymusichall.com. They will be answered promptly.
thx
Port City Music Hall Summer Internships
May 19, 2009 by ceci
PORT CITY MUSIC HALL SUMMER INTERNSHIP POSITIONS:
The Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress Street, Portland offers internship opportunities in a number of areas pertaining to the administration of a performing arts venue. The skills acquired are adaptable to a variety of administrative positions in music and the performing arts.
Summer internships will begin in June and run through August. Interns will set up a schedule to work in the office at 504 Congress Street during regular business hours. Some evening hours will be required when there is a performance. Interns commit to a weekly schedule of up to 9 hours. One to three college credits are available to students enrolled at several colleges and universities in the area. The PCMH internships are unpaid positions.
To apply, send resume and a letter outlining your interest in music and reasons for choosing the specific internship area you are applying for. E-mail preferred. Send to: Ceci Gilson, PCMH publicist. ceci@portcitymusichall.com
Positions open until filled with flexible start date in early June.
Music/Arts Publicity and Promotion
Position in publicity office of Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Experience will include writing and preparing press releases and photos; acquiring and distibuting posters and flyers; target and develop niche marketing lists; assist in developing creative promotional campaigns: in-house and with local media and local business partner co-promotes. Develop and execute creative venue promotions utilizing available and developing electronic media - social networking sites, blogs, YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, texting, e-mail newsletters, etc. This internship can incorporate a graphic design element if candidate has design experience.
Booking Internship
Assist talent buyers in busy office of Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Daily tasks related to tracking offers, executing contracts, communications with agencies, artist management and publicity contacts, maintaining artist files, and fufilling day-to-day contractual obligations related to performances.
Photography Intern
Unique opportunity at Portland performing arts venue presenting nationally touring artists and bands. Cover the range of activity on days of performances; from documenting behind-the-scenes activity for blogs and social networking media to some performance photography. Own equipment required; photographic experience necessary.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 24, 2009 by ceci
Big news for us! The City of Portland has granted us a temporary 30-day 21+ liquor license after our inspection by the state failed yesterday due to clerical errors.
City Hall quickly came to our aid and granted the temporary license. State Senator Justin Alfond (District 8 Portland) then rose to the occasion after offices closed yesterday and facilitated the temporary issuance. Rob is on his way to Augusta right now to pick up this all-important piece of paper thanks to Senator Alfond's commitment on a Saturday morning.Please drop Senator Alfond a quick e-mail <a href="mailto:justin@justinalfond.com">Justin@justinalfond.com</a> and let him know you appreciate his support of the Portland music scene and small business in general. These are the kind of pro-active legislators we need pulling for us at the Sate House!We really regret that this currently does not include the 18 - 21 year old crowd. We are still pursuing an 18+ license at the state level. You guys are important voters - e-mail Senator Alfond and let him know you support his efforts on your behalf!
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 15, 2009 by ceci
working fast and furious. yes we'll open!! sound and light install today - place is actually starting to look like a music venue now!
Our web site is slow to get online - though a facepage with the full schedule with ticket links is there. Also a link to our blog. I'm hoping our full web site will get out of beta and into the ether next week.
Save yourself a click - here's the link to the blog w/lots of photos and video. http://www.portcitymusichall.blogspot.com/
Definitely check out the Hilly Town tour above for some great photos taken on Monday.
Or go the one-stop shopping route and check out our FaceBook page - I just subscribed our blog to the Notes section there (only problem is it doesn't seem to import the posted videos, but gets the photos).
See you Saturday, champagne in hand.
ps. Maino, Chris Michetti (of RAQ), the Saw Doctors, and John Scofield just added...
Re: Top 20 albums of 2008/Top 5 EPs
January 5, 2009 by ceci
Sneaking in under the wire, I like "The Orchard" by Fire on Fire.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 5, 2009 by ceci
Cool. Keep the suggestions coming. Antwaid and camjones - you nailed several on my wish list too.
Portland bands booked as of 1/5 include: Sidecar Radio (1/17); Putnam Smith and Lovewhip (1/22); Sly-Chi (1/23); Samuel James (2/15). Lots of opportunites. Regional bands = Fear Nuttin Band (Springfield, MA 1/17); Firewater Band (MA 1/17); Jordan Valentine (Boston 1/17); Lovewhip (call them Boston, call them our own - whichever you prefer, 1/17).
Bands being added all the time - web site coming; blog currently blogging at http://www.portcitymusichall.blogspot.com/ (just added good Sidecar Radio & Fear Nuttin video...).
Thx for the link heads-up - our current staff of 3 (not counting newly hired bar/security/wait staff) is logging in the miles elsewhere. Probably time to take it down anyway - it has served its purpose. Kudos go to Lapchick Creative for for their work on that campaign.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
December 24, 2008 by ceci
Great list excitable one - I think we'll be seeing you a lot...
Here's what we've got confirmed so far (January shows are now on sale + DTB. The rest should be put on sale this week (holiday notwithstanding.)
1/17: Fear Nuttin' Band and Sidecar Radio, 1/22 SonicBids Showcase: Putnam Smith, The Firewater Band, Jordan Valentine & the Sunday Saints, lovewhip; 1/23 Zen Tricksters and Sly-Chi; 1/29 Collie Buddz; 2/6 Derek Trucks Band; 2/15 Johnny Winter and Samuel James; 2/19 Jazz Mandolin Project; 3/12 Duncan Sheik; 3/13 OK Go with Longwave and Oppenheimer; 3/20 Assembly of Dust.
More getting confirmed all the time. Our web site is imminent...be patient! But tickets are now available at www.portcitymusichall.com and all Bull Moose locations.
Needed! Freelance music publicist
November 13, 2008 by ceci
I've recently closed shop on my freelance publicity business (to take on fulltime w/Port City Music Hall). I've had to turn down several potential clients since in the greater Portland area. Is there anyone out there qualified to pick up the slack?
There's a need for mostly event-driven publicity, i.e. CD releases and concert promo. You need to be: a decent writer (familiar w/press releases and all their various forms), have a good e-mail list of print, radio, online and other press contacts, be personable enough to call up all the previous and pitch stories to them, and, basically, love music & the arts. These skills lend themselves to any genre etc.
If someone has experience, please get in touch w/me and I'll send some clients your way. There's not enough work so far to quit your day job, but there sure is opportunity to build a great business as the music scene here thrives and grows.
ceci@portcitymusichall.com
(No experience? Port City Music Hall will be offering internships where I will be training people in all the above, then setting them loose into the community....more on this later)
Re: MySpace vs Website??
October 30, 2008 by ceci
my 2 cents as a music publicist and dj - When researching a band, I really like and most often utilize the shorthand offered by myspace. Instant tracks by the artist - handpicked by them or their management to represent them, usually very up-to-date tour schedule - band members listed, their choices for influences, quick and short bio - sometimes just their standard bio - sometimes a little looser and more entertaining. All this on one page.
I find band web site music players to be widely diverse and unreliable. Sometimes they don't even have one - sometimes my Mac won't play it and sometimes it plays annoying brief clips over and over. MySpace music player rocks (except for the past week when it's been skipping...)
However, I feel the band web-site is needed too. When I'm researching a band I 1) Google band name and click on band website link that comes up. 2) go immediately to links/contact page and click on their myspace page. 3) listen to tracks and check out all the above on Myspace page. Only then do I go back to the web site to check into "news" section and get into the archive of articles, press clips, longer bios, CD listings and to download photos, etc.
(If you're still with me, I'm going to keep going....) I also like the fact that a lot of small indie bands from around the country have found me and contacted me thru my Myspace page. And, when I find a band i like, I spend some time poaching their friends list. Learn a lot about small pockets of activity around the country.
Summary: Both are necessary. I think services like Myspace allow band web sited to become more static - simple news updates on the home page can give regular visitors something to look at - and a blog linked of all web presences can give people their fix of gossip, etc. One central thing to update.
