On September 6th, during Portland’s annual MusicFestNW music festival, Nemo will play host to two panel discussions presented by The Recording Academy Pacific NW Chapter, Nemo Design, The Musicians Union Local 99 and Spectre. This event is Free for MusicFestNW attendees and for Recording Academy members.

From 1PM to 4PM on Saturday September 6th there will be two panels. At 1PM ‘Get In The Van! - A Survival Guide to Touring’ a panel on what to do now that gas prices are crimping bands’ touring plans will include:
Wes Howerton, Barsuk Records
Ben London, The Recording Academy
Slim Moon, Shotclock Management
Alicia J. Rose, Doug Fir Booking
Tracie Verlinde, BMI
Tom Windish, Windish Agency

At 2:30PM Get Out! - Building An Audience Online and Off a panel on using the internet wisely to build your fan base offline will include:
Dave Allen, Nemo
Amanda Diaz, YouTube
Kate Jackson, Sub Pop
Kevin Kusatsu, Sony/BMG
Frank Nieto, 230 Publicity
Julianne Shepherd, The Fader
Bekah Zietz, Suicide Squeeze

A reception follows the panels from 4PM - 6PM. For more information please call +1 206.834.1000

Nemo is located at 1875 SE Belmont St, Portland, Or 97214. +1 503.872.9631

Menomena’s Danny Seim debuts Lackthereof live in Portland from Dave Allen on Vimeo.

Danny steps out from behind the drums

Danny Seim, the mighty drummer for Portland’s preeminent alt-rockers, Menomena, stepped out from behind the kit last night to front his own band, Lackthereof. Additional musicians included Matt Dabrowiak and Paul Alcott of Dat’r on drums and bass and a guitar/keyboards player whose name has slipped my mind. Lackthereof has been Danny’s musical vehicle since around 1997 preceding Menomena by a few years so it can’t really be called a side project. Anyway, check the video for a couple of songs and a quick chat with Danny at the end. Look out for the new Lackthereof album ‘Your Anchor’ out on Barsuk in July.

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