June 12th Meeting

As mentioned in some previous posts, the Compilation CD selection process has been tremendously exciting and a huge challenge.  We received more than 85 tracks for consideration, with more than five hours of running time.  We are trying to squeeze that into a standard CD - 80 minutes?

This past Tuesday our team convened at Sloan's house for another long listening session.  Most of the material is good for public consumption - the quality and diversity is truly impressive.  Some of the material needs better production or recording, but the underlying music is really good original stuff, and I definitely want to see the artists performing live.

Here's where we stand as of this morning:

• we have narrowed our selections to 27 tracks with a running time of 95 minutes
• we are now trying to identify 4 or 5 tracks that will have to be cut to fit our final selection
• there are another 35+ tracks that we argued over, but had to be set aside

We concluded that we will want to somehow get public exposure for the material that was not selected for the CD.  We are discussing numerous options including:

• another compilation in the near future;
• putting a number of worthy additional tracks online (with the artists permission, of course); and/or,
• starting to release a 'Track of the Week' online.

Stay tuned.  I promise the Compilation CD will be worth the wait, and will most certainly make Fort Worth proud of its local music scene!

Cooperatives are member-owned nonprofit organizations that conduct business to serve the needs of their members and communities. The Fort Worth Music Co-op is operated in accordance with cooperative principles, including the following: (a) Open and voluntary membership without artificial restriction or arbitrary discrimination; (b) Democratic governance with equal voting rights among members and opportunity for participation in important decisions affecting the Co-op; (c) Autonomy and independence of the Co-op as a self-help organization controlled by its members; (d) Education of members and the general public in the principles of cooperation; (e) Cooperation with other cooperative organizations; and (f) Participation in activities that contribute to the sustainable development of the community.

Cooperatives are operated on a nonprofit basis.  That is, they generally will only make enough revenue to cover their expenses.  If any money is left over at the end of the year, it is either saved to use in the future to develop the co-op, given to a charity, or paid to members as a dividend.

Here's a detailed list of things that need to be done.  Your occasional or ongoing help with any of these will be appreciated by all of us!

EVERY WEEK

• Type up fliers for street team (knowledge of office software helpful) - contact Stephen
• Print and cut fliers for street team (computer and printer necessary) - contact Stephen
• Distribute fliers (usually Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday - must not be shy) - contact Irv Jones
• Update online calendars with show schedule (ntxshows.com, dfw.com, fwweekly.com, art & seek, etc.) - contact Sally or Stephen
• Book shows - contact Sally or Eric
• Collect proceeds from shows - contact Stephen

PROJECTS

• Design special promotional artwork
• PR - develop publicity campaign, produce press kit, obtain media coverage
• Community outreach - identify outreach opportunities, develop relationship with other civic organizations including Visitors & Convention Bureau, commercial districts, charitable groups
• Special Events - promote the Music Co-op to event organizers, produce shows
• Merchandising - develop and manage merchandising program including design, procurement, inventory, fulfillment

Let us know if you can help.  Many thanks!

Among the many benefits available to dues-paying members of Fort Worth Music Co-op is a 20% discount on services at Eagle Audio Recording.  Annual dues is only $10, so the payback on your membership will be huge!

If you are a member, consider using Eagle Audio for your next recording project.

If you are planning to use Eagle Audio, please join Fort Worth Music Co-op.

The Music Co-op is dedicated to promoting local original music.  We want Fort Worth to become recognized as one of the foremost music cities in the U.S.

Call Eagle Audio Recording at 817-877-4338 for details and to discuss your project.