(2007-02-18) OatMeal Records c/o Nick Venturella
Madison, WI-based folk/pop singer/songwriter, Nick Venturella is currently conducting and compiling interviews for a book about Wisconsin independent musicians and music professionals.
Madison, WI-based folk/pop singer/songwriter, Nick Venturella is currently conducting and compiling interviews for a book about Wisconsin independent musicians and music professionals.
Venturella, a 27-year-old independent Wisconsin musician for more than a decade, recently decided to begin compiling and writing a book after consideration of the current state of the music industry.
“These days, as the major label music industry, which hinges itself on CD sales, descends to a level on which independent musicians and music professionals are thriving; the independents are realizing that they don’t necessarily need major label support to have the sort of success they’re seeking, hence they’re going directly to their fans, totally circumventing the pursuit or need of a major record label deal,” said Venturella.
Venturella continues, “I’m hoping the book will provide a regional snapshot of our current independent music industry and educate and inspire the large amount of independent music talent, here in Wisconsin and beyond, to realize the possibility of finding success in their craft. Also, making local and regional music lovers who pick up the book aware of what they may not know exists right in their own backyard.”
Venturella is utilizing some of the technologies of the times to conduct his research and find interested participants. For more information regarding Venturella’s Wisconsin Indies book project check out the book’s MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/wisconsinindies.
To help inspire and display that the music industry, and especially the Wisconsin music industry, is a smaller community than one may think Venturella is seeking some more nationally known independent musicians such as Willy Porter with his own Weasel Records label to be profiled in the book.
You can also catch Venturella performing regularly around the state. Catch him coming up in Stoughton, WI on Friday March 9, 2007 at the Broux House (www.brouxhouse.com) beginning at 8:30pm.
To find out more about Nick Venturella go to: www.nickvmusic.net or www.myspace.com/nickventurella.
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OatMeal Records c/o Nick Venturella
www.nickvmusic.net
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