IndieLab - Promoting Independent Indie Music in the UK and Beyond » Steve Lawson http://indielab.co.uk Providing Resources and Tips on Innovative Music Promotion for Independent Artists in the UK and Beyond Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:25:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Steve Lawson – A Decade in Music – The Internet and Me http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2010/01/steve-lawson-a-decade-in-music-the-internet-and-me/ http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2010/01/steve-lawson-a-decade-in-music-the-internet-and-me/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:50:32 +0000 Indielab http://indielab.co.uk/blog/?p=1139 stevelawson.net, he is one of the most passionate advocates I have ever met for musicians to go it alone and run all aspects of their musical careers themselves. The words 'major label' in Steve's prescience (unless of course your slagging them off) seem to be like a red rag to]]> Steve Lawson is a amazing solo bass player (yes they do exist) and a prolific blogger over at stevelawson.net, he is one of the most passionate advocates I have ever met for musicians to go it alone and run all aspects of their musical careers themselves. The words ‘major label’ in Steve’s prescience (unless of course your slagging them off) seem to be like a red rag to a particularly cantankerous bull but his various arguments for the DIY approach have been born out by a busy and varied career creating some really beautiful music – and getting paid for it!

Steve summed up the last decade where his love affair with the internet was born with a great blog post A decade in Music – The Internet and Me. For more great tips and stories about making a living as a truly independent musician, or just to check out some wonderfully beautiful music,  check out his blog at stevelawson.net

]]> http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2010/01/steve-lawson-a-decade-in-music-the-internet-and-me/feed/ 0 Brainstorming New Models for Music Careers http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2009/06/brainstorming-new-models-for-music-careers/ http://indielab.co.uk/blog/2009/06/brainstorming-new-models-for-music-careers/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:07:41 +0000 Indielab http://indielab.co.uk/blog/?p=526 Steve Lawson was one of the panelists at Un-Convention this year on a panel of musicians and artists who had carved out unusual careers for themselves in the ever changing music world. Steve is an extremely respected bass player who…

]]> Steve Lawson was one of the panelists at Un-Convention this year on a panel of musicians and artists who had carved out unusual careers for themselves in the ever changing music world. Steve is an extremely respected bass player who as well as doing session work also plays solo bass sets which he himself describes as a concept sounding more like a dare than a gig.

By far one of the most enagaging and genuine people I met at Un-Convention, Steve followed up the panel session with a great blog post about all the ideas he had that he hadn’t had a chance to share. Check it out….

Brainstorming new models for music careers

To see Steve performing with his loop pedals and Lobelia check out the below video. It gets gorgeously strange by the end :-)

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