MidPoint Music Festival
My friend Bill, who co-founded the MidPoint Music Festival, asked that I write the liner notes for the event's compilation CD. I submitted the copy today.
Revolutions, the good ones anyway, inevitably begin with a shot. Before you can win people's hearts and minds, you have to get their attention.
Now in its fifth year, the MidPoint Music Festival clearly has their ears. Since we launched the event in 2002, we've brought hundreds of new bands from around the world and tens of thousands of fans to Cincinnati. Great minds may think alike, but independent minds seek out original music.
That isn't to say MidPoint bands forget their roots. At the heart of every performance is the age-old struggle of the artist to find the new, explore the edge and connect with an audience. That both might find closer ties underscores the revolution.
Technology sparks the fervor, subverting the established order and radically changing how we create, discover and enjoy music. It liberates creativity, but freedom isn't without challenges. Musicians find they have greater control over their craft -- from songwriting itself to production and distribution -- but they also must contend with promotion and how to be heard above the din.
MidPoint sets the stage for bands to explore their options and decide what works for them. The festival builds on Cincinnati's legacy of helping artists sharpen their voice and find their niche -- and of giving an audience willing to listen the opportunity to decide for itself what it likes.
Revolutions, the good ones anyway, inevitably begin with a shot. Before you can win people's hearts and minds, you have to get their attention.
Now in its fifth year, the MidPoint Music Festival clearly has their ears. Since we launched the event in 2002, we've brought hundreds of new bands from around the world and tens of thousands of fans to Cincinnati. Great minds may think alike, but independent minds seek out original music.
That isn't to say MidPoint bands forget their roots. At the heart of every performance is the age-old struggle of the artist to find the new, explore the edge and connect with an audience. That both might find closer ties underscores the revolution.
Technology sparks the fervor, subverting the established order and radically changing how we create, discover and enjoy music. It liberates creativity, but freedom isn't without challenges. Musicians find they have greater control over their craft -- from songwriting itself to production and distribution -- but they also must contend with promotion and how to be heard above the din.
MidPoint sets the stage for bands to explore their options and decide what works for them. The festival builds on Cincinnati's legacy of helping artists sharpen their voice and find their niche -- and of giving an audience willing to listen the opportunity to decide for itself what it likes.
Labels: Cincinnati, Ohio, Writing
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