My Top 10 Last.FM Artists – 011015

1. (-) – The Adverts
2. (2) – Jah Wobble
3. (5) – The Stranglers
4. (1) – Talking Heads
5. (-) – Paper Route
6. (-) – Elbow
7. (-) – Jimi Hendrix
8. (-) – Blur
9. (-) – Led Zeppelin
10. (-) – Teenage Fanclub

Regards,

djp

On Bandcamp

HAPPY DAYS IN THE GULAG is sellng on Bandcamp. Feel free to check it out!

Regards,

 

djp

So here we go again…

So here we go again….

Alight here…

Delighted to report that “Sentimental Hospital” is featured in the latest instalment of Headphonaught’s excellent ALIGHT HERE mixcast series.

Check it out here:- http://nanolog.blogspot.com/2011/02/alight-here-vol-0007.html

Totally honoured to be in the company of the wonderful Cousin Silas…!

Regards,

djp

First review in…

…shame it’s a stinker…

http://alternativeirishmusicreview.blogspot.com/2011/01/daniel-prendiville-happy-days-in-gulag.html

Apparently, I’m from Northern Ireland…;-)

Regards,

djp

Happy Days…on Bandcamp

The album is available for download here in a variety of audio formats. Feel free to check it out…

Regards,

djp

Optimism 1 – Experience 0

New project, new blog:- http://optimism1experience0.wordpress.com/.

Enjoy…

Regards,

djp

Saddat’s that…

'Pon my soul, the game's over...

Sponsored by the letter I.

I’ve just finished my promo campaign for the album. This lead to a total of 682 e-mails being sent to various media outlets, but mainly blogs.

Any results? Not so far – I sent links for downloading an electronic press kit, and I have no idea just how many downloads there were – the number of recorded downloads goes up and down and therefore cannot be trusted.

Apart from one offer of a gig, I have had no meaningful contact or response from anyone I sent an e-mail to. Googling the album name hasn’t revealed any significant activity.

So, that’s a disappointment, then? Not really – I was never expecting a huge level of response (I am a realist and have been around the block once or twice), but I feel the effort was worth it, as the album was definitely “entitled” to a decent push on my part.

One comforting thought – I c0uld have gone to the trouble of sending out actual press kits with physical copies of the album. On the working assumption that between printing the album, postage and packaging, it would’ve cost me, say, €5 per kit, then I’ve saved somewhere in the region of €3,500 by sitting down of an evening and sending out a batch of e-mails. Well, if I am going to be ignored, I might as well go about it in a cost-effective manner.

So, barring anything earth-shattering (or anything at all) happening to the album, this is more than likely going to be the final posting to this blog. It’s been great fun to do. Thanks to everyone who’s shown an interest.

I’m going to take a bit of a break now and do a few things that I’ve been putting off for a while – like wiring-up a patch bay for my studio.

In December, I’ll be launching a new blog to report the recording of a new project for 2011, entitled OPTIMISM 1 – EXPERIENCE 0.  I’ll post a link to that blog in this blog nearer the day.

So, till we meet again, au reservoir…

Regards,

djp

Digital distribution update

Sponsored by the letter Q.

According to CD Baby, the album is now available and “live” on the following online sites:-

• Great Indie Music
• iTunes
• Napster

Other sites are to follow (allegedly).

Feel free to check out the album at these sites.

Regards,

djp

Fourth and final podcast

Sponsored by the letter L.

Listen to it here.

Regards,

djp