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My CD release is TOMORROW!

brianbotkiller — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:48:15 +0000

It’s finally here. ”Welcome to Postwar USA” see the light of day tomorrow when I release it at Burt’s Tiki Lounge (313 gold SE), with The booty green and my band, Vertigo Venus.

the facebook event is here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141509209198410&ref=search

I’m really excited about this, so I hope to see you out.

Not in ABQ, and want the CD? Buy it from my online store. These are limited to only 100 copies! Signed and numbered. Buy yours here:

http://www.brianbotkiller.com/store

Thank you, as always, for your support!

Vertigo Venus Pajama Party this Sat, my CD, more!

brianbotkiller — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:03:12 +0000

All ages Pajama Party CD release for Vertigo Venus this Saturday!

This saturday the 17th, we’ll be hosting our all ages Pajama party CD release for our new CD, “SOS”, at Revlis Gallery (712 Central, Albuquerque, NM). Admission is only $3 if you’re in pajamas! It’s $6 if not, there will be giveaways all night, a raffle, and a best PJs contest! This is sure to be a really fun show!

Click the link for the Facebook event, and we hope to see you there !

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=136833559674819&ref=ts

My new CD releases on Saturday the 24th!

The CD release for my new CD, “Welcome to Postwar USA”, is coming up, too! Saturday July 24th @ Burt’s tiki Lounge (313 Gold Albuquerque, NM), Vertigo Venus, The Booty Green, and myself will take the stage to celebrate! Click the flyer below for info:

Buy the new Vertigo Venus CD!

Wanna buy our new CD, but not in New Mexico? Buy it from us direct! Each purchase of SOS gets you a digital copy of our previous release, “Run for your lives”, so you get two albums for one!

To buy the CD, Click below:

www.vertigovenus.com/store

New vlog for Obedia

brianbotkiller — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:55:52 +0000

Check it:

Press release: brian botkiller releases new CD

brianbotkiller — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:31:53 +0000

July 6th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRIAN BOTKILLER ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW CD:

“WELCOME TO POSTWAR USA”

(ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO) brian botkiller, electronic musician and producer, has announced the release of a new CD: “Welcome to Postwar USA”. The album follows brian’s previous self-titled release and is being released in a limited edition run of 100 copies.

“Welcome to Postwar USA”, explores techno, chiptune, and progressive house with a dash of political satire. The album’s title track features vocals by En Esch, frontman of Industrial band Slick Idiot, and former KMFDM member. The album features some previously released songs, such as “Oscillation”, a newly-recorded version of the popular “Suddenly the next day”, and new tracks, including “Renovate” and “Wake up call”. Each has a flavor all its own, driven by energetic electronic rhythms and melodies, backed up by brian’s vocals and live instrumentation.

A CD release will be held at Burt’s Tiki Lounge in Albuquerque, NM on July 24th with Vertigo Venus and the Booty Green. The release show is 21+, and is free, doors are at 9pm.

brian’s press kit can be viewed online at http://ow.ly/27VxR

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This friday, Vertigo Venus releases our new CD!

brianbotkiller — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:08:48 +0000

This coming friday, July 9th, we will be releasing our new CD, “Success or Suicide”, at the Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM. We’ll be bringing Industrial band The Strand from Arizona to help Celebrate, as well as Albuquerque’s The Scrams. The show is 21+ and starts at 8pm, and only costs $6.00. If you purchase a ticket online from us at www.vertigovenus.com, you’ll get a free copy of our CD when you get to the show! Tickets online are $11.00.

Click here to get your ticket now

We hope to see you out for this great show!

Not in new mexico, and want to get the CD? No problem! Buy it anytime from our website, and get free stickers and buttons with it! $10 + $2.00 shipping.

Click here to buy the CD

As always, we thank you all for your support! You keep us going!

/brian

DJ set tomorrow for Burlesque Noir!

brianbotkiller — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:36:15 +0000

Tomorrow (weds), I am doing a DJ set with Burlesque Noir for their “NY meets NM” showdown show. Sure to be good fun! At Low Spirits bar (2823 2nd st. NW, Albuquerque, NM), $10 @ door, 21+, doors @ 8pm, I’ll be DJing big beat and 8bit tunes, then playing for BN’s set, then DJing a bit more! Please come out!

My new CD is done, too! Stay tuned for updates!

Thank you all for your support!

/brian

My CD is FINALLY DONE!

brianbotkiller — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:18:21 +0000

It’s been about ten years, tons of various releases, and now I’m finally doing a CD release.

It’s a CDr, yes… but I don’t personally want to release a full-on silverback CD right now.

The CD is nine tracks:

oscillation

suddenly the next day (new recording, unreleased anywhere)

wake up call (unreleased via the net or anything else save for some live versions)

renovate (new, never heard unless you’ve seen me live recently)

mind and space

it’s computer time

communication

welcome to postwar USA (feat. en esch)

against all odds

about 60 mins of music.

It’ll be $10 +$2 shipping if you’re somewhere else in the US. It will also be on iTunes and all that bullshit soon enough.

Slick Idiot 6/1/10 show review

brianbotkiller — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:32:12 +0000

What a fucking sick show. The turnout was great (especially for a tuesday night in ABQ), with over 70 diehards coming out to make it happen. Slick Idiot killed it, despite the band being a little beat up thanks to health issues and such. A real pleasure to meet En Esch in person finally, I only wish I had a copy of my CD with the song we did together to give to him. I got into a few mosh pits, and got to beat myself up to “Godlike” and “A drug against war”. Reminded myself I’m human as I slammed against others and yelled lyrics at the top of my lungs. Had a great time opening with Vertigo Venus for the show, got to hear my new drumkit mic’d up and love love loved it.

Thank you to the Launchpad and Slick Idiot, you guys rock, and I hope we do it again soon.
/brian

Thoughts on internet marketing for your band

brianbotkiller — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:00:29 +0000

I’ve been using social networking hard for over eight years to promote my shows. I had a myspace profile before myspace was myspace, and had it turned into a music profile the second I could do so. Social networking has always been a part of promoting my music.

I make heavy usage of Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and Youtube promoting my band, Vertigo Venus, and my solo project, brian botkiller, and it works. I create a Facebook event for all my shows, and I invite people based on the region/area the show is going down in. I keep facebook lists that sort my friends out based on their location, and send event invites to them.

I push hard on twitter, announcing the show, and talking to others about it. You HAVE to interact! Don’t just talk AT people. Talk WITH people. Ask them if they come to shows often, why they do, thank them for coming. Make fans and friends, not just connections. The key is to interact.

Myspace is still great for booking shows and promoting; it has lost much of its steam, but you can’t ignore it, not if you’re a serious musician.

Doing vlogs on Youtube is very important, too, to talk about your shows and engage your fans. Do giveaways and announcements via Youtube, and ask fans to interact with you.

And, keep a band blog, talk about what’s going on, what you’re doing, and THANK YOUR FANS! They’re the reason you’re getting known and getting people at your shows.

That’s just some thoughts. Hope you like them.

/brian

IT’S TONIGHT! BE THERE!

brianbotkiller — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:19:31 +0000

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110399375650447&ref=ts