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In the Springfield, Missouri area there are many local bands. Each of these bands adds a taste of their own style to the local music scene. As of late there have been rulings that may affect these bands and cost them shows. If you are a local band looking for an opportunity to make it big, or even become self sustaining as a band, Drury University Students In Free Enterprise has a solution for you. We are discussing bringing in representatives from record labels (both National and Indie labels), as well as band members from nationally touring bands to discuss what it takes to make it in such a competitive musical market. This project is also geared towards getting Springfield recognized for the musically talented city that it is. Efforts to do this could include a battle of the bands, (where Drury SIFE would invite label representatives to judge the bands), or a Music Festival (probably a Friday and Saturday affair) towards the end of the year. Also, we will be attempting to get one of the local radio stations to feature 1 hour of local music a week with the possibility of those songs getting mixed into the regular rotation. Lastly, this project hopes to show local music stores that carrying local music can be a profitable venture.

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THE SMARTEST THING YOU’LL EVER DO

We are putting on a seminar about the benefits of copyrighting and how to do it more effeciently. The best part is, IT IS FREE. The speaker is a copyrighting attorney who has handled several big bands...
Posted by Make It on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:18:00 PST

Q102 Rocks!

Make-It is working with Springfield's own Q102.1 to help bring local music to the airwaves and set up seminars for local bands. This is a developing lead and I am extremely excited about it. Team mem...
Posted by Make It on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:11:00 PST

Get your music on Jeff City area station!

The Make-It team has been working hard to start the semester and has built up some contacts for local bands! 100.1 the Buzz out of Jefferson City has been a leader in helping JC/CoMo bands get airtime...
Posted by Make It on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:45:00 PST

Artist of the Week - Eddie Gumucio

This week's Artist of the Week is Eddie Gumucio Eddie is a singer/songwriter who has been playing music around the Springfield area for the past decade. Eddie, along with a band at times, has toured t...
Posted by Make It on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:35:00 PST

Feature Artist of the Week

This is the kick off for our new Feature Artist of the Week This week we have not an Artist, but a label, that is throwing down some amazing music in Springfield, Missouri. The artists under the label...
Posted by Make It on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:52:00 PST

MAKE IT KICK OFF

The kick off event for the Make It project, which will help area bands gain more exposure, is November 8th at 7 at the Belmonte downtown Springfield. Eddie Gumucio from Borders will be speaking, and t...
Posted by Make It on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:55:00 PST