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Rare Finds

The Music Connection for Bands and Fans

About Me


Rare Finds Entertainment got its start in 2004 when John Sanders became band manager in order to help some friends band get some much deserved attention. After reading everything I could get my hands on about the the music industry and countless hours surfing the internet I was able to get airplay, press, bookings at major label showcase and at large midwest festival for the band. Rare Finds was starting to get the much needed connections with music industry insiders. The band went their separate ways, but Rare Finds moved forward looking for hardworking Midwestern bands that had the talent and drive to make it in the industry. We made a commitment to constantly educate ourselves through different seminars and attending the Midwest Music Summit Rare Finds has grown to know what it takes to make it in the music industry. All of the hard work has started to pay off. Recently John was selected as a scout for MajorLabelScout.com . As an A&R Scout we work closely with Arista and J Records to identify new talent. Rare Finds will continue to grow and help talented and hardworking bands make their dreams become reality. Check us out on the web at Rare Finds Entertainment
Do you like acoustic music? Click on the pic below and check out Jason Reeves. He has a great voice and great accoustic songs.
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My Interests

I love music, especially live. I enjoy working with bands. Helping them promote their music to a wider audience.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who loves good live Rock and Roll.Bands You Should Meet: Just click on the banner to visit their myspace page. Leave them a messege if you like them. Just tell them Rare Finds sent you.
St. Louis Mo.
Carbondale Il.
Champaign Il.
St. Louis Mo.
Springfield Il.
Carbondale, Il.
St. Louis Mo.
St. Louis Mo.
Memphis Tn.

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Music:

System of a Down, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Scorpions, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, Montrose, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Triumph, Tesla, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Grand Funk Railroad, Alice in Chains, Guns N Roses, Black Crowes, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Rainbow, Ted Nugent, Jethro Tull, HSAS, Tom Petty, Rush, Steve Via, Joe Satriani, Soundgarden, Supertramp, Iron Maiden, Rush, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Allman Bros.,....... Now I mostly listen to local and regional bands like Sofachrome, Field of Grey, Kolerik, Modern Day Zero, Vysion, Honest pod, Inkognito, Dropsixx, 360 Smile, Aujalyn, and many many more.

Movies:

The Wall, This is Spinal Tap, Woodstock, Live and Loud, World Wide Live, Rust Never Sleeps, Live in Pompeii

Books:

Self Improvement books like "How to win Friends and Influence People", "The Magic of Thinking Big", "Success the Glen Bland Method". I also read books on the music industry like "This Buisness of Music Marketing and Promotion", "This Buisness of Artist Management", "Everything You'd Better Know about the Music Industry", "How to Make it in the Music Buisness", "The Music Buisness Explained in Plain English", "Music Law - How to run your Band as a Business"

Heroes:

My heroes are men and women who are willing to get out and work their asses off to make their dreams come true.

My Blog

BDS and Mediabase

Last time we learned about Soundscan. Now we are going to look at BDS and Mediabase. They do about the same thing as Soundscan but instead of tracking sales they track radio airplay. BDS (Broadcast Da...
Posted by Rare Finds on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:25:00 PST

Soundscan

A few years I got a band booked to play a major label showcase. It was one of those deals where you pay money and get to play for 20 minutes in front of some major label A&R reps. I knew the ...
Posted by Rare Finds on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:26:00 PST

Merch Selling Tips

This comes from T-Shirt Guy. I thought it was good enough to post here for bands wanting to make more cash. Sell your t-shirts, cds, etc. at prices for which it is easy to make change. Sell shirts at ...
Posted by Rare Finds on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:55:00 PST

Getting Press Part 2: Tour Press

This is information learned while attending the Meet The Press panel at the Midwest Music Summit. The panel included writers and editors from Hyperactive Magazine, Harp Magazine, and Performing Songwr...
Posted by Rare Finds on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:52:00 PST

Getting Press For Your Band

The information here is from the Meet the Press panel at the Midwest Music Summit. The Panelist included editors from Hyperactive Magazine, Performing Songwriters Magazine, and Harp Magazine and owner...
Posted by Rare Finds on Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:28:00 PST

What Record Labels Want

When we were at the Midwest Music Summit we attended many classes one of them was "What Record Labels Want" The panel was made up of A&R reps from Elementree Records (Jonathan Davis' label), Geffe...
Posted by Rare Finds on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST