Excellent pitch; clever idea; music not bad - I thought this was not only a great idea but a clever and well shaped one...

How will they do? What did you think?

A great sequence (watch it on iPlayer).

Surely the next step will be a weekly Dragon's Music Den with various acts offering two minutes of music and one minute pitch... something I suggested on here some months ago.

On the face of it, a waste of time. What use is

"On the face of it, a waste of time. What use is

Ah KZ you've discovered the nightmare of iPlayer outside the UK - I've been going through that all summer in Europe and Africa.

They tell you they cannot play it abroad.

I reckon there will be a You Tube clip within seconds - just search Hamfatter Dragons.

But I agree with you - it's all positive in my mind, as long as the music is good (at the moment it's OK; not great but not bad).

DJKZ wrote:
what on earth do you mean ? If you are prudent with the money, it could go a long way in promoting an album especially with the press eating out of the palm of your hand.
With the press eating out of your hands, yes. My point is without the TV exposure, the money (30k) itself is not enough. It will just go into the coffers of a PR agency and achieve nothing.
I agree entirely that using this TV pragramme for exposure was a good idea (as my original post said).

You can see why McFly's covermount deal was a clever idea. I can easily see the covermount phenomenom evolving. For example how about instead of putting the music on the disc, how about creating a special website for the music to be downloaded. That way only fans will get the music and everyone else will get a video, presentation or something. So there is no devaluation of music. The "sitdown and listen fans" can buy it when the "proper" album comes out. If you can't beat them join them i guess.

Indeed KZ, the "Sit Down and Listen" fans will like the album more as the band developes.

We often conplain about developement time on this board, these guys appear to have it.

My old boss, Debbie M, didn't seem totally impressed by the band, but the little I've heard of them sounds slightly above average. They came across as very natural and likeable in an interview I saw on some TV channel. If the follow on publicity is not too delayed I think they could do quite well initially. Then it will be up to the quality of the music and their connection with music fans.

I agree with Mart about reputation, although it is possible to have both reputation and hits. Apart from his final single, released after he died, Johnny Cash hadn't had a "hit" in the UK since 1976, but his reputation was obvious among all generations. Same with Travelling Wilburys - a success band because of who they each were.

That said, I think some artists are still pleased to be one hit wonders, as opposed to no hit flops.

I wish Hamfatter success.