Dave
Lippman PROMOTION SUGGESTIONS
Posters and fliers and photos available
at http://davelippman.com/booking/fliers.html
I also have glossy 8 X 10's that can be mailed, for the press.
I suggest adding a note to fliers about the Palestine
piece, if we are using it. Like:
featuring:
New eyewitness song/sound/picture piece on Palestine/Israel:
STAR
OF GOLIATH
"Better
than a million history teachers in a million classrooms could do!"
- a history teacher
Same goes for the Venezuela piece:
featuring:
New eyewitness song/sound/picture piece on Venezuela:
THE
STREAMS ARE FINDING THE RIVER
This is useful so people don't think the whole concert is comedy. That would be bait and twitch. Or bitch. Or...
PRESS
RELEASE Use mine, or write anew, as you like. NOTE: Do not include info about George Stump, moderate clearcutter. He is not coming. Only George Shrub. And me.
It's a good idea to emphasize the website as a place to hear/see samples of the show in advance.
ADVANCE
TICKET SALES Good idea, sometimes. Some radio stations will do ticket giveaways
coupled with airplay of the album.
RADIO
You might want to go on the air before the show to promote it, and I
will be available, usually, for interviews the day of the show, or
further in advance by phone. CDs are available, and downloads of songs
are at http://davelippman.com/mps3.html
VIDEO I can send you a disc with videos of Shrub live. They run from one to 15 minutes and can be given to TV stations, shown at community meetings/events, passed around - good preview stuff.
PRESS
Advance write-ups are good for attendance, but follow-up reviews also
give your group a good name. I like them too.
TICKET
PRICE Compare to other concert prices and adjust for degree of name-recognition. What the market will bear, minus a bit. If it's too low people will think it's not worth much ? and not come. Or we won't make money. Try a sliding scale, $7-10, $8 -20, $8-2,000...
If you're using a church and you can't set a price at the door, make sure your "donation" sign says "Suggested donation," and put a sliding scale there. $3 per person for a concert will not do, is not on, and will be a great embarrassment to all concerned. Don't let it happen. Thank you.
MO'
MONEY Consider selling drinks and munchies, a raffle, dinner, printed program with ads.
THE SHOW
You may add other performers, speakers etc. to the show, and you may shorten the Lippman show (normally two 45-minute sets). But please arrange all changes in advance. Also, it's best not to put anything immediately after the first (satirical) act. That's intermission time. Add announcements and other acts at the beginning of either set.
CLASSROOM
DISCUSSIONS
I am happy to talk in high school and college
classrooms on the following topics:
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Palestine/Israel
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Venezuela
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Popular culture: consumerism, advertising, privatisation
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Big Box culture: The Wal-Martization of our world
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Media: varieties of news presentation (I am a former correspondent for Free Speech Radio News)
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Race and culture in music: historical overview of African American and Euro-American folk and popular music in the United States.(My book on this is forthcoming.) Includes film clips.
These sessions sometimes include song performance.
Honoraria are appreciated when possible.
CONCERT NEEDS
SETUP: One hour before doors open, or 1-1/2 hours before showtime, to set up
props and sales table and to test sound and video. You need sufficient time to set up chairs, lights, sound,
etc. Background music when audience arrives.
STAGE
NEEDS:
Dressing
room near stage. Not a
public bathroom. Big closet
OK.
Something
to put a four foot-wide map on - movable chalkboard, easel, or the wall
if it's not too far from stage front.
Glass of water.
SOUND
SYSTEM:
Two
microphones (mics), with stands, preferably boom or goose neck. Amp/mixer with 3 channels (one for wire from laptop during any projection pieces).
Direct input for guitar if possible. Speakers.
Extra extension cords. Stage monitors if possible, especially in
a large hall.
You may
not need a sound system in a small room.
When in doubt, consult an experienced person such as a musician
who's played in the room, or the hall manager.
It's a good idea to test the system, with the help of an
experienced person, if possible, to see if it's really adequate.
DOOR:
VIDEO PROJECTION: On shows including including Star of Goliath or the Venezuela piece I need, west of the Rockies, an LCD projector, also known as video projector, to hook up to my laptop. Also a screen or good-sized white wall or nice white sheet hung flat. East of the Rockies, I will have my own projector.
RECORDING:
People who want to record the show, audio or video, need to speak with
me about conditions of use. Preferably before the day of show.
SALES
TABLE: Card table
size or larger, for sale of CDs, books, etc. Should be in an area that
can be lit during intermission and after show.
LIGHTS: The stage should be brighter than the rest of the room; audience area
as dark as possible. If
there are no formal or adequate stage lights in the hall, bring a couple
of clamp lamps - reflectors with flood lamps.
PERSONNEL:
Loading
in help.
MC for
introductions. (Intro will
be provided on paper, though MC can of course improvise.) Check with
performer before starting, to be aware of costume changes and set order.
Sales
person for performer's tapes etc. at intermission and end of show - not
the same person who staffs another table at the same time (it gets
crowded).
INTERMISSION:
Put background music on. I
have music with lyrics projected, as desired.
IN
CAFES: Espresso machines are the enemy. If at all possible, please work out with the crew or management
in advance that noisy drinks will not be made during the sets. Also,
regular clientele do not come in free. Period. Paragraph. They will only
chat. During the show. How rude.
CHILDREN
often enjoy the show, for a while, but crying, talking, and running
around are very distracting. Please
consider offering childcare, perhaps paying someone rather than having
the producers miss the show. Assist
in removing persistent distracters from the room if they don't get it.
(Note: this problem
is especially common when the show follows a group dinner.)
FLYER
FOR SHOW: Please bring me a couple copies of whatever you did.
AFTER
THE SHOW: Party
(optional). If in a public
place, should be a quiet one. Quiet-ish. Not a place with a loud band.
LODGING: Necessary. A bed.
No hard futons please. Private room preferred, cats and dogs ok.
Noise late at night un-desirable.
THANK
YOU!
Long
Press Release:
Singing CIA Agent George Shrub
and satirical songster Dave Lippman bring the Counter-Intelligence
Cabaret to__________. Get ready for high-end pop parodies and some
very wise cracks.
The veteran satirical songster
is fired up about sweatshops, S.U.V.s, and wars to defend sweatshops and
S.U.V.s. This show has
delighted and terrified audiences throughout the Free World, and in some
pretty cheap places as well. Attendance is optional but strongly
suggested. Lippmanís most recent CD is I Hate Wal-Mart,
and Shrub and Lippman together released Live in Manhattan last
year.
Dave Lippman has toured from San
Francisco to Birmingham, England, from Australia to Germany to Central
America. Current victims of his parody include the faith-based missile
shield, Global Warnings, Sport Futility Vehicles, and of course,
Wal-Mart.
Utah Phillips says of Lippman,
"God that man can talk! What a great writer!" "Viciously
funny," says the Guardian. "Lippman is a national
treasure," said the L.A. Herald-Examiner.
Lippman has been performing his brand of twisted musical comedy for over 25 years. Some of his material is based on his visits to war zones in Central America and the Palestinian territories. Lippmanís recent travels in Venezuela are highlighted in a multi-media piece.
Visit http://davelippman.com
for audio and video samples of the show.
Lippman's travels in Venezuela are highlighted in a multi-media-music piece, "The Streams are Finding the River," and his visit to Palestine and Israel resulted in "Star of Goliath," which covers history and present day conflicts and options in songs and visuals.
or (Add as appropriate:
A serious segment of the concert, focused on Palestine/Israel,
will follow the hilarity. )
Short Press Release:
List under: Comedy, Folk, Acoustic
For interviews or further
information, please contact:
Or Dave Lippman/George Shrub:
919-260-4138
________________________________will present
singing C.I.A. agent George Shrub and satirical sharp-shooter
Veteran satirical songster Dave Lippman, fired up about weapons of mass distraction, SUVs, and wars to defend SUVs, takes to the road with gut-busting political comedy and moving commentary. Get ready for high-end pop parodies and some very wise cracks from the world?s only known singing CIA agent, George Shrub, in this Counter-Intelligence Cabaret. Most recent CD: "Shrub and Lippman Live in Manhattan." (When appropriate:)
Lippman's recent travels in Venezuela are highlighted in a multi-media piece.
Visit http://davelippman.com
for audio and video samples of the show.
(Add as appropriate: A relatively serious illustrated song cycle on Palestine and
Israel rounds out the show.)
