If you havn’t heard me talking about my upcoming music festival, then I suppose I have not be talking loud enough!
Coming up this Saturday, July 17th, at Lenny’s in Atlanta, I am throwing my very first Music and Art FESTIVAL. That’s right…a FESTIVAL!
For a long time now, I have wanted to set up a music and art event that would bring together people from different scenes, outlooks, view points, etc. My personal music collection is broad, there is no one style of music that I listen to, I listen to all styles. I listen to GOOD music.
Good music is surely a personal taste thing, but being a musician, and understanding not only the fundamentals, but also theory, song writing, structure, and more, I know when music is unappealing on a musical level.
The thing is, I do not think I am alone in this. I am pretty confident that many people who really enjoy music for what it is, really enjoy good music. The problem is filtering through all the mediocre and terrible crap in order to find the really good stuff…and there is sooooo much music so I can see why people just give up and listen to whatever is on the radio, it’s easy.
The Hijacking Music Collective is some what of a filter for quality music here in Atlanta. The Hijacking Music Festival is taking that another step farther and bringing in other types of artists such as painters, photographers, dancers, and some other entertainers as well.
We want people that spend any amount of time at this event to be constantly bombarded with high quality visual and audible artwork that is stimulating, thoughtful, and creative. We want people to come out of their comfort zones and embrace something new that might change the way they view things in the future for the better.
Really, when it all boils down, we want to open some minds.
This is easily the largest event I have ever coordinated and put on and I am really looking forward to it and would LOVE to have your support.
Please come out and support an amazing local music and art scene here in Atlanta and party with us!
For more information about the Hijacking Music Festival, or to download a FREE Digital CD Sampler including all bands performing at the festival, visit: http://hijackingmusic.com/hijacking-music-festival-2010
This evening I will be speaking for a WordPress meetup on Connecting WordPress with the Business Community.
I like to give back to my fellow man and teaching people a skill that will help them survive and also increase their fun level by millions really feels good.
Bret Phillips is a Musician, Audio Engineer, and Web Developer. 
Rocking Optimized WordPress Posts – How to Write Them and Plugins that Help
This event is being hosted by the Atlanta WordPress on meetup.com at the Urban Oasis and is called “Rocking Optimized WordPress Posts: How to Write Them and Plugins that Help“.
Search Engine Optimization is something that I have been working with and researching for a few years now. Over time I have had some great success by testing the waters and seeing what does and does not work. I am really looking forward to sharing some of that knowledge with this group and also hope to learn some new things myself.
Using the WordPress platform is a great way to make your SEO life easier. During this presentation I will be showing everyone exactly where and how to optimize their website pages and posts, as well throwing out a few simple tips and tricks to help your chances of ranking high in the search engines.
These concepts that I will be going over are easy for anyone to pick up on, so people on all levels are welcome to come and learn.
If you are a SEO expert on your own, I would love to talk with you and share some ideas on methods, strategy, and whatever other interesting things we can talk about. Come out and “meet up”.
This event is open to everyone and will be a great networking evening for Atlanta business people.
RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/wordpress-atlanta/calendar/13947621/
If you have any questions let me know.
See you then!