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Carmen Mason of FUEL House of Design has built a reputation as someone who cares about the music scene. As a big supporter of the Fox Vancouver Seeds contest and the design prizing for the top 3 bands from 2009, she’s really outdone herself with her efforts to support this year’s Seeds contenders. To help promote a random selection of 20 bands vying for his year’s Fox Vancouver Seeds prizing, Carmen devised the great idea to offer 20 free flyer designs to the first bands to reply to her social media channels. “Deciding to give out 20 free flyer designs was my way of giving back to a community that has not only help build my business,...
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Independent bands and mainstream artists alike are coming to rely on the power of social media to draw fans and listeners to their music. Though not often touted, the QR code is a unique way for artists to interact with their fans on a broad level, and share music, news and band info in a fun and creative way. One of Supernova's artists, Jamie from The Writers' Society, recently showed us some of the ways that his band is making use of the QR code for self promotion. He first saw these codes used in magazines, and recognized the potential. Thinking that a lot of bands could benefit from the advice, we decided to pick Jamie's brain...
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