AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Hey all!

I wanted to tell you about some of the exciting things happening with my band, missFlag (exciting to us, at least :P).

Less than a year ago, when we were still at the beginning of the road with just a self-produced EP under our belts, we got our first opportunity to perform in the US (we're Israeli), thanks to an organization inviting us over for a private show.

I contacted Terri, creator of AMP, asking for some help booking more shows in LA, and she really helped us out and provided us with a long list of venues in the area. Thanks to that list, we then had a few more shows in LA.

Well, that trip was very successful. One thing led to another, and since then we've done a much bigger tour in the US and recorded our debut album with a very talented LA producer named Guy Erez. The album was released on the Internet a few months ago, has received some very exciting reviews and has earned us a rapidly growing fan base.

2 months ago, Nic Harcourt, the renowned DJ from KCRW - http://www.kcrw.org, starting playing one of our songs ("Hidden Thieves") on his show "Morning Becomes Eclectic". This was a really big achievement for us, seeing as this guy is one of the most influential DJs in the US, and is known for breaking new acts in the US such as Coldplay, Travis, Norah Jones, Dido, and countless more successful artists.

Well now, after being regularly aired on his show for 2 months, Nic has invited us to perform live on his show. The show usually hosts famous and successful bands and is highly desired even by bands that are already in the prime of their career. Performing at this radio show is considered a significant milestone in a musician's career, and well, as you can guess, this is thrilling (and sorta scary :P) for us!

We'll be performing live on the show in one month, on September 17th. That same evening, we'll be performing at an LA venue called The Knitting Factory. We'd love it if as many people as possible would tune in to hear the radio show on 89.9 FM in Los Angeles (you can also listen online at http://www.kcrw.org), and of course we'd love to see you all at the Knitting Factory show (http://www.knittingfactory.com).

In the meantime, I invite you all to check out the attachments to this blog and download our song "Hidden Thieves" for free. Hope you enjoy! :)

All the best, and thanks for reading my ramblings ;)

Gil
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www.missFlag.com
www.myspace.com/missFlag

Hello,

My name is Gil, I play in an alternative rock band from Jerusalem, Israel called missFlag.

The reason I'm here is because we're looking for help.

Lemme first tell you a little bit about ourselves:

We formed the band a year and a half ago, and recorded our first E.P january of this year. You can hear the E.P on our MySpace page, www.myspace.com/missFlagmusic, or on our website www.missFlag.com.

Thanks to the E.P we got a very successful L.A producer called Guy Erez interested in us. This producer has worked with the Gipsy Kings, Ryan Cabrera, Jennifer Love Hewwitt, Randy Coleman and many more, and he also wrote the "Crash" soundtrack... in other words, a real big shot.