The SeaWeedz: News

Artist PR arranged a single CD review. The SeaWeedz respectfully parted ways with this agency last month.

12-2-07

** PRESS RELEASE **

Myrtle Beach Management and Entertainment Conglomerate welcomes Hollywood, California's Artist PR as the band's new promotions firm. The SeaWeedz look forward to the magazine articles and CD reviews, airplay on Commercial, College, and specialty radio shows nationwide, fan base expansion, possible TV and film licensing, and festivals and industry showcases. Artist PR has over 25,000 music industry contacts, including Managers, Agents, A&R Reps, A&R Showcases, Clubs, CD Review Publicaions, Press Releases, Aradio, and Retail. They may also be called on handle SeaWeedz contracts and legal advice.

D.R. Sennema,
President
Myrtle Beach Management & Entertainment Conglomerate

A big thank-yeeeou to the staff at the North Myrtle Beach House of Blues for their help keeping Southern Blue straight this past weekend. Kudos to the stage manager, Kevin, sound guy - Phil, monitor mix - Luke, and hospitality - Michelle. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bill Allen who usually runs the main board for us at the venue. His wife, Josita, was undergoing surgery in the hospital during the show.
A big thanks to the guys in Lonestar - we got to hang a little and take a few pics we'll post on the site soon. Great show, guys.
I must have signed nearly 100 autographs after the show - we had a packed house!

Myrtle Beach Management and Entertainment is pleased to report that the song Blond Bombshell on The SeaWeedz' CD, Tales of the Strand - Volume 2" was deemed to have hit potential by Music Xray™, the song analysis provided by Platinum Blue. Blond Bombshell now goes on to national competition.

The contest rules are as follows:
Songs that score 700 or above on the Xray go on to the judging round.
Each month 10 winners will be chosen by an initial round of top industry judges and will be awarded 2 free reports each.
Every 6 months all winners of the monthly rounds will be re-evaluated by the industry panel.

a. First Place winner will be awarded studio time and a production of their song by Grammy-winning producer Ric Wake

b.Second Place winner will be awarded studio time and a production of their song by Diamond Selling producers, The Ten Brothers.

c. Third Place winner will be awarded a Market Insight professional Music Xray Report – our most complete service.

About Platinum Blue:
New York, NY-based Platinum Blue Music Intelligence, Inc was founded in December 2005 by Mike McCready and Tracie Reed, executives who spent 4 years from 2001 to late 2005 developing and breaking ground in the hit prediction and music recommendation space at their former company, Polyphonic HMI (now Music Intelligence Solutions). Platinum Blue’s mission is to provide the best real world applications of cutting edge technologies and the best business tools for the music and media industries.
Music Xray™ is a new technology that allows music professionals to see their music and their market in ways that were impossible until now. With these new insights, better decisions can be made regarding the potential market success of a given song.

It has long been known that music and math are closely related and that in a sense, music IS math. Recent research has shown strong evidence that most hit songs conform to a limited number of mathematical patterns. These patterns cannot be detected by the human ear much in the same way the doctor cannot be see with the naked eye that which the medical Xray reveals.

More than 90% of singles that are released and promoted by music labels do not chart and do not provide the labels with a return on their investment in spite of sounding and feeling like potential hits. This leaves label executives, producers and musicians themselves scratching their heads wondering what went wrong. Now, we are able to point to the mathematical properties of the song as a strong indicator of potential success.

Music Xray™ does not tell you if a song sounds like a hit. That’s an evaluation for the human ear and mind. It also doesn’t tell you if the artist is appealing or if the label knows how to get a single into the market. It does tell you however, if the song has the "optimal mathematical patterns" to become a success, a necessary but not singly sufficient condition for having a hit.

Please join me in congratulating Eli Weed for writing and performing this great song, and we'll let you know how well we do in the nationals.

D.R. Sennema,
President
MBMEC records

According to Myrtle Beach Managment and Entertainment Co., August 2007 has brought record visits to the SeaWeedz website. These visits include a surprising amount of international interest including the following countries (in order of interest):

Canada
Germany
Italy
Israel
Brazil
Russian Federation
Denmark
Poland
Latvia
Uruguay
Japan
Seychelles
Norway
Netherlands
US Government (gov)
China
France
Hungary
Moldova, Republic of
Qatar
South Africa
Argentina
Bulgaria
Colombia
India
Lithuania
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
Australia
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Estonia
Guyana
Mexico
Malaysia
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Taiwan
Ukraine

Eli encourages all who visit to leave a message on the guestbook. We thank everyone for their continued support.

D.R. Sennema
President
MBMEC

Hello fans and industry rep's.
Tales of the Strand - Volume 2 continues to be popular for digital downloads; however, there has been no active promotion of the CD.
Myrtle Beach Management and Entertainment has been negotiating with a couple of Public Relations firms.
Artist PR out of Hollywood, CA has expressed an ongoing interest in representation. MBMEC will be making a decision soon to see who is best equipped to help advertise the CD in trade publications and magazines.

D.R. Sennema
President, MBMEC records

Thanks Michelle for rounding up the extra beer for the dressing room. Bill Allen ran a great stage mix and I heard tell the House PA was kickin'. So great to catch up with Willie and Dave from the D.B. Bryant band. The last time I was on the bill with those guys, I was playing in a band called Hyjnynx and they were in one called Hi-yo Silver. We opened for the Outlaws at Hood Park.

Much thanks to Bill Allen of the House of Blues and the incredible band, Black Label, for having Southern Blue open last Saturday's show. Thanks, too, to Michelle for keeping back-stage antics to a minimum and for taking such good care of us. The artwork and antique furniture in the green room are far superior to most dressing rooms we've used. The stage sound was the best we've experienced and we could feel the house PA pumping. Thanks, too to the radio guys at 107.9 who promoted the show and the special guests who contributed to the Josita Allen benefit auction. We had a blast! What a great venue! Please sing the guestbook, folks.

Eli

Prelimanry News Release:

Diskfaktory in Irvine CA shipped the first round of CD's to the SeaWeeez home office this week. Eli was very pleased with the mastering job done by their audio department and the artwork looks great, too. Promotional copies of Tales of the Strand, Volume 2, are currently being distributed among local radio stations likely to provide airplay. Retail outlets in Myrtle Beach will soon be stocked and the CD will soon be available on CDBaby.com. Digital distribution is also under way. Details will follow this announcement once they have solidified. Although an inquiry to SESAC was sent to them, Eli does not yet qualify for membership with that fine publishing agency. That is also in the works.
Here is wishing you and yours a fantastic Christmas weekend.

- D.R. Sennema, President, GSMEC

Folks, Tales of the Strand - Volume 2, appears to be well on the way to release. A 12-song disc, it features some memorable tunes such as the danceable "Ocean Boulevard" and the hard rocking "Blond Bombshell".
Chuck at Diskfaktory, in Irvine California, gave us a courtesy call last week to let us know the re-submitted artwork was OK. It was on hold because the designer used a template with a hole in it for the disc design and the hole was the wrong size. The good news is that we are in production. Although Grand Strand Managment has not heard anything from the audio mastering department, we have high hopes that this CD will be available on CD Baby.com before Christmas. Also, since this project took a little longer than anticipated, Eli thanks each and every one of you fans for your continuing patience. This should be a very merry Christmas and a great new year, indeed.

-- D.R. Sennema,
president
Grand Strand
Management and
Entertainment
Conglomerate

Folks, hold your horses, the CD should be out before Christmas. For all ya'll wondering what the hold-up is, a couple of the songs are being re-tooled since we added a synthesizer to the band. A big thanks goes out to Mary Erskine and Sara Elisabeth Potts at The Sun News for their great piece on Eli Weed in last weeks' Kicks Newsmagazine. Eli is looking forward to the release so promotions can begin. Hold your horses...

Big thanks to HOB staff, Ashely - backstage, Bill on the house PA, Lance on the monitors, and for Black Label for recommending us for the gig. I can't remember when I've had more fun - we had a great crowd and a great time. Let's do it again!

Everybody's been asking when the CD is coming out. Well, it's in mastering now, so it won't be long. Hope all the fans in Calabash, Little River, North Myrtle, Myrtle Beach, Garden City, Surfside, Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, and Pawleys Island can wait just a little while longer.
Ciao - Eli

Heads up, folks, The SeaWeedz own Eli Weed will be joining Southern Blue at The House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach on August 17th. Southern Blue is opening for Black Label. Make plans now to attend.

Live Concert & Family Fun Festival

Admission is free and all are invited to the Grand Strands first Homegrown Music Festival on April 1, 2006. The festivities will begin at 12pm in the field between the Coastal Grand Mall entrance and the Dead Dog Saloon. Hosted by Mixin' Dixon of 107.1 events will include a live concert, auctions, raffles, and many kid friendly attractions.

Performers include:

The Necessary Brothers

Wendell & The Low Tide Bandits (featuring Eli Weed)

Angie Capone

Silenced

Greg Bowman

The Mullets

Eli has been asked to join Wendell and the Low Tide Outlaws for a charity venue to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. The band takes the stage at Coastal Grande Mall at 1:00 p.m. and the concert is to be recorded by WBTW-TV for an independent CD release of all-original material.

Eli joins Southern Blue for another barn-storming hoe-down at Softails this Friday and Saturday the 24th and 25th of February. Catch "The Redneck Show" featuring Nashville recording artist, Jeffery Allen Edwards. See ya'll there. Softails is on Inlet Square Dr # B
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
843-651-9544. Showtime is 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and no cover.

Eli is working with his production team to complete the final mix of Tales of the Strand - Volume 2 which was due last November. Good thing we love him.

DRS

Just played the Veteran's Benefit at Captain Dick's Marina with Wendell and the Low Tide Outlaws. What a blast. Thank you, veterans and the U.S. Coast Guard for the Blessing of the Inlet.