Beyond The Music Label Series - San Francisco 2011 Finale To Be Judged By Broke Ass Stuart

Aug. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Beyond The Music Label® Series was started by INDIE VIXENS and is a music band alliance showcase designed to "bridge the gap" between creativity and business.   For the past year, three to four bands have performed monthly at the "Boom Boom Room" in San Francisco's Fillmore district.  Each band has had the opportunity to have their music heard and critiqued by music, branding and business professionals from various industries.

Bands who have won throughout  2010 and 2011 will showcase their music on August 18, 2011 in front of fans, talent,  brand managers and music professionals for a chance to win the “Beyond The Music Label Series Band Of The Year” title.  Judges for the evening include founders and management from:  JE Model, IDC Licensing, 360 Fashion Network, Stuart Schuffman aka "Broke Ass Stuart" from the IFC show "Young, Broke & Beautiful," and Production House "Make Your Hit." Media sponsors include: Music Connection, Music Dish Network, and Indie-Music.com.   Tickets can be bought by visiting: http://beyondthemusiclabelfinale.eventbrite.com/.

Beyond The Music Label Series - SF finale winners and performers include: DjjAck Izback, Luna J, Yalpine, Interchangeable Hearts, Semaj, Weapons Of The Future, Volary,  and Noble Savages.  Bands have an opportunity to raise funds for expenses, and for Beyond The Music Label Series' local nonprofit partner, the Blue Bear School Of Music on August 18, 2011 during the finale. The winning band will earn an opportunity to perform at The Mezzanine on August 20, 2011 during a tech/music showcase event with business partners Planet LA Records, iBand, IDC, Commerce Social and others while also raising funds for the Fender Foundation.  The winning band of the finale will also win a business development technology package valued at over $7000.


About Stuart Schuffman:
Stuart Schuffman is a writer/blogger (AKA Broke-Ass Stuart) with a travel TV show. Young, Broke, and Beautiful airs on IFC on Fridays. The half-hour travel show "targets alternative culture enthusiasts" and is set to air in June. Schuffman, a UC Santa Cruz gradate, started Broke-Ass Stuart, a site devoted to living on the cheap, here in San Francisco. He has since expanded it to New York City.

About Keyslistsf.com:
Keyatta Shade is the founder of Keyslistsf.com.  Keyslistsf.com lists weekly SF Bay Area Events, news and popular culture.

About Blue Bear School Of Music:
Blue Bear School of Music is San Francisco's leading destination for aspiring musicians of all ages and all skill levels who want to enjoy learning and playing rock, blues, jazz, folk or pop. Blue Bear, a nonprofit organization founded in 1971, is a place where learning and playing popular music is fun and affordable, where people come together who love music, and where each student's unique talents and goals are recognized and supported.  For more information visit: www.bluebearmusic.org.

About Beyond The Music Label Series:
The goal of the showcase throughout the year and beyond is to align bands with brand, film, tv and non profit opportunities in order to enhance earning potential for talented artists.  Beyond The Music Label Series® was founded August 2010 with monthly residency at the Boom Boom Room which is located in the Fillmore District of San Francisco. Beyond The Music Label Series begins residency in Los Angeles October 2011 and expands to Vegas, Washington DC, China, London and Japan by the end of 2012.  

The series enables bands an opportunity to utilize their business and social networking skills in order to become better business professionals as well as performers.  INDIE VIXENS® provides a venue for performance and a live brand/marketing consult post performance for bands chosen to perform.  Bands are selected based upon the following criteria: talent, fan base, business acumen, image, individual diversity, and brand development potential. The goal is to identify bands and  performers who have what it takes to make it in today's "New Music Industry.” For more information visit: www.beyondthemusiclabel.com.

About INDIE VIXENS®:
INDIE VIXENS® enables bands the opportunity to identify their true essence.  Talent is great, but packaging ones talent , and cultivating diversity amongst band members and personal interests enables bands to expand their reach, appeal to various audiences and generate more revenue.  Our goal is to embrace the changing dynamics of the music industry and "bridge the gap" between creativity and business via technology, strategic alliances, community and a platform familiar to musicians and songwriters....the stage. For more information visit: www.indievixensinthecity.com or www.indievixens.com.