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[rachmaninoff_forever]

Okay, so I have a recital some time in May right?

Well I wanna advertise it because it's a rather large Hall and it would suck if only five people came.

So I'm gonna put these posters throughout the music building.

This is what I'm thinking...

*picture of me playing piano in a dress*

(my name) piano recital!

*day, date, and time*

Be there or be square!


Any suggestions?  I want it to be funny.

[h_chopin148]

put your repertoire

[lloyd_cdb]

I want it to be funny.

put your repertoire

[Bob]

Put in the ad that Bob requires them to attend the performance.

[m1469]

I recently saw one that I thought was pretty funny and smart, and I think is appealing to college-types.  It was this guy (who generally gets people's attention and is popular right now):  




And then the words:

I don't always attend piano recitals  (at the top of the page)




But when I do, I attend rachmaninoff_forever's junior recital (at the bottom)


I didn't look closely, but I would have attended that guy's recital if I lived in that town, and it was a bass recital ... which I don't always attend  .  I'm sure there was more info on there, but it must have been small.

[lloyd_cdb]

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[unholeee]

put your repertoire

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[austinarg]

It seems the new fashion is to attend Bach-only concerts. So, it seems you'll have to play only Bach in order to attract people. Like, noooooo one would go if you didn't play Bach.

[j_menz]

https://www.google.com.au/search?um=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHKB_enAU456AU457&biw=1241&bih=754&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=concert+posters+piano+recital&oq=concert+posters+piano+recital&gs_l=img.3...8727.12242.0.12599.14.14.0.0.0.0.215.1881.5j6j3.14.0...0.0...1c.1.9.img.aOlZ4xP0CtI

Steal shamelessly.

[Bob]

I'd like to go to a short concert -- like 45 minutes.  With a mix of pieces, some I know, some I don't.  I'd go for the pieces/composers.  I do like seeing the estimated time of the concerts too.  Helps for planning. 

If you're not up there for educational level, you might want to leave out or de-emphasize your year in school.  If I saw "Freshman recital" on an ad, I probably wouldn't go. 


One thing I haven't seen in college level recitals is a theme.  Elementary schools use that a lot.  It would be trickier with classical music and you probably have to do several recitals (or a series with other students) or it would be strange.  If all the pieces had to do a with 'water' that might make it slightly more interesting. 

[rachmaninoff_forever]

I'd like to go to a short concert -- like 45 minutes.  With a mix of pieces, some I know, some I don't.  I'd go for the pieces/composers.  I do like seeing the estimated time of the concerts too.  Helps for planning. 

If you're not up there for educational level, you might want to leave out or de-emphasize your year in school.  If I saw "Freshman recital" on an ad, I probably wouldn't go. 


One thing I haven't seen in college level recitals is a theme.  Elementary schools use that a lot.  It would be trickier with classical music and you probably have to do several recitals (or a series with other students) or it would be strange.  If all the pieces had to do a with 'water' that might make it slightly more interesting. 

It's like a little over an hour.

I'm a senior!

A theme?!  How about...  The beginning of my plan to win Valentina Lisitsa's heart and revise Scriabin to end the world!  If you come, I'll spare you!

[lloyd_cdb]

https://www.google.com.au/search?um=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHKB_enAU456AU457&biw=1241&bih=754&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=concert+posters+piano+recital&oq=concert+posters+piano+recital&gs_l=img.3...8727.12242.0.12599.14.14.0.0.0.0.215.1881.5j6j3.14.0...0.0...1c.1.9.img.aOlZ4xP0CtI

Steal shamelessly.

Take one of those and poorly photoshop your head and paste over the names. The crappier it looks, the more entertaining people will find it and possibly be curious about showing up.

[Bob]

It's like a little over an hour.

I'm a senior!

A theme?!  How about...  The beginning of my plan to win Valentina Lisitsa's heart and revise Scriabin to end the world!  If you come, I'll spare you!

In college?  I thought you just got accepted somewhere. I'm getting people mixed up here.  *Bob is confusified.*   If it's college, I wouldn't hide the senior part, esp. if it's for a performance major.  If it's high school, don't include that in the ad. 

[outin]

A theme?!  How about...  The beginning of my plan to win Valentina Lisitsa's heart and revise Scriabin to end the world!  If you come, I'll spare you!

Now that's generous...But not fair since I live so far away...otherwise I would surely come, even without the threat...

Maybe you should start building your image as a pianists already. Something commercially interesting...Add a sexy photo of you with your board and a punch line in the style of "See R-4 skate on classics" ... Hopefully you'll have an audience of young girls (or older women) 

[rachmaninoff_forever]

In college?  I thought you just got accepted somewhere. I'm getting people mixed up here.  *Bob is confusified.*   If it's college, I wouldn't hide the senior part, esp. if it's for a performance major.  If it's high school, don't include that in the ad. 

Yeah I have like another two months of high school left.

Why shouldn't I include it?

[Bob]

High school recital vs. doctoral vs. masters in performance.... vs. professor vs. local working professional vs. visiting so-and-so... Which one to go to?

Maybe offer free food?

It's good to do.  For yourself.  It will make future recitals that much better/comfortable.  It's just not going to be taken as seriously since you're in high school.

[m1469]

Posters and photos are all the same these days, for the most part.  It's all about striking that perfect pose that is supposed to make you look like an artistic porn star somewhere deep down and bring out the artistic porn star in your audience.  I don't know, I get jaded.  If all the posters are the same, what's the playing like?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Posters and photos are all the same these days, for the most part.  It's all about striking that perfect pose that is supposed to make you look like an artistic porn star somewhere deep down and bring out the artistic porn star in your audience.  I don't know, I get jaded.  If all the posters are the same, what's the playing like?

I totally feel you on that!  But I'm a guy!  How the heck am I supposed to do a Porn star pose!  I'm not very muscular, so I can't take off my shirt. 

So this is what I was thinking.  Cut and paste my face on the guy from the beer commercial and the caption says...
---
I don't always host piano recitals, 

but when I do, I say something along the lines of, 'I don't always do piano recitals but when I do, I say something along the lines of'
Name, Date, time, place
---

OR...

---
I don't always host piano recitals,

but when I do, Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Liszt
Name, date, time, place
---

[h_chopin148]

So this is what I was thinking.  Cut and paste my face on the guy from the beer commercial and the caption says...
---
I don't always host piano recitals, 

but when I do, I say something along the lines of, 'I don't always do piano recitals but when I do, I say something along the lines of'
Name, Date, time, place
---

OR...

---
I don't always host piano recitals,

but when I do, Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Liszt
Name, date, time, place
---

i would go to that recital lol

[quantum]

I totally feel you on that!  But I'm a guy!  How the heck am I supposed to do a Porn star pose!  I'm not very muscular, so I can't take off my shirt. 

Hire a model, higher a pro photographer.  Make an attractive pro portrait that has nothing to do with your recital.  Then include your recital info as text.  Or "want more of this, attend Rach4eva's piano recital"  Or "I don't always do model shoots, but when I do I attend Rach4eva's piano recital."

Or grab the picture of Bach with shades.  Put text: "Will Rach4 play Bach?  Date, Time, Place."

Picture of dude with knife sticking out of head.  Text: "Don't want a headache? Don't be this dude.  Attend Rach4eva's piano recital."

No picture, plain text.  Big text "Who is Rach4eva?"  Small text: "Date, Time, Place"

[Bob]

Hire a model, higher a pro photographer.  Make an attractive pro portrait that has nothing to do with your recital.  Then include your recital info as text.  Or "want more of this, attend Rach4eva's piano recital"  Or "I don't always do model shoots, but when I do I attend Rach4eva's piano recital."

Or grab the picture of Bach with shades.  Put text: "Will Rach4 play Bach?  Date, Time, Place."

Picture of dude with knife sticking out of head.  Text: "Don't want a headache? Don't be this dude.  Attend Rach4eva's piano recital."

No picture, plain text.  Big text "Who is Rach4eva?"  Small text: "Date, Time, Place"

Photoshop.  It's easier.  At least compared to hiring people.


I like the "Who's is Rach4eva?" idea.  There's intrigue.  You could start that way early and then slowly make it more obvious with ads that it's for a recital.  Assuming people keep passing the same way.


Or those 3D barcodes.  You could link to a snippet of a recording.  I've never seen anyone do that before.  Give them a taste.  Go beyond paper.

[outin]

I like the "Who's is Rach4eva?" idea. 

[Bob]

I don't get it.

I meant rachmaninoff_forever.

[outin]

I don't get it.

I meant rachmaninoff_forever.

Where's the apostrophe man when needed? 

[Bob]

Oh I see. My brain squished them together.

Who is Rach4?

Who's this Rach4?

Or it's some kind of written stutterer.  er.


I meant who is rach4.

[rachmaninoff_forever]

How's this?

[chopin2015]

How's this?

Instead of coming, maybe put ...i want to hear rach, liszt....and that's why I'm going to so and sos recital, here at so and so time and date!

[rachmaninoff_forever]

How about...

This?



Which is precisely the reason why you should come to Rach-4eva's recital!

Sunday, June 2nd

7:00PM

In the chapel

[Bob]

Hm. I don't think the most interesting man in the world would say 'wanna.'

You could make it reusable and more specific maybe.
I don't always attend piano recitals...

...but when I do, I want to hear
Beethoven, Sonata XXXX
Liszt, piece
Bach, piece


Or list your name.  "But when I do, I want to hear... Joe Blow" 

Or how it is.  I just think wanna looks a little out of place.

[quantum]

You can play around with font size.  Not everything has to be in huge type.  The reader can be drawn into the ad by selectively using smaller fonts for certain text.  The big text grabs their attention, while they need to move in closer to read the smaller text.  The photo is also a major part of this ad, so you don't want to obscure parts of it that are integral to the character's persona (i.e. the hair, the posed arm). 

[Bob]

Someone could have a problem with the alcohol too. You could stick a composer bust in there.  Or figure out how to seat that guy at a piano or in a recital hall.

[j_menz]

I have a recital some time in May right?

Sunday, June 2nd

Hmm......... 

[quantum]

You could replace the bottle with a candelabra, and put a hand written score on the table.  Or maybe a travel brochure for Everest?

[outin]

Which is precisely the reason why you should come to Rach-4eva's recital!

Sunday, June 2nd

7:00PM

In the chapel

My private jet is fuelled and ready

[chopin2015]

How about...

This?



Which is precisely the reason why you should come to Rach-4eva's recital!

Sunday, June 2nd

7:00PM

In the chapel

LOL

"Wanna"

That is rad!

[Bob]

You could post the main ad and then have some extra lines scattered around.  Piggyback on their advertising. And people would see the other lines and wonder what they were for... until they saw your ad.

[Bob]

I notice the ads say "...but when I do, I prefer..."  Maybe use prefer instead?

[Bob]

Or something at the end?  "My ears are thirsty my friends."   

Or a separate ad with that instead of the "I don't always" line.  "My ears are thirsty my friends"  on the top and then recital info on the bottom?


I heard "after party" in the ads.  If there's any food and drink after, that might work in somehow.

Or if any of your pieces had "two" so you could use "dos."  Or just use roman numerals.  If anything used XX it would be funnier.

[quantum]

Or something at the end?  "My ears are thirsty my friends."   

I like that one. 


Goldberg var XX.  Or even Goldberg XXX 

[Bob]

Or stick that in the picture and see if people get it.  Music, showing the title Goldberg var XX.

[quantum]

How about an Écossaise.   Deux Écossaise ... XX Écossaise.

You could also modify the Goldberg var XX, and just put "XX Goldberg" as a title with the sheet music. 

[Bob]

Yes.  The Deux Ecossaise sounds more like the ad.

[j_menz]

Given that the recital is now less than a week away, it is perhaps more important to get the posters up than to get them "perfect".

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Given that the recital is now less than a week away, it is perhaps more important to get the posters up than to get them "perfect".

Already got a TV add set up and a blimp...

[j_menz]

and a blimp...

Something along these lines?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Something along these lines?

It says...

Come to my recital, or else I won't spare you when I end the world by performing the Scriabin Mysterium Valentina Lisitsa mount everest thing.

I'm too lazy to type out all that shabang stuff...

[j_menz]

It says...

Come to my recital, or else I won't spare you when I end the world by performing the Scriabin Mysterium Valentina Lisitsa mount everest thing.

I'm too lazy to type out all that shabang stuff...

Isn't "turn up or I'll kill you" illegal, first amendment notwithstanding and practicalities aside?

[rachmaninoff_forever]

Isn't "turn up or I'll kill you" illegal, first amendment notwithstanding and practicalities aside?

Of you're gonna bring that up, then you kinda missed the big picture here.

Ending the world isn't exactly legal...

[j_menz]

Ending the world isn't exactly legal...

No, but who's going to prosecute you afterwards? Threatening to do so, however, doesn't have that catch.