07:43, 19/06/2007

Deathline in SL

Deathline in Second Life

Hi. this is an update on my band Deathline and our plans to bring our rock noir sound into Second Life. As some of you may (or may not know), we've been invited to play at the Second Life Community Convention this August in Chicago, which is terribly exciting (and also gives us the excuse to get a small tour together in the States - which is happening: dates will be confirmed on our MySpace soon).

The SLCC booking (thanks to Nethermind Bliss and her crew) happened on the strength of our music, obviously, but also because of a short, one off performance for BBC TV that we did in SL way back in November last year.

Ever since then, we've been trying to get back into performing in SL, but real life commitments including a busy live schedule have got in the way. Also we wanted to do it properly and not half-assedly. We've now got a deal in place to stream live audio and video (so people can choose to listen or watch us play on video screens) with a major UK-based streaming bandwidth provider. We've also booked one of Britain's top new punky rock bands to headline our first gig (Deathline will be the support act). And of course the venue's been in place for a while.

So we just have a few logistical issues (such as our headline act being away on tour in Europe right now) to get out of the way and then we'll be doing our first proper, public gig in SL.

One of the problems with band performance in SL is the extra complications that make the whole experience technically (and especially logistically) more complex than streaming a solo artist (which I think is the reason why even now, SL live music is mainly comprised of soloists). But we have all that nailed down now, and we'll be able to let you know exactly when it happens very soon. It will be sometime mid July.

After that, we'll probably do one more date in SL before departing for the US in August. Deathline will be in Second Life on a more permanent basis from now on, and we'll also continue to try and bring you the best of the new UK and European alternative rock bands as well.

Deathline

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If you want to keep in touch with Deathline only in Second Life, please join the Deathline group in SL. For updates about all our activity in Second Life AND the real world, join our mailing list by emailling list@deathline.co.uk or joining our MySpace friendlist.

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