The Social Freelancer: Media, Music, TV & Film

New track added! “Tell Me What’s the Reason” by Trace Relations with special guest, Dallas’ blues maestro Hash Brown Calway.

This Youtube playlist streams four music videos from the debut release “Prosperity Street” from Trace Relations Band. A smokin’ Dallas based rhythm section combines with soulful guitar from San Antonio, ending up in Texas Blues, and Americana groove territory. Vocalist Tracy Ready funnels 20+ years of bouncing between these two iconic Texas cities, personally and musically into an eclectic debut release, guaranteed to improve your mood.

Click “play” arrow here to see all 4 videos, back to back, with a :10 second introduction. Read more…

Happy New Year! Cheers to you for being supportive of my writing journey on this blog.

Google Analytics is a wonderful thing for a writer. I love having this tool on the blog. Analytics shows me what posts are getting the most traffic, and geographic data about where the visitors are coming from.

A common thread in the year end results reveals a few things for me:
1. People struggle with differences in Twitter and Facebook and in understanding how they can be used in achieving business goals.
2. I am not alone in my struggles as a self employed individual trying to pursue artistic and creative projects while maintaining a business to keep the bills paid.
3. When I connect well with my own personal frustrations and am able to transform my own experiences into constructive posts, readers respond in greater numbers.
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Seasons Greetings Friends and Kind Blog Readers,
My Social Media Tips related posts will continue next week, I have several articles in the works. Today I have a favor to ask (yes, there is a purpose here)…

Take a look around…
You’ll find little in the way of advertisement on this blog. I make my living in television production and have for the past 23 years, this blog is an outlet for me, and hopefully a valued resource for you.

What do I want?
I have launched this crowd funding campaign to help me continue work on “South Texas Soul” documentary film. Contributors get our CD, or house concerts, or full corporate sponsorship.
CLICK HERE: TRACE RELATIONS MUSIC GIFT SUPPORTS DOCUMENTARY

It’s tough for me to admit, but its been a tough year all the way around – and its hard to get anyone to support indie creative efforts, to cut through the haze of so much distraction in our lives these days.

I need your help.
Would you please click the link here? Contribute or just share on your page, send emails to anyone you think may have an interest… any or all will seriously help me reach this little goal.
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Please click this link and check out our Indiegogo campaign in support of the MUSIC and DOCUMENTARY “South Texas Soul”. Contributions as low as 10 bucks help immensely, and you get new music for the holidays. Heck, just clicking this link and checking it out helps.
CLICK HERE: TRACE RELATIONS MUSIC GIFT SUPPORTS DOCUMENTARY

What’s it all about? Here’s a quick video about the projects:

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Independently creative people from all around the world are turning to crowd funding this season to fuel their creative ventures and for good reasons.
READ LATEST POST: Personal from Trace: Please Buy, Share and Support Indie Music and Film this Christmas

First, it’s hard for independent artists, musicians and filmmakers to make an impact in a digital world. Today the public is inundated with Facebook posts, Youtube videos and a barrage of paid advertising from corporate entities across all forms of media.

Secondly, if you are self funded or self employed at your business, you know the old adage is true: “Time IS Money.” It is a struggle for people to devote time, mental energy and limited financial resources to creative projects when its tough to just keep groceries on the table and gas in the car.

CLICK HERE: TRACE RELATIONS MUSIC GIFT SUPPORTS DOCUMENTARY

WHAT WILL YOU DO? Read more…

Get and give Trace Relations Texas Groove Music this holiday season – Supports the making of the documentary “South Texas Soul – The San Antonio Sound”
What’s it all about? Here’s a quick video about the projects:
CHECK IT! Thanks for your support. Read more…