Aidan Goatley has been performing his debut show "10 Films With My Dad" for 5 consecutive years at the Edinburgh Fringe. He's had outstanding reviews and been praised heavily. I got him on to talk about taking a show back to Edinburgh, organising your own tour and distributing your show via the internet.
You can find and support his crowdfunding attempts to get his show professionally recorded here. And find the book version of his show here. Also he will be at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, details of his show are here.
I got him on the podcast to talk about -
- Awkward radio interviews.
- The pros and cons of doing the same show in Edinburgh (for 5 consecutive years).
- The value of word-of-mouth at the Edinburgh Fringe and how it starts.
- Should you be on your poster or not?
- Tips on how to (and how not to) market a show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
- Tips for promoting a show at the Brighton Fringe How was it taking your successful Edinburgh show to Brighton Fringe (a much smaller festival)?
- What is it like going from the Edinburgh Free Fringe to the Brighton Paid Fringe Local knowledge from someone who has lived in Brighton for years about the comedy venues and local publications.
- The pros and cons of putting up material online and if you have to burn a show when you do.
- What it’s like being a full time worker, a father and a unsigned comedian.
AND MORE!
This podcast would be useful to any performer looking to take a show back the Edinburgh Fringe for more than one year, or someone looking to start performing "later" in life as well as anyone who is interested in crowdfunding a project.
You can stream the podcast here (with show notes) - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/AidanGoatley
Or get it on iTunes here - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937
If you enjoyed it please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a Patron for only $1 (80p) per episode! https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast
Please buy a ticket or three to my Edinburgh Fringe 2019 show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough
Or come see me on tour - http://simoncaine.co.uk/PanicRoom
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My 2nd book is finally out! It's called "How To Make A Living By Working For Free" and you can buy it here for £5 (digital) or £8 (paperback). Here's the synopsis of the book -
The book is a how-to guide for artists to create their own online community for their work and how that community can support the artist to become sustainable in every way.
The book takes a critical and in-depth look at the media's perception of "free content" vs the reality of what the general public see it as.
If you're an artist in the modern age who wants a sustainable audience you're no longer just an artist, you're a community leader.
If you'd like to read the first few chapters of the book you can find a PDF version of that here.
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Every little bit helps! Alternatively you can support the show by giving it a review in iTunes or just by sharing the episode with a friend or two!
Thanks,
Si
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Want more content from me? Why wouldn't you!
Please check out my other podcast - The Audio Time Capsule. In each episode a guest comes on, leaves 20 questions, then a year later comes back on and answers them. I then edit it so they're talking to their past self.
Here are the links -
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-audio-time-capsule-podcast/id1303205943
Webstream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/AudioTimeCapsulePodcast
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFZ_FLH1XqrCZysA1nFISw
Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008996252556647/?ref=br_rs
Twitter - https://twitter.com/audiotimetravel &...
