Okay, I’ll admit it, I didn’t know who Nick Cave was before I hit the SXSW Music Scene in Austin earlier this month….Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds to be precise. An Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional film actor, he performed to an outside audience of what felt like thousands rather than hundreds, but I was being crushed too often and too quickly to take count.
As I made my way (late) to the front where they would have shepherded press in an hour before his performance, the bass was too deep and off balance so it was hard to get a sense of his essence and true sound because of it.
Prior to his existing gig, he was in The Birthday Party in the early 1980s, a band renowned for its gothic lyrics and violent sound influenced by free jazz, blues and post-punk. I’d suggest that his current sound is also violent and punky as well and if you want to throw in a little gothic in there, I’d say he still fits the part in his 2013 persona.
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Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
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