The Whitehalls

So long Billboard Top 100…hello Ultimate Chart!

Jul 25, 2010 Music Industry 1 Comment
Posted by pjcwhite

Anyone at all familiar with music and the music industry knows the Billboard Top 100 – this is the chart musicians have grown up hoping to top (The Whitehalls are no exception)!

The Billboard Top 100 charts & ranks artists based on how many albums they are selling via traditional outlets. This chart worked great in the past, but as record sales decline and alternative means of building brands (YouTube, Twitter, direct-to-fan, etc) are becoming more common it is telling the complete story less and less.

So along comes Big Champagne (if you don’t know who they are click here) with The Ultimate Chart.

The Ultimate Chart (from an article by one of our faves Hypebot) is:

- a ranked list of the week’s most popular artists and songs
- integrating data from categories including:

* Song and Album Sales
* Radio Airplay
* Online Audio and Video Plays
*  Fans/Friends/Followers

the Ultimate Chart is the first and only chart that looks at all of the ways in which music is popular, online and off.

The real question will this change anything…

Probably not dramatically – anyone who becomes an internet sensation will soon be exploited by what is left of the music industry to sell physical units.

But it is a fact that there is more to becoming an artist these days than just selling CD’s, and as an artist you have more control (and work to do) than ever in creating your own destiny!

- The Whitehalls

Video from our friends Karmacoda

Jul 11, 2010 Recording, Shows, Video 1 Comment
Posted by pjcwhite

It’s been awhile since our last post, but wanted to let everyone know we’re working hard on the next release from The Whitehalls — due out this fall! We’re in the final stages of mixing and we can truly say this is our most ambitious & exciting release to date. In between studio sessions we [...]

Who says you can’t make $ in the Music Biz?

May 1, 2010 Know the Band 1 Comment
Posted by pjcwhite

As indie artists we are always looking for opportunities to make a living anyway that we can.  But who knew that the tactics for domain squatting that worked so well on the net would work so well for band names? Exit Through The Gift Shop – the name of a band and also the name [...]

Karmacoda show

Feb 27, 2010 Know the Band Leave a comment
Posted by Neil Smith

Drew and I went to see our producer B play with his electronica band Karmacoda last night at Harlot in San Francisco. It was a terrific show – great crowd, great venue, great visuals and great music. I don’t really have any ground-breaking comment to make except that you should check them out: www.karmacoda.com If [...]

The Whitehalls debut CD distributed by Tunecore!

Feb 15, 2010 Recording, Say It Like You Mean It, Songs 2 Comments
Posted by pjcwhite

The Whitehalls are now signed with Tunecore for all of our digitial distribution! What does that mean for you? By the end of March all songs from our debut album, “Say It Like You Mean It”  will be available from the following: iTunes – U.S., UK/European Union, Canada, Australia/N.Z., Japan, Mexico Amazon MP3 MySpace Music [...]

More vox

Jan 29, 2010 Know the Band Leave a comment
Posted by Neil Smith

I was out at the studio on Tuesday night to do more work on the backing vocals, now that Drew has finished lead vocals. B and I were able to get through five songs, to add to the two I’ve already done. Four to go, then we’ll all take a listen to what we have [...]

Listen (or download) songs from The Whitehalls debut CD!

Jan 29, 2010 Know the Band 1 Comment
Posted by pjcwhite

Here’s few songs from our debut CD, “Say It Like You Mean It” (we’re in the studio recording the follow up CD right now!) Click the big arrow on the left to play the song – click the download button on the tracks if you like them! The Whitehalls – Say It Like You Mean [...]

Drew gets a new toy

Jan 16, 2010 Know the Band 1 Comment
Posted by Neil Smith

Drew and I spent an afternoon last week playing with his new Christmas present, a Line6 audio interface. After years of recording his song ideas on a Walkman with a built-in mic, it was time to move into the 21st century, and the Line6 allows him to connect a mic, guitar or other electronic music [...]

Happy New Year & The Whitehalls video

Jan 16, 2010 Shows, Video 1 Comment
Posted by pjcwhite

Hi everyone — The Whitehalls hope you are having a great New Year so far! There is a lot going on: -- We’re busy recording our next CD -- Planning some shows -- Writing new songs -- Some special surprises coming soon including a new band Podcast We will also soon have some awesome hi-res [...]

The Whitehalls & SVR Rocks raise over $27K for Music in Schools Today!

Dec 31, 2009 Know the Band, Shows 1 Comment
Posted by pjcwhite

Earlier this month The Whitehalls were asked to participate in a benefit at GAMH doing a little to give back to Music and Music Education. I’m pleased to report that the Silicon Valley Rocks Benefit raised more than $27,000 for Music In Schools Today! We had a great time playing this show and it’s fantastic [...]