You know that Freddy drove from Pennsylvania to Dallas for the Freddy Needs Gas Tour. You know that Kidd Kraddick is helping Freddy try something new: user-generated music. Well, fan-influenced, anyway.
But you may not catch Kidd Kraddick in the Morning every time they give a Freddy update, and you're looking for something new. What's he doing now? Is he recording new music yet? Where do I go to help Freddy record his album? Where do I vote on the lyrics, album art, and chords? (more…)
If you've been listening to Kidd Kraddick in the Morning for the past week and a half, you know about Freddy. Well, the Freddy Needs Gas Tour is over, and as I predicted, Freddy was seriously let down. Honestly, you don't make a big deal nationally about a talented musician and follow him from Pennsylvania to Texas just to have him talk and sing live in-studio for one hour without some sort of greater payoff. The Freddy Needs Gas Tour was interesting, entertaining, but not rewarding.
So, Freddy and Kidd talk. Whether it was Freddy's idea or Kidd's, doesn't matter. Regardless, Freddy posed the idea to Kidd on the air Monday morning of recording his album here in DFW and letting the KKITM fans vote on each song, the album art, etc. In other words, Freddy wants to be the UGC (user generated content) of the music industry. (more…)
This is an excerpt of Freddy's most popular song. He had two million hits on his MySpace music page before taking the songs down. (more…)
I'd like to know what other people think about Freddy. Do you like his music? Do you find him sincere or pre-packaged? Feel free to share your comments on Freddy here.
Another video or two on the way.
The whirlwind tour ends tomorrow with a live concert on the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning radio show. The concert should start around 7:30am in Las Colinas on the canal or next door to the studio at Texas Bar & Grill. Here's a quick video excerpt of Freddy's road trip from Philly to Dallas.
If you haven't been listening to Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, a nationally syndicated morning radio show, you're missing out on history in the making. That's a bold statement, and one that may be a tad overemphasized, but those of you who enjoy being there from the beginning of a musical artist's career, you can't afford to miss out on this.
Freddy is a 21 year old college student in Pennsylvania. Three years ago, he signed a record deal with a major music label and was flown out to California to become a superstar. In a tragic twist of fate, Freddy's record label was bought out by another and his contract was dropped in the shuffle. Having abandoned college to become a rock star, Freddy came back home and began the painful process of rebuilding a life filled with disappointment. (more…)
I just revisited the KiddLive website for the first time in a while today, and noticed that some changes have been implemented over the past 6 months. I like to see the progress, but there's still a long way ahead. If being the best morning radio show with web presence isn't the goal, ignore the rest of this post. This is only intended to be read by those who make things happen.
Two major changes I've noticed include:
1. The move of all KKITM blogs to the WordPress server
This was not exactly what I recommended, but Kidd's tech crew might have decided that adding PHP WordPress to their server was an issue, so I'll give them a pass. (more…)
