EP70 - DEATH METAL PROMOTER AND SINGER - Jasper Harmer

NSFW episode with swearing. Jasper promotes heavy metal shows with Dead Species, and sings for the death metal band Beyond Extinction. Trying to lose your Essex accent, and going to posh school. Sangita is the Essex Queen of Podcasting, official. Jasper is fully Essex, born and raised. Jasper was on the In The Abyss podcast at Essex Podcast Festival and Nick was impressed with his eloquence. Skullets are mullets for bald people, the ultimate heavy metal haircut. Mono dressing and eliminating decisions from your day so you can spend more time being creative. School uniform chat, is it good? Promoting shows and selling tickets for gigs is very hard work. The economics of putting on shows is complex. How to balance being in a band with school work. Why do schools encourage violin and classical instruments and not thrash metal bands? Dealing with tragedy from the loss of a member of a young band. Big up Mr.Rochester from Forged in Black, and heavy metal club at school. Practicing at different studios in Essex helps for building relationships and experiencing the diversity of the scene. Learnings from promoting shows as a teenager. Making things happen from action and effort - build it and they will come. No one is doing music for the same reason. Gigonomics - different expectations for different people. Putting the distance that a band has travelled on the merch stand price list. Bands rely on merch sales to cover travel costs. The importance of promoters establishing good relationships with venues. Why isn’t Essex on the touring circuit? Planning long term for growing a scene and establishment of gigs. Organic growth in music makes it more financially secure. Don’t try to get big too fast. The changing face of ticket sales - 75% are now on the week of the show, compared to pre-COVID when gigs would sell out early. Big up Gareth Kelly from Music Venue Trust. The multiple factors affecting gig ticket sales, like reliable transport links. Creating safe night time economies. Finding your death metal voice! Learn by doing and be careful that you don’t damage your throat. Sangita learns death metal vocals from Jasper. Looking after your voice at gigs. The Essex Beyonce. Bay Days festival and how awesome it is for Essex to have our own metal festival. Beyond ExtinctionDead Species BookingJasper on InstagramAre You Creative? recorded by Adam at Lawker Media, Chelmsford, ESSEXEdited by Nick HearneArtwork by Alpaca AntennaDon't forget to like, subscribe, share and all the good stuff.Follow our Instagram for latest news and behind the scenes photos  Send comments, questions, or suggestions for fascinating creative people in Essex give us a shout on our Instagram Thanks to NGDA for their support