[Hidden-tech] Giving the arts a network at HT

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As I wrote to Mitch, privately, I was so delighted to see him advertising 
the great talent we have within the region and within the Hidden-Tech network.

There are quite a few clusters of amazing folk representing all sorts of 
fields. If you haven't been up on the Web site for a while, you should see 
the Skills Inventory Data, which gives you a sense of who is doing what 
within HT. The arts is our second largest cluster, including both new media 
folks and performing artists.

The one element of HT that isn't utilized very much are the FORUMS. Any 
cluster within the network that wants to be able to communicate as a 
sub-network should sign on and take advantage of this option. When we get 
our new platform in place, this will be far easier than today. But Rich 
Roth, our Webmaster, will be happy to help you with the alternative sign-in 
required to get going on the FORUMS.

So pass the word along to others within your market sector and know that HT 
will back you. And if you want some great business advice, don't forget 
Tuesday's GROWING YOUR BUSINESS FAIR at the Scibelli Enterprise Center on 
Federal Street in Springfield. See www.hidden-tech.net for information.

best,

Amy Zuckerman
Hidden-Tech founder, co-chair



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>Dearest Hidden-Techers -
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>This week the self-employed, creative community of Western Mass. is being 
>ably represented at one of the country's most august gatherings of the 
>music and arts scene: <http://2006.sxsw.com/%20>South By Southwest.  Now 
>in its 20th year, this annual gathering in Austin, TX celebrates what's 
>new and great in music, film and interactive media.
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>Please put your hands together for the ambassadors from our incredible valley:
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><http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/1583.html>Kris Delmhorst, from 
>my home of many years, Greenfield
>"Kris Delmhorst's songs roam from downtown edge to back-road roots, and 
>she sings them from where it counts. She's quietly built a devoted fan 
>base that packs houses throughout the USA & UK. The fourth record, a 
>collection of songs inspired by well-known poems, is due out on Signature 
>Sounds June 2006. "The ambient beauty of Margo Timmins, the country 
>honesty of Lucinda Williams, and the airy lightness of Emmylou Harris" 
>(Boston Globe)"
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><http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/3768.html%0A>Winterpills, from 
>Northampton, the town that makes the rest of us hip
>"Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, Winterpills play haunting, delicate, 
>room-hushingly beautiful music with aching melodies and acid lyrics. Think 
>Elliott Smith,X,Iron & Wine, and the Innocence Mission all get drunk and 
>fall asleep in Joni Mitchell's backyard. "Achingly beautiful...," says The 
>Washington Post about their self-titled debut."
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>BTW, Kris Delmhorst and Winterpills are both on the 
><http://www.signaturesounds.com/%0A>Signature Sounds label, another one of 
>the valley's great talents. Discover this world-class label at 
><http://www.signaturesounds.com>http://www.signaturesounds.com/
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><http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=724>Thurston Moore, from 
>Northampton
>Thurston represents a new standard.  Major indie cred (when was the last 
>time you passed a magazine stand that didn't feature Thurston or Kim?), a 
>house one block from the new Smith art museum (with a kitchen table that 
>seats 20), a SoHo studio, a doted-on tweener daughter, and friends who 
>really know and love him.  Move over, Ward. There's another tall guy in town.
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><http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/8120.html>Sonya Kitchell, from 
>Ashfield
>I remember Sonya singing "God Bless the Child" in my kitchen at the age of 
>8.  She went on to be the first local ever to play the Iron Horse and the 
>second to be signed to the new Starbucks' "Hear" label.  This week her new 
>single was the #1 most added single on AAA radio.
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>Last summer she was playing some new songs in a friend's living room.  I 
>couldn't recognize the chords she was playing.  "Sonya, where'd you learn 
>those chords?"  Sonya: "I made them up".
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>It could be a Western Mass. motto:  "Reality?  That's easy.  I make it up."
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>Cheers to those who help make Western Mass. the paradise it really is.
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>Mitch Anthony
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