Greetings, salutations, and hellos to ya, brother. So nice to have you back on the blog and although we’ve shared great tacos, hundreds of hours of conversation, beer, and tours of Dragon Con, maybe readers of this blog don’t necessarily know Mr. Joe Compton and his Go Indie Now network. So give us the elevator pitch, what is Go Indie Now, and why should people tune in?
Thanks for having me here, my friend. Go Indie Now is an online network that produces several shows Live and recorded weekly, monthly, and seasonally that promote, highlight, and support Indie Artists of all art forms.
People should tune in because the amount of things that never get seen is a longer list than it should be and we aim to narrow that for you a bit. Also if you are an artist, aspiring artist, or an artist with a specific struggle or need, I would almost guarantee we have or will cover it in some capacity. Plus it’s always good to find your tribe and I guarantee if you are an artist feeling a little alone or without a place to talk about your own art, Go Indie Now wants to be your tribe.
By several, people might not exactly have an idea of HOW many lol. So beyond that initial description, you have QUITE a full lineup of shows. Can you give us a rundown of what’s in store for Fall/Winter 2020 and next year?
Sure... it all starts on SUNDAYS with THIS WEEK IN INDIES. We broadcast this show LIVE via Facebook Watch and Twitch the first 3 or 4 Sundays of the month at NOON EST. It’s our “NEWS” program which I compare to Meet The Press. We have a panel discussion and a couple segments that go along with that. (1 hr. show)
Then MONDAYS we start the month with Julia Allen’s IN PROGRESS show that broadcasts LIVE at 9PM EST. It’s a show that, along with a specific guest and yours truly as a Guest Host takes a look at the various ways in which we process our lives as Artists. Sharing what we’ve learned together and going forward from there. T(1 hr broadcast)
Then we have our Game Show called THE 10 MINUTE DRILL which airs the rest of the Mondays of the month. This is where we take a team of 4 Indie Artists and challenge them to answer 15 various questions about creating, fandom, and habits and rituals as artists as fast as they can within 10 minutes. Then we take the TOP 4 of the 8 teams that will compete and have a head to head 2-week playoff to crown a champion of the season and then we will also have an All Star Game too. This show is about 15-20 minutes each week.
Then on TUESDAYS we have Season 2 of the INDIE WRITER’S BLOCK. This is where Indie Artists were given the same 5 questions to answer and these are their answers. This season was all centered around World Building. This show is about 10-15 minutes.
On WEDNESDAYS we have a BRAND NEW SHOW called 3 ACT STRUCTURE. This is a panel show where we get Indies together to talk about specific disciplines and processes that center around the structure of story and the 3 Act Process. (30-minute show)
On the 1st and 2nd THURSDAYS we have another BRAND NEW SHOW called CROSSROADS. This is a one on one conversation between 2 Indie Artists who have commonalities but come from a different art form as their main discipline. This conversation explores those commonalities and differences. (1 hr show)
On the Last THURSDAY we will either have an episode of either Season 2 of FANDOM FORUM, which is our panel show that takes fans of a specific Indie Art or Indie Event and we talk all about that. (30-minute show)
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We begin Season 2 of our popular show ORIGINS, which takes a deeper look at an Indie Artist and their Art. Kind of like THIS IS YOUR LIFE meets INSIDE THE ACTOR’S STUDIO. (1 hr show)
ON FRIDAYS we will be LIVE in the evening with either a TOWN HALL event, where we welcome experts in a subject matter that is near and dear to Indies’ heart, and give them the opportunity to ask as many questions as they would like.
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We will broadcast LIVE from JOE’S BAR. Our fun virtual hang out where a few of us get together and talk shop, for about an hour and half.
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I will be live on TWITCH (maybe have a special guest every now and again) doing a watch along of past Go Indie Now shows or Indie Short Films and talk about my favorite Indie films, music, and books. I'll take some questions too.
Then we wrap up our week with a rotation of another episode of FANDOM FORUM, ORIGINS, and Season 2 of GO INDIE INTERNATIONAL hosted by Jin Okubo in which he gives a look at Indies and Indie artistry going on beyond North America. This is typically a 15-30 minute show.
Have I made your heads spin yet? LOL.
Ha ha ha, that's awesome and I wanted to show people just how many things they can tune in or even sign up for, but more on that later. Back to GIN, I’ve met a lot of writers through Go Indie Now and the sense of community is always something I enjoy from Go Indie. What is the meaning of community when it comes to the network?
It’s everything. It’s the catalyst for why I did it in the first place. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of so many different Indie Artist communities over the years and one of the things that always struck me is how I would have to divide my time between this group and that group. So I just wanted a place to gather all my friends together. Without a sense of community though, this never works, it never becomes the beast it is now because the participation element is paramount to building an audience. We love that there is an audience for what we do, it’s why we all do it but moreover having each other as part of that audience I think is what makes being “indie” or even just being an “artist” incredibly special because you don’t feel so alone, you don’t feel as lost, and you don’t have to make the mistakes one makes the first time out and feel like a complete and utter failure because YOU ARE NOT. Not everybody can understand that plight so a community is vital for that very reason. So we are again very grateful and humbled that we have established, cultivated, and maintained something like that.
If you had to guess, how many guests have you had on the channel and from how many countries?
I was thinking about this as I was looking at my schedule sign ups just the other day. It’s well into the hundreds in just 3 years’ time. As for countries it has to be in the 30’s or 40’s range.
What are the core values of Go Indie Now?
Wow, this is a great question. Thank you for asking it. I think beyond what I have already said about establishing one community I think the most important thing is to have a place that not just celebrates Indie Artists and their art but makes people aware of them. For everybody out there reading this, think about the daunting aspect of a Netflix or Amazon menu. How often have you found yourself scrolling to the 3rd or 4th pages of anything you were just browsing about for? How many times have you looked at that menu and saw there are probably 8-10 pages to go even? At that point you are done most of the time. We want to be a better search engine for you to find those artists and their art buried deep in those pages no one goes too. That’s why artists try so hard to get into the top of those lists but that is a monumental and daunting task in its own right, so if we can help even a little bit to get you closer to the top by telling our audience where to find you, then that’s a lot of what we are trying to do.
We also think it's important within that context to entertain and show why you should put your hard earned money and time to back these artists. I think if we can help let the personality of an artist as a person shine through or get them closer to relating themselves to a public that just wants to know you and not be hit over the head with "buy my book!", "subscribe to my channel!", and those kinds of things we all really don’t like doing or saying anyway, that is only going to help you climb up to those top pages and searches.
Lastly I will add that we aim to educate our community. Look it's great to be creative and let your freak flags fly but we all have ambitions, goals, and we would be irresponsible as a network and community if we didn’t try to help the very people we are trying to promote too. Learning and the thirst for learning is something we also share as commonality, so we need to make sure we are respecting that aspect as well, and giving our community a place they can utilize and come to for any help they might be seeking or any learning they may feel like they can benefit from is also an important part of our programming.
So what if someone wanted to be on one of your shows? Where would they go to sign up and what do they need in terms of experience, exposure, and equipment?
We do casting calls right before a new programming session and throughout the session those calls remain open for any slots not filled right away. We typically announce those first on our Facebook Group The Go Indie Now Think Tank and Suggestion Box. So if you want to be the first to grab a spot on a show this is the best place to start.
LINK TO SIGN UP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047088122190750
After that we post on our Go Indie NowFacebook page and through my twitter.
You can also always email me at joecompton@goindienow.com or direct message me through the Go Indie Now FB page and I will give you all the opportunities.
Right Now I have 2 casting calls that have available slots, our Panels for This Week In Indies, which you can sign up CLICKING HERE.
And one of our New shows, the 3 ACT STRUCTURE CLICKING HERE.
You are called up by your favorite brewery. They say, “Joe, it’s on! We’re gonna do two Go Indie Now brews.” What would you call each beer and what type of the beers would they be? (GO as general or in depth as you want. If there’s an APV %, have at it)
Ooh, I would do a STOUT with a vanilla and black cherry tint, “Always Time To” which will have to be a little dry because of the ingredients so that will also mean it will be a bit stronger in the APV, probably a 7.6%.
Then I would do a British Ale with a hint of a bitter note because the thing about Ales that frustrate me personally is they are frontloaded for your first taste on your pallet but never smooth out or they water down. I would call it “Hat in Hand”. A nod to the signature newsboy I wear in many of the shows. This would be because of the bitter again a tad higher APV, maybe 6.2%.
You have a new releases section. What do people with a new release coming need to do to get on the show?
Join the Think Tank FB Group. We cover it all in that segment, we have Authors read from their New Releases, we have film trailers, video game trailers, and comic and music album featurettes. Always looking to add your art to it, I don’t care how long it makes the segment.
You are contacted by a convention that wants to do a Go Indie Now writer’s retreat. Where is it? What’s going down? What’s included in the package?
I would probably do it in a beach area somewhere. We would have write-ins and sprints, we would have a film festival, a night or a whole day or two of music, panels on everything Indie Artist related, an open mic night for poetry, book readings, and music, and then a beach Luau one night, a night swim another night. I would probably have it be a week-long event. It would include a righteous swag bag.
What are some of your goals for the next 2 years for the channel, even with everything that’s going on in the world?
Ultimately I would love to be running 24/7 programming and be an available channel on a TV streaming service or as our own like Roku App Channel type of idea and making the above retreat happen too.
And now, all that's left to do is to offer you the chance to share the wealth and tell people where they can find you, your network, and even some Go Indie Swag.
Our YouTube Channel
Facebook Page
Our IGTV Channel
TwitchChannel
Go Indie Now Swag
Thanks so much to the indomitable and non-stop Mr. Compton. By all means, if you're an indie author, artist, musician, or film maker, check out Go Indie Now. We're all about supporting one another and hey, even during a crazy year like this one, it's always time to Go Indie Now. Til next we meet creatively.
Peace, love, and maki rolls.
TwitchChannel
Go Indie Now Swag
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Thanks so much to the indomitable and non-stop Mr. Compton. By all means, if you're an indie author, artist, musician, or film maker, check out Go Indie Now. We're all about supporting one another and hey, even during a crazy year like this one, it's always time to Go Indie Now. Til next we meet creatively.
Peace, love, and maki rolls.
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