The New Media Artist

"A creator, such as an artist, musician, photographer, craftsperson, performer, animator, designer, videomaker, or author - in other words, anyone producing works of art - needs to acquire only 1,000 True Fans to make a living."

Kevin Kelly - The Technium

My name is Tony Edwards. I have been involved in the entertainment industry for many years as an actor, comic and writer. I also had the privilege to work for Apple as a Mac Genius for several years. My experiences in these two worlds introduced me to video editing first, then podcasting and on to the learning more about website building, social networks and web distribution.

Although I have a fair amount of knowledge on the technical side, I am first and foremost, an artist. I was lucky in that I was able to take what I had learned from technology and apply it to my art. Many other artists and performers also want to harness the power of the Internet, but feel like it would be too hard to learn or cost too much money. Mostly though, they feel like they don't know where to begin.

The New Media Artist is where to begin.

The New Media Artist's mission is to share the information and experiences of artists and performers who use "new media" (podcasting, social networks, blogs, viral marketing, etc.) to increase their visibility, positive perception and fandom.

TNMA features video interviews with artists and performers from a myriad of disciplines. The videos can be watched directly in the website, or you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or the RSS feed via Feedburner.

Now, if you don't really know what an RSS feed is, that's actually good. You are who The New Media Artist was created for. This site has been designed with both non-techie and advanced visitors in mind, Please feel free to comment on any of the posts. You can reach me directly via email to comment on the site in general. TNMA just launched, and your input would be helpful.

And, if you are an artist or performer with a great new media story, let me know. If you are interviewed, your podcast will be available on iTunes, Vimeo, FeedBurner and other channels.

Your creation will become available to many new people. Some of those people might download your podcast, or click on a link to your website.

That's visibility.

Some will "get you" and like what you do.

That's positive perception

Some may even like you enough to subscribe to your work or even, to give you money.

That's a fan. And, I'd love to have you as a fan.

Tony Edwards