{"id":21266,"date":"2023-09-10T15:16:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=21266"},"modified":"2023-09-10T15:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T15:16:43","slug":"idc-emerges-as-one-of-san-franciscos-most-trusted-partners-for-live-music-and-the-independent-artist-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/idc-emerges-as-one-of-san-franciscos-most-trusted-partners-for-live-music-and-the-independent-artist-community\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC Emerges as One of San Francisco\u2019s Most Trusted Partners for Live Music and the Independent Artist Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In business for almost 20 years,\u00a0INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION COLLECTIVE<\/strong>\u00a0is a marketing, distribution, and event production company headquartered in San Francisco. IDC has produced hundreds of live events in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and has executed successful music marketing campaigns for a diverse array of independent labels and artists. For more information, please visit their recently redesigned official IDC website at\u00a0www.independentdistro.com<\/a>

IDC partnered with\u00a0Illuminate The Arts<\/strong>\u00a0(illuminate.org<\/a>) and the\u00a0SF Recreation and Parks Department<\/strong>\u00a0in 2021 to bring free live music to San Francisco, together hosting over 500 concerts across the city at venues including the\u00a0Golden Gate Park Bandshell<\/strong>\u00a0(goldengatebandshell.org<\/a>), along the\u00a0GGP JFK Promenade<\/strong>, and at\u00a0Union Square<\/strong>\u00a0(visitunionsquaresf.com<\/a>). Hundreds of artists have been hired to bring joy through live music to hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors, with free shows held across San Francisco almost every weekend throughout 2023! All performances are curated and booked by Steffen Franz and his team at IDC, who have emerged as one of the city\u2019s most trusted partners for live music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IDC founder\u00a0Steffen Franz<\/strong>\u00a0has decades of experience producing large-scale events, bringing his technical prowess and management skills to many national and local brands and non-profit organizations including\u00a0SONY (SIE)<\/strong>,\u00a0UCSF<\/strong>,\u00a0Monterey Bay Aquarium<\/strong>,\u00a0Google<\/strong>,\u00a0Facebook\/Meta<\/strong>,\u00a0Prometheus<\/strong>,\u00a0Asana<\/strong>,\u00a0Hitachi<\/strong>,\u00a0City of Hope<\/strong>, and\u00a0GAP Corporate Summit<\/strong>. Steffen also produces the annual conference for\u00a0Women In Product<\/strong>, a major women-focused nonprofit organization, and is the technical director for all\u00a0AfroTech Executive<\/strong>\u00a0events.

IDC also provides a set of unique and valuable services to help independent labels and artists strategize, market, and distribute their own releases. IDC maintains long-standing business relationships with an assortment of\u00a0retailers<\/strong>,\u00a0publicists<\/strong>,\u00a0radio promoters<\/strong>,\u00a0social media experts<\/strong>,\u00a0graphic designers<\/strong>,\u00a0videographers\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0editors<\/strong>, and various other industry professionals that can be hired to work on any project.\u00a0

With their innovative\u00a0IDC PROMO<\/strong>\u00a0service, IDC strategizes customized and cost-effective marketing and distribution campaigns to yield tangible results for an agreed upon budget. IDC Promo campaigns can be targeted around music releases (single, EP, and full-length), as well as other products and general brand building. Please feel free to send IDC any information about your project or releases\u00a0here<\/a>. (https:\/\/independentdistro.wufoo.com\/forms\/idc-promo-request-for-information\/<\/a>)

IDC has executed successful campaigns for some great new projects in 2023, including the powerful new full-length album\u00a0Creatures In The Garden<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from Bay Area rock songstress\u00a0Karney<\/strong>, showcasing an incredible blend of soulful and dreamy acoustic arrangements, easy indie rock beats, dusty distortion, and winding bass lines, all as Karney weaves images of nature throughout. This release is currently featured on the front page of IDC\u2019s website.
Earlier this year saw\u00a0Pardon The Interruption<\/strong>\u00a0bring a powerful energy and a unique sound to their sophomore album\u00a0Hot N\u2019 Fresh<\/em><\/strong>, which finds the band in full stride with nine original tracks mining every corner of the indie-pop-funk spectrum.\u00a0

Another notable 2023 release came from\u00a0Michael Vincent<\/strong>, a well-known SF Bay Area singer\/songwriter and recording artist whose new album\u00a0Electric Fox<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0displays a range of genres including power pop, alternative, blues, Americana\/roots music, and even edgier garage rock influences while always maintaining that signature Michael Vincent feel.\u00a0

IDC has also marketed and released other incredible new artists and music releases over the last year including\u00a0The Beautiful Losers<\/strong>\u00a0album\u00a0San Francisco<\/em><\/strong>; the new\u00a0Night Feel Good EP<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Donovan Plant & The Leafs<\/strong>; the debut full-length album\u00a0Oceans Will Never Keep Us Apart\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>from DJ and producer\u00a0Converse Basin<\/strong>; a series of singles and EPs from hip hop and pop artist\u00a0Sheridan<\/strong>; the new album\u00a03<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from experimental psych rock group\u00a0Revolushn<\/strong>; the cover single\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re A Friend Of Mine\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from Bay Area favorite\u00a0Dan Ashley<\/strong>\u00a0together with original co-writer and Grammy winner\u00a0Narada Michael Walden<\/strong>; and the transformative debut full-length album\u00a0Bodega Flowers<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from New York rocker\u00a0Mark Duda<\/strong>!

Visit the recently redesigned official IDC website at:\u00a0www.independentdistro.com<\/a>
Please feel free to send IDC any information about your project or releases through the\u00a0IDC Request for Information (RFI)\u00a0Form<\/a>. (https:\/\/independentdistro.wufoo.com\/forms\/idc-promo-request-for-information\/<\/a>)

For more information please call or email IDC at: (415) 292-7007 \u2013\u00a0newmusic@independentdistro.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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