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butlermonkey16 karma

Hey guys, hello from Alpharetta, GA. I ask this question with the goal of keeping you in a place where you can continue to make the music that we all love and give those incredible performances that we can never forget!!

Question: With the multiple avenues of music consumption that are available today, what are the avenues that are the most profitable to you?? In other words, what methods of buying your music, merchandise, concert tickets, etc are the methods that result in the most $$ going into your pocket? How can the fans best support the band financially?

Obligatory "super fan story": While I've been a fan since 1998, and seen you live 15 times, my most memorable experience was your first acoustic show this past April in Athens. I took my 16 year old son with me for his first Sevendust show and he was blown away!! Finding something to share between us provided one of the greatest bonding experiences we have ever had. Thanks for staying together, continuing to make great music, and putting on such a great show that day. We are both looking forward to the Atlanta show on 11/25.

Also,as an Alpharetta homebrewer, there is an open invite for the band members that still live in North Fulton to come over and experience the joy of home brewed beer.

butlermonkey8 karma

Hey guys, this question is specifically for Lajon.

Question: During my FaceTime with the band back in January, you mentioned that you had recently received a beer brewing kit. Have you brewed it yet and how did it come out?

I invite you to check out reddit's own home brewing community, /r/homebrewing. You will never interact with a nicer, more helpful bunch of folks. If you have a question regarding some aspect of homebrewing, chances are 10 other guys have first hand experience with what you are asking about and will provide great feedback.

butlermonkey7 karma

Hey guys! The set up for my question is a bit wordy but I'm interested in hearing what you guys have to say on the topic.

Musicians have to deal with the issue of either maintaining the sound that made you famous at the beginning or evolving your sound with your growth as people and musicians.

Both choices seem to invite criticism:

  • If you keep your original sound, detractors will say, "They just make the same music over and over."

  • If your sound changes, people will say, "I like "old Sevendust" but their new stuff sounds completely different.

Question: How aware are you of that conundrum and what, if anything, do you do to deal with it?

butlermonkey5 karma

Hey guys!!! Sevendust has always maintained a close relationship with the fans and my interactions with different band members in the past have always been positive.

What are some DO's and DO NOT's for any fan that sees you in public and wants to come up and say "HI"?

butlermonkey2 karma

Hey guys. From the outside, it looks like using PledgeMusic to fund the last album was a huge success.

How did your use of crowdfunding impact the way you make music? Will you use crowdfunding for the next album??