Warren Campbell: a DIY Richmond Rock God
Richmond musician Warren Campbell is a man who wears many hats; as the frontman for the rock group Dead Billionaires, host of open mic nights, and tour manager for every show he books. Listen to Warren explain how they are able to connect with people to create 'real fans' and why he keeps a rotating lineup for his band Dead Billionaires.
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Warren Campbell Pop-Up Liner Notes (Season 2, Episode 9)
2.9.1) Warren hosts an open mic night at The Camel on the last Wednesday of each month. 1621 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
2.9.2) Hunter Rhodes of Dead Billionaires and Neal Friedman of SuperDoppler make up the house band for The Camel's open mic nights.
2.9.3) Strange Matter and Cary St. Cafe were both pillars of the Richmond live music community that closed their doors in the last few years.
2.9.4) South By Southwest (SXSW) is one of the largest music, film, and media conferences in the world. It is held in Austin, TX each year and includes a variety of concerts, panels, and other events.
2.9.5) Mikaela Friedman is an Austin, TX based artist that makes everything from album covers to custom boots.
2.9.6) Chip Hale is a Richmond singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist , Rich Stine is a Richmond producer and engineer, and Rose Quartz Mastering is a San Diego mastering company.
2.9.7) Last year Dead Billionaires used crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise over $9,000 towards the promotion and release of their new album.
2.9.8) "Engines" from 2021's Dead Billionaires EP had a music video directed by Ashley Travis based around the concept of recording an album with a haunted soundboard.
2.9.9) Last year Dave Grohl (fellow Virginian), frontman of the Foo Fighters, released the film Studio 666, a horror comedy about recording an album in a haunted mansion.
2.9.10) "Short People" is a comedic song by Randy Newman that satirized prejudice by having an unreliable narrator make fun of short people.
2.9.11) Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book by Dead Billionaires
2.9.12) Download the PDF version of this FEMA coloring book: https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/color.pdf
2.9.13) Richmond Now! (coloring & activity book) was created by Rian L. Moses (HearRVA co-founder) and Virginia Murphy to archive history for all levels of learners before it is rewritten. There are 5 FREE coloring books you can download!
2.9.14) "Curb" - Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book
2.9.15) The music video, "Curb" was directed by Ashley Travis, a touring music photographer and filmmaker based in Richmond, VA.
2.9.16) Current members of Dead Billionaires are: Nick Trbovich, Warren Campbell, and Hunter Rhodes.
2.9.17) Troy Crossley is versed in a variety of instruments spanning different genres from folk, rock, metal, jazz and funk.
Episode Credits
Production
Host / Creative Director: Elijah Hedrick
Floor Director / Lead Artist: Rian ‘Holy’ Moses
Director: Alex Bolton
Editor: Ian Ramprashad
Videographer: Melvin Lassiter
Audio Engineer: Clark Moeller
Guest Services: Max Ross
Photography / Additional Music: Gordy Michael
Graphics: Tyler Blankinship
Intern: Shiloh Tillman
Gofer: Jai Hedrick
Production: Tyler Scheerschmidt
Special Thanks to GAAP Dynamics
Short Animations
Rian L. Moses: www.seaplusart.com / @seaplus_rlmoses
Theodore Taylor III: www.theodore3.com / @tedikuma
Music Credits
"Liner Notes Theme" by Ant The Symbol
'Liner Notes' was created and produced by HearRVA LLC
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