How to get an audience

The Aston method

Choose a song that is currently very popular, and create your own great version of it.
Make a great live video of your performance
Result? Over 957,000 views on Youtube.




The Alphabet Photography method
Choose a piece of music that has been popular from the time it was written over 250 years ago.
Hire a terrific set of singers, including soprano Stephanie Tritchew and Chorus Niagara, a professional 80 voice choir.
Find a suitable venue.
Liaise with the management of venue
Set up seven hidden cameras
Perform your song unannounced, as a flashmob at midday when the centre is buzzing
Result: 936,000 views on Youtube in one week!

Christmas flashmob

Do you know what a flashmob is? Wikipedia defines it as

a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then disperse.

It is usually organised via mobile phones or internet sites such as Facebook.

The Christmas flashmob above took place on 13th November, 2010 at a shopping centre food court.

Hope you enjoy this wonderful performance of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. Eat your heart out, Leonard Cohen. Please forgive Eusebius, but that song is one of his pet hates. (Cohen's, not Handel's.)

Merry Christmas!