Sonic Watermelons Podcast Mike Maven Taina Final

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Original Episode Title: Cocktails and Crowdsourcing with the Pinball Wizard Mike Maven-5/24/16 *** Original Episode Date: TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016 *** Name of Guest(s): Mike Maven, founder, Shelter Arcade Bar, Providence, RI. *** Original Episode Summary: You have this great idea for a business so you do what every self-respecting millennial would do: put together a little video, post it on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, then sit back and wait for the money to roll in. Well, that's not exactly how it works. Our guest on Sonic Watermelons tonight is Mike Maven and he has successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign to bring you the Shelter Arcade Bar, opening soon in Olneyville. Mike will give us the inside scoop on crowd-sourced funding and what it takes to open a business in Providence. And he just happens to be half of the Providence-based duo The Silent Shoals so, as always, there will be music. Shelterarcadebar.com *** Audio from the podcast also comes from... PVDFest, 2016, Audio recorded by Jessica LaBrie: “The eleven members of Boston-based world music group Debo Band graced the One Providence Experience stage during PVDFest on June 4th. If you're having a hard time envisioning American soul and funk with a healthy dose of Eastern European brass band mixed with Ethiopian pop, we've got you covered. Enjoy this recording from their Saturday performance and prepare to have your mind blown.” Follow the band at www.pledgemusic.com/artists/deboband Audio from the podcast also comes from... A 2012 interview of Taina Asili (who also visited RI recently to participate in the “All the Fridas” event during PVD Fest) by Sonic Watermelons Founder and Executive Producer, Reza Rites: “In this podcast snippet from my audio interview archives, Taina and I are talking about a Kickstarter campaign her band was running that year, and about how crowdsource campaigns and online fundraising support grassroots, mission-driven bands like hers. Catch Asili and her band perform on July 2, 2016 at an event called Break the Chains! Brooklyn Edition. It will feature Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde, “Riot-folk” artist Evan Greer and “power” poet Cristy Road. Find more event details here: http://bit.ly/22YEL0L. Follow Taina Asili on Facebook and Twitter and at www.tainaasili.com. *** Sonic Watermelons Contact Info: www.bsrlive.com venussings.wordpress.com/about-sonic-watermelons-on-bsr/ Facebook: @sonicwatermelons Twitter: @WatermelonRadio Soundcloud: @sonicwatermelons *** Sonic Staff & Volunteers Reza Clifton Deejay Kellan Jessica LaBrie Kabir Lambo Jose Ramirez