Deer hunt

Today is the last day of gun hunt here in a Arkansas. I am hunting hard trying to get one. It's really good fir the creative side of me to spend some time out in the woods. I'm getting lots of ideas for music and music marketing. It's really peaceful out here.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! I hope everybody had a great Christmas! I just got in from playing a Christmas party at sheperds island in pine bluff, I had a great time! Jjust laid down in the bed at mama's house and its good to be home. Looking forward to being at the deer camp this weekend and to an exciting 2010. Merry Christmas everybody!

Newsletter for 10-12-09

Here is the newsletter for the week of October 12th, 2009!! I hope you enjoy!!

Howdy,

Well fall is upon us! The weather is cool outside, football is in full swing, and hunting season is just around the corner! And it's not long till Christmas!! Crazy!! Well I wanted to send you a quick note about whats goin on with everything.

First of all, I'm now selling Mp3 downloads on my website (www.bencoulteronline.com) for .99 cents each song. You can purchase the Mp3 on the home page and the products page. I do not have all my tunes up there for sale right now, but I hope to in the future.

I've also posted some new studio promo pics on my website (www.bencoulteronline.com). The pics were taken by Joey Moseley at www.suspendinglight.com. Check em out and let me know what you think!


If you happen to be in the Central Arkansas area in the next couple of weeks , I'll be performing at the following places:

Tues, Oct 13th- Grumpy's Too in Little Rock, AR 9 till midnite
Sat. Oct 17th- Lakeview Country Club in Mabelvale, AR 7 till 10
Wed. Oct 21st- Grumpy's Too in Little Rock, AR 9 till midnite


If you are wanting to book a Christmas Party I'm now booking for the Holiday season!! Contact me at bencoultermusic@gmail.com.

A new page I've added to my website (www.bencoulteronline.com) is a "Ways to Help" page. This list certain ways that you can help my music reach the world. I got the idea for this page from Bob Baker (www.thebuzzfactor.com). Each email I send you I will highlight one of the way to help listed on the page. You can read the rest of the ways to help on the "Ways to Help" page of www.bencoulteronline.com.


WAYS TO HELP #1- Visit my website www.bencoulteronline.com once a day!! If you only stop by for just a minute, please stop by! The more visitors I get to the site, the better it looks!!


Thanks again for your support, I couldn't do this without you! Have a great week!!

God Bless,
Ben Coulter
www.bencoulteronline.com
www.myspace.com/bencoulter
bencoulterscountrymusicdeltastyle.blogspot.com
bencoultermusic@gmail.com

New Studio Pics from www.suspendinglight.com

Here are some new studio promo pics. Joey Moseley from www.suspendinglight.com took them. Let me know what you think!!

29 years and Always, Patsy Cline

Well today I turn 29! It seems like 30 used to be sooo old, and now I'm knocking on the door!

Well last night my girlfriend and I and her parents went to see the musical "Always, Patsy Cline"(www.alwayspatsycline.com) at the Repertory Theater (www.therep.org) in Little Rock, AR. What a great show! I don't think I've ever been to a musical like that, and it was really good!! Both characters were great, the band was awesome, and the girl playing Patsy Cline (Jessica Welch) was an amazing singer! The show is in Little Rock through Oct. 4th, but if it comes to your area you ought to check it out!!

Toddlers and Tiara's

Last night as I was headed back to Maumelle from giving guitar lessons in Montrose, and my girlfriend called me and was so excited!! She had seen Bubba Jones, Sassy Jones'(www.barbecueandspice.com) boy, and his family on the preview's for tonight "Toddlers and Tiara's" on TLC at 9pm central. I got home and was able to see it!! Bubba Jones, the TV star!! I hope all of ya'll will check it out!! Montrose boy on National TV!!!

9-21-09

It was a busy weekend in Fayetteville for me this last week. I played Thursday, Friday, and Saturday up there at Foghorns and Sassy's Red House. My girlfriend and I went to the Razorback game and I'm still trying to get over the loss. Hogs definitely should have won that game.
This week I'm booked at Cow Pen and Lakeshore down in Lake Village. I'm going to go in the studio and do some guitar lessons on Tuesday. The rest of the week I'm going to be working on alot of different music stuff! I'll keep you up to date on everything!!

Radio Interview and Weekend Shows!

Since today is Sept. 11th, I just want to pay my respect to the people that gave their lives on this day 8 years ago. My thoughts and prayers are with all those families that lost loved ones on 9-11. I can't believe it's been 8 years. I'll never forget where I was and what I was doing that day. I was working at IGA in Portland at the time, and I just happened to have the day off. I got a call in the morning telling me to turn on the TV, that planes were going into buildings in New York, and nobody really knew what was goin on. It was just crazy and scary sitting there watching everything unfold. Our country changed that day, and I hope we all never forget what happened.

Had a great time at KQIX in Perryville, Arkansas this morning. Bro. Ron T. called yesterday wanting to know if I'd come in to the studio this morning! Of course I said yes, and I was glad I did! We got to visit for a couple of hours on the air. I played a few songs live, we talked some, and Bro. Ron T. played some tunes off of my album. There are some really good folks over in Perryville, and I sure appreciate all their support! Thanks ya'll!!

I've got a few shows this weekend! I make my debut on the MidSouth Opry in Conway, AR tonight and tomorrow night! And I'm at Reno's in North Little Rock late tomorrow night!! I'm really looking forward to it all!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Demand me in your town

Here's a new widget I found, where you can demand that I come play in your town!

View all Ben Coulter tour dates

Tuesday, Sept. 8th

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. With recording, guitar lessons, performing, and the Razorbacks it's been wild. Anyways, I'm really looking forward to this short week. I'm performing at the Mid-South Opry in Conway, AR this Friday and Saturday night, and I have rehearsals tonight and Thursday night. This is my first performance there and I'm really looking forward to it! I'm also recording on Wednesday night, and performing at Reno's late Saturday night! It's a full week, but I'm ready for it!!

Hogs looked good in their opening game this Saturday!! I can't wait for the Georgia game in 2 weeks!! Woooo Pig!!

Thursday, Aug. 27th- Music, Business, and Lakeshore Cafe

Well it's been a whirlwind of a week! Lots of exciting things are goin on! I got in the studio today and started working on a project with Infrared Studios (www.infraredstudioproductions.com) that I will pitch to labels and publishing companies! Some of the songs I've already recorded, but we are putting a fresh spin on them. I'm excited to get everything going, and I can't wait to see what happens!
I'm heading down to Lakeshore Cafe to play tomorrow night! The show is from 6:30 till 10. This is my second time playing there with James and Kim Jenkins running the show. Last time I was there the crowd was great and the food was AWESOME!! I can't wait for tomorrow night!
I'll keep ya'll updated on the progress in the studio. If ya'll can make it out to Lakeshore I'd sure appreciate it! Hope ya'll check out my website (www.bencoulteronline.com) and my Myspace page (www.myspace.com/bencoulter). Since I'm about to start pitching my music to labels, these 2 sites need to have a VERY HIGH volume of traffic. So please go by the sites, add me as a myspace friend, leave comments on the pages, and tell your friends to do the same!! You hold the key to my success!! Have a great weekend!

Beginning of a new week- Monday Aug. 24, 2008

Sorry it's been a week since the last entry. It's been a busy week! Last week was great! I played at Foghorns (www.foghornswings.com) in Fayetteville on Thursday and Friday night. There were great crowds and it was alot of fun! Thanks everybody for coming out! I also want to say a special thank you to Jarrett Jackson at 102.3 KCJC radio station in Russellville, AR. They had me in studio to do an interview for their show on Friday. It was alot of fun and they've been promoting my song "I'm a Razorback Fan", so we talked alot about the Hogs!! I hope to get the interview up on my website. I have posted some new pics up on my website (www.bencoulteronline.com). Hope ya'll check them out!! I also got a chance to perform for the VP of Virgin Music Group this Saturday night!! Things went really great, and I'm excited to see what the future holds!! Gone to do some writing!!

Monday, August 17, 2009

It was a big weekend up in Fayetteville, AR this weekend at Sassy's Red House (http://www.sassysredhouse.com/). They had their Grand Opening this weekend!! Sassy Jones himself (http://www.barbecueandspice.com/) came up along with his wife, daughter, son in law, and grandaughter!! It was a really good crowd, alot folks came out not only to get some great BBQ, but to listen to me!! It was really cool having the folks come out! I can't wait to get back! I'm back in Fayetteville at Foghorns (http://www.foghornswings.com/) this Thursday and Friday, getting ready for that! They have great chicken and brownie bites that are INCREDIBLE!!

Today was a day for calling venues, and doing some internet work. I'm also starting doin guitar lesson, so I spent alot of the day getting the word out about that! I hope to audition tomorrow for a new Opry show in Conway called the Mid-South Opry. They just opened this past weekend, but it sounds really cool!! I'll let you know how it goes.

I will do some co-writing with the featured artist, Malindia Shoptaw,(www.reverbnation.com/malindiashoptawsongwriter) on Wednesday!! I can't wait!

More Pics from Sassy's Red House Grand Opening on www.bencoulteronline.com to be added tomorrow

Sassy's Red House tonight

Bout to head to Sassy's Red House BBQ and Grill (www.sassysredhouse.com) to play their Grand Opening tonight from 7 till 10pm. Really looking forward to it and looking forward to eating some good Sassy Jones BBQ sauce (www.barbecueandspice.com) , which is served there!!! Hope to see ya'll there!!

Thursday, Aug. 13th, 2009 - Getting closer to the weekend

Well today was one of those days that seemed like I worked on all kinds of things. Which could be a bad thing, or a good thing. Yesterday was my day to work on Music Marketing and study Bob Baker's Guerilla Music Marketing book ( www.bob-baker.com ), and most of the day I concentrated on that one thing. I felt like I really got alot of stuff accomplished. Today I worked a little on Marketing, a little on calling venues, getting press kits together, and all that kind of stuff. I went around Maumelle, here where I'm living now, trying to get some gigs, but most people don't want Live Music. It's really frustrating trying to find places to play. I don't understand why places wouldn't want live music. To me, there is nothing better than going out and listening to good Live Music. Well maybe things will change!!

What I've been trying to do lately is do something every day to promote my music. Whether on Facebook, MySpace, My website www.bencoulteronline.com, or through calling venues, I have been good about this. I read in Bob Baker's Book that over time if you are persistent in doing something every day, even something small, that you could really see the difference in your career over time!

I'm really looking forward to playing up in Fayetteville, AR this weekend for the Grand Opening of Sassy's Red House BBQ and Grill www.sassysredhouse.com . Sassy's Red House serves Sassy Jones BBQ sauce (www.barbecueandspice.com ), which is made in Montrose, Arkansas by my neighbors!! It's going to be a really great night!! Mr. Bill, Mrs. Sharon, Jessie and Tippi are coming up, so it will be good to have some home folks there!! I play 7 till 10 Saturday night, hope ya'll can come out!!

Well my artist of the week is Malindia Shoptaw from Paron, Arkansas. http://www.reverbnation.com/malindiashoptawsongwriter
Malindia, in my opininon, is one of the best songwriters out there right now. One day her songs will be heard all over the radio. She has one, "I'd Die Trying", that I sang on the demo, and I really think its a hit song. We also worked on one called "Headed Home" that I hope to put on my next album. I also hope to put "I'd Die Trying" on there also. "Headed Home" is kind of a truckers song I guess you could say. It has the same kind of beat as "Highway 61 Blues"....that good train, truckin sound!! More to come later on Malindia!!

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 - Work on Marketing my Music Day

Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, and for me that means a day of working on Music Marketing. I purchased a book from Bob Baker at www.bob-baker.com called Guerilla Music Marketing. This book is a crash course in marketing your music. It gave me the motivation to get this blog going! So today I will study the book.....I thought when I got out of school I was through studying! I will study the book, and find ways to apply the principles he lays out in the book!! When I started playing music, I didnt realize there were so many things to do besides playing music. It seems playing music is only about 5% of what I do!! It's crazy!!

As promised I wanted to give ya'll a new artist of the week to check out!! This week I want to feature a great songwriter from Paron, Arkansas! Her name is Malindia Shoptaw. Check her out at http://www.reverbnation.com/malindiashoptawsongwriter . I sing "I'd die Trying" on her page! More about her in the next few days!!

Thanks for checking out the blog today. Hope ya'll have a great day!!
God Bless,
Ben

Ben Coulter's Country Music...Delta Style

This is my first blog. Over time this blog will consist of a close up look at a singer/songwriter trying to make the bigtime. You will see my struggles and my triumphs. I also will do a song review of another artist song. I will give you a new unknown artist to keep your eye out for! And I will give you my take on things from books to movies to sports to hunting and fishing!! I want this blog to be a journey for me and you, the reader. I hope you enjoy the ride!!


Ben Coulter
www.bencoulteronline.com