What a blast!
This trip to the west coast was the most successful venture RA Media has been involved with to date. The response to the band was overwhelming to say the least.
The party was a riot and the turn out was amazing! Ron Jeremy even popped by to say hello. Not to mention a number of other stars and AVN hall of famers like Lynn Lemay, Sunny Lane, Mia Rose, Whitney Wonders, Regan Anthony, Caren Caan (who wrote a wonderful review of the show and party on her my space blog) and a plethora of others I didn't recognize.
The Whisky show was a blast! The band had a riot of a time and are begging to go back. Thankfully, because such a good job was done at the Playboy studios the following day, we got another call back to return to the show.
The band booker for Playboy TV also books the Key Club and guess what? The band has been asked to play there! So count on us making a return to the left coast within 3 months or less.
The Playboy shoot was rather surreal for the band. They're not used to having buck naked chics casually hanging about in their working environment. lol They found it somewhat difficult to concentrate.
Further, we were a guinea pig on that shoot. This was the first time they had ever shot 2 shows in one day. They were reticient to try it in the past due to the difficulty of educating bands on how to perform for TV. In ear monitors, telepromters, and such are not a regular part of a band's technical requirement and for that reason, it takes time to get 'em on the horse.
The guys in the band have been there, done that, so it was a breeze. The exec producer, line producer, director of TV programming all sang the praises of the band for having pulled it off. To say it was a long day was an understatement though. My boys were bushed by the end and all went back to crash rather than party. lol
Last, we managed to draw investment inquiries and are in negotiations with a private investor. This will go towards the second CD (first in the US as the original CD is being reproduced with a few tracks being deleted in place of better, newer material), tour support for an extended stay in Southern Cal., and a draw for the band so that they may maintain focus and priority in and to Wank Punter.
Alex Hodges (VP - House Of Blues) was blown away by the band's performance and was captivated by the girls (Whisky and Playboy) and truly believes that I am on to something very major with this concept/project. A buzz has begun in earnest.
As a result, we are slowly going to be pulling out of XXX porn production and focusing specifically on the Wank Punter train.
Pictures of both events will be posted shortly as well as video footage from the Whisky and Playboy performances!