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# Action Begins #Midem: The Artist’s Perspective
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-action-begins-midem/
- Published: 2010-01-23T04:39:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-01-23T04:39:00.000Z
- Description: On the artist's panel Amanda Palmer told about how sharing her frustration with her record label – i.e. when they told her she looked fat in her photos – cemented. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/01/the-action-begins-midem.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

- [![image from www.midem.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2012876aede86970c-120wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2012876aede86970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) On the artist's panel **Amanda Palmer** told about how sharing her **frustration with her record label** – i.e. when they told her she looked fat in her photos – **cemented her relationship** with her fans.
- Palmer opened with ukulele and a short version of Radiohead's "Creep". [Watch](http://www.twitvid.com/61D5A?ref=hypebot.com)
- **Palmer remains constantly connected with her fans.**  She twittered within 1 minute of waking up ("The light was so beautiful in my room".) and seconds before she walked on stage telling her fans where to watch the stream of her panel.
- **Hal Ritson**, The Young Punx and Musical Director, Dizzee Rascal Live (UK) – He **treats the right bloggers as Gods.**  They get music first – before the mainstream press. Carefully manages the release of his content across platforms.
- Ritson barely worries about actually selling records and concentrates on finding other revenue streams like sponsorships.
- "We all know all these things – Facebook, Twitter, etc. **"The trick is to use them personally and professionally**," sats Ritson.
- Palmer playing out on the street for her fans at 6:30.