Basement Creators Network
Ty Hawkins
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03/20/2022
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2022 SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Finalists
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- [00:00:00.210]This is The Coffee Roaster.
- [00:00:02.220]It's a local coffee bean distributor here in Lincoln,
- [00:00:04.920]and it's run by Vince Ruhl.
- [00:00:06.570]It's a business that keeps him quite busy
- [00:00:08.740]with the constant pressure of delivering and roasting beans
- [00:00:11.480]for coffee shops all over town.
- [00:00:13.441](strumming guitar)
- [00:00:14.274]It also serves as the financial fuel
- [00:00:16.210]for one of his greatest passions,
- [00:00:18.140]the Basement Creators Network, a live streaming service
- [00:00:20.900]he runs to help give local musical acts a platform.
- [00:00:24.040]And it started..
- [00:00:24.873]In my basement.
- [00:00:25.820]A few friends of mine were thinking about,
- [00:00:28.400]hey let's start a band.
- [00:00:30.100]And we're like,
- [00:00:30.933]hey, why don't we just create this band
- [00:00:32.510]and have it be primarily online, just an online streaming?
- [00:00:35.760]And that idea of a virtual live band was the catalyst
- [00:00:39.150]for the concept of the BCN platform, where Ruhl thought..
- [00:00:42.770]Boy, this is kind of cool.
- [00:00:44.243]What happens if we bring other bands into this
- [00:00:47.350]and have them come in and stream their sets
- [00:00:50.520]and create this type of interactive concert?
- [00:00:53.631](upbeat music)
- [00:00:54.840]And that's what they set out to do.
- [00:00:56.600]They started with small acoustic performances
- [00:00:58.610]from their basement
- [00:00:59.470]and slowly built up the network over time.
- [00:01:01.610]Ruhl wanted the BCN to be a place
- [00:01:03.530]where small local artists could have their voices heard
- [00:01:06.150]and give them another means of financial support,
- [00:01:08.540]however running and growing the BCN
- [00:01:10.740]hasn't exactly been smooth sailing for Ruhl.
- [00:01:13.470]It's difficult to grow past a certain point
- [00:01:16.340]to where eventually you just kind of get rolling.
- [00:01:18.300]Unfortunately, I don't feel like we ever hit that point.
- [00:01:22.950]The amount of time and effort it took to run the BCN
- [00:01:26.220]on top of the financial strain that came along with it
- [00:01:29.120]made the whole show a struggle.
- [00:01:30.870]It was so much work and effort that went into it
- [00:01:34.000]that we were not able to financially continue to do this.
- [00:01:38.950]However, Ruhl refused to let the project fall through.
- [00:01:42.480]But we didn't wanna stop.
- [00:01:43.613]We didn't want that financial strain
- [00:01:46.330]to be the reason that we quit.
- [00:01:48.450]So we have since been just trying to figure out
- [00:01:51.540]what's the best way to move forward.
- [00:01:53.120]And for the BCN,
- [00:01:54.410]the best way forward may just be on the road.
- [00:01:57.600]We wanna build a livestream production truck
- [00:01:59.870]that will allow us to essentially pull up to any venue.
- [00:02:03.580]While the plans for this production truck
- [00:02:05.260]are still in motion, Ruhl and the rest of the crew
- [00:02:08.200]at the BCN are hopeful about the future of the network.
- [00:02:11.530]What started in my basement with acoustic acts
- [00:02:15.191]has ramped into so many different avenues,
- [00:02:18.190]but we're not giving up.
- [00:02:19.270]We're gonna keep pursuing.
- [00:02:20.420]This is something that we love doing
- [00:02:21.778]and we're gonna find a way.
- [00:02:23.943]♪ Sometimes it's the kindness of a stranger ♪
- [00:02:25.859]♪ That I give to you ♪
- [00:02:27.375]♪ Yes you do ♪
- [00:02:29.151]With Nebraska News Service, this has been Ty Hawkins.
- [00:02:34.434]♪ I'm no superman ♪
- [00:02:41.370]♪ And I'm so lonely for you ♪
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