FISH

The fairy falls with broken wings; I hold it close to me and then let it fly,The fairy falls with broken wings; I hold it close to me and then let it fly,Another dream, another you, shattered splintered shards explode in the Another dream, another you, shattered splintered shards explode in the blue.blue.

Once upon a time

Growing up with Fish or Fish/ Marillion and the Web

My life changed on 81 when I walked into my favourite music LP store

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtyqAn1McUE

There was a new LP, a new band, withnew kind of music I did not know it could exist. Their name: Marillion, theircharismatic singer: Fish

But it was not only the music

http://www.the-masque.com/The website behind the artwork of MarillionMark Wilkinson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25AkxTjiSJ8 to listen an old marillion vinyl on a real turntable

Back then listening to music was like drinking wine

Back then listening to music was like drinking wine

Times were different then...

It was the time of Bootlegs sold under the table and for loads of Sfr

Musicians had strange Make-Up

We looked different too, those days

Kayleigh changed it all to BIG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwNVfNc1IQM&feature=relatedKayleigh became Marillion’s first and only top chart single and made progressive music again mainstream

But too much success is never good

One ore album and Marillion and Fishsplit up. They both went in different musicaldirections but in ONE thing they were same

.Com• Both Marillion and Fish understood fast that

the Internet opens new possibilities for musicians

• The “long tail” helps to reach every devoted fan of progressive music

• The Internet helped to create and nurture fan communities

• Viral marketing started to kick in

Marillion.com

• Clever; to market their web presence Marillion named one of their first albums

“marillion.com”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQwGHMftLRsDocumentary by Marillion about their Internet business

Spearheading

• Marillions Anoraknophobia album was the first ever album paid by fans before recording even started

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PtDF1lcFBY

Same album 2 versions(Fan dance mix)

Even 3(Fan dance mix runner ups)

Today on marillion.com

Own record label

http://www.marillion.com/music/index.htm Not many artists have such a huge catalog of CD’s

Fan-recordsMembers only

Offcial CD catalog

And the new Album

• Marillion's 15th album, the double album Happiness is the Road is due in Autumn 2008, but you can pre-order the Deluxe Campaign 2CD Edition now and get it shipped direct to you as soon as it's released.

http://www.marillion.com/preorder/index.htm

Today on the-company.com

.. And on MySpace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdZLxooddck&feature=related

Fish – Dark Star concert invirtual reality universeSecond Life. Video Clip from new Fish's album '13th Star'. The Clip documents the show in Rome and the event in Second Life

And now, go to see Fish life in concert . Long live rock’n roll!