Smaller independent labels, which often have a different mission entirely and, unburdened by heavy corporate machinery, have adjusted and even prospered. While the five major labels (Universal, BMG, Sony, Warner, EMI) and their subsidiaries have been shrinking staffs and dropping bands, the indies, including such punk music labels as Berkeley’s Lookout Records and San Francisco’s [...]
[Guest Editorial] Creative Financing for the Music Sector
April 30, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Connecting Music to Financing Opportunities [Excerpt from Document prepared by KEA European Affairs on behalf of the Department for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Ireland for the Creative Financing + Music Seminar] MusicDish Network Sponsor The challenges of developing and growing business, especially in the digital environment, demand consistent adaptation efforts from music companies. The majority [...]
Pasadena Showcase Opportunity
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LA: Open Mics for Songwriters
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Open Call: Porterhouse Records
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RIAA Releases 2003 Consumer Profile
April 28, 2004 By Leave a Comment
At 25.2% of the market, Rock music remained the most purchased genre among music consumers in 2003 while fans continued to purchase their music from new sources, according to the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) 2003 Consumer Profile – an annual demographic survey of more than 2,900 music consumers in the United States.
Really Rocking The Vote
April 27, 2004 By Leave a Comment
If you haven’t yet been to David Hooper’s new weblog, you should go. Not only is he posting 40 great music success tips over 40 days, but he’s popping in with extra neat ideas from readers. Today, he’s featuring an idea from Kristy Kruger, who’s actually distrubuting voter registration forms at her gigs. Regardless of [...]
How to get to your final destination
April 26, 2004 By Leave a Comment
It’s fun to play at the YMCA
April 24, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Mary Meehan from the Herald-Leader reports that music nights at the Beaumont YMCA makes it one of the best-kept secrets in Central Kentucky — a little slice of adult-lite nightlife in a place where kids usually come to play. Depending mostly on word-of-mouth publicity, the YMCA has showcased some 52 acts since it started hosting [...]
