Welcome to spinme.com, where we help working musicians make more money making music. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or our weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting!According to staff writer, JEANNE ANNE NAUJECK, of the Tennessean, Music Row’s twenty- and thirtysomethings have plenty of opinions, poise and savvy. [...]
Catastrophic accidents, chronic illnesses, & drug & alcohol addictions…..here are a number of good works organizations that exist to cushion the blow when you get too sick to gig or record.
Key organizations do exist to assist those in specific medical, emotional, and economic crises for those who create music.
First, there is AFTRA. AFTRA co-chaired [...]
In my opinion, it is just another mark against those people over 40. I mean, when you hit 40, you are not dead or senile. Read on……
“If it’s too loud, you’re too old,” the old rock ‘n’ roll saying goes â€â€? but Larry Nager says it wasn’t high decibels that got him fired [...]
“More Bounce in California,� a Canadian songwriter’s ironic comment on American consumerism, didn’t get Soul Kid #1 any radio play. But it did become a sports anthem at the NBA All-Stars’ slam-dunk contest, ESPN’s X Games broadcast, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ batting practice and the San Diego Chargers’ cheerleader shows. It landed on two movie [...]
Music industry professionals from around the country will converge at the 12th Annual Cutting Edge Music Business Conference and Roots Music Gathering, August 26 - 29th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans.
The Cutting Edge Music Business Conference is a national conference that is comprised of several components:
*Business Sessions where seasoned music professionals cover [...]
Curt Rosengren points us at the BBC’s coverage of a study that shows that drumming at work reduces stress and makes for a more fun workplace. Go ahead, take your home to work with you!
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One of our clients asked about health insurance today, just around the same time I noted this great post on Worthwhile about the potential tipping point at which affordable insurance would become available to entrepreneurs and artists.
I can vouch for MusicProInsurance.com — when I was in Florida, one of their featured companies facilitated a great [...]
Onlinegigs.com and the Tipitina’s Music Foundation will be holding a seminar on “Using Technology to Book Your Own Music Career.�
The Tipitina’s Music Foundation will host the event at the Music Office Co-Op on April 28, 2004 at 5:30pm.
Jay Flanzbaum of Onlinegigs.com will give a presentation on utilizing technology to effectively book, promote and manage [...]
Jay from OnlineGigs.com brings up an excellent point in his latest subscriber newsletter. Remember to get a copy of a club’s most recent media list whenever you book a show — it will be current, accurate and relevant, and many of the contacts on it will expect a ping when you’re playing one of their [...]
Suzanne Glass at Indie-Music.com has compiled a great list of what your demo submissions should include for radio, clubs, venues, reviews, labels, managers, and publishers.
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