Archive for May 2004

2NMC Accepting Showcase Submissions

May 17th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

2NMC, The Nashville New Music Conference, is still accepting showcase submissions. Joe had so much fun at 2NMC’s Boot Camp, he can’t wait to see what happens over four days in Sepember!
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Philadelphia Showcases

May 16th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

IMC, Independent Music Conference, is accepting showcase submissions at Sonicbids.com. The conference runs Sept. 2-6, 2004 in Philadelphia PA.
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Harrisburg Showcases

May 16th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Events

The 8th Annual Millennium Music Conference is accepting showcase applications. The Conference runs June 24-26.
Apply through Sonicbids or the MMC site.
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Did 97 Radio swindle you?

May 16th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: News

97 Radio’s owner, Carlo Oddo, has apparently admitted to fraudulent operations. Artists are encouraged to apply for refunds and the return of promo packages by email at refunds97radio@aol.com.
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Tile Bathrooms = Happy Listeners

May 16th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

Before it disappears, hit McSweeney’s front page for Nick Hornby’s list of places he heard Norah Jones and “marks out of ten for how she sounded.” This is how listeners make use of your music when you’re not thinking about it!
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Style Evolution #42

May 15th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

I have noodled with the style again, and resurrected a logo from SPINME’s storied past. Yes, it has a bevel in it, and I hate bevels. As soon as I find the font file, it will be fixed. It’s a riff on the lovely layout at Kinja.
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Latin Alternative Music Conference

May 15th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

Latin Alternative Music Conference will be held in Los Angeles in August. The conference will feature Latin Rock and Hip-Hop acts and networking opportunities with industry professionals.
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Luck is simply where preparation and opportunity meet

May 15th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: General

Tom Leu from The Musician’s Corner takes a look at the intricacies surrounding talent, tenacity, and timing as they pertain to the music industry.
“Is my music a business or my artistic creativity being shared with the masses?� Both.
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The Three P’s

May 14th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Tips

Mike Farley, a singer-songwriter & publicist from Nashville, stated in an article posted at Taxi.com:

The problem, and you could probably apply this to any business or creative endeavor, is that most musicians lack one or all of what I call The Three P’sâ€â€?Professionalism, Persistence, and Phat Skills.

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Build Your Band’s Site Seminar Set for June

May 14th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events

As promised, I am finally moving forward with my website seminar. If you’ve been on my list for a while, you know I used to do a number of site critiques as part of our “Grow Your Band’s Audienceâ€Â? package.
Too many musicians spend far too much time on their website design, either because they’re inexperienced [...]