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Humans are happier when they work for money. Perhaps it explains why so many major label artists are miserable?
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[Joe's still catching up from the Nashville Boot Camp. Here's a guest commentary from author Moses Avalon.]
Nielsen Rating System At Odds With RIAA’s Claim Of “Lost Sales”
RIAA says sales are down. Soundscan says “Wha..?” Who should you believe?
By Moses Avalon,
MusicDish Network Sponsor
When speaking this month to a representative from Soundscan, the company that provides [...]
Guest Report By Steve Balletto,
On Friday April 2nd, Walter Yetnikoff, the former CEO of CBS/Sony Records and now the acclaimed author of the book “Howling at the Moon: the Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess,” addressed the members of the MEIEA (Music Entertainment Industry Entertainment Association)/ MEISA (Music Entertainment [...]
In 1995, I launched my very first website under the SPINME.com domain. Working with my good friend Jay Frank (now a honcho at Launch/Yahoo!), we spotlighted new music as one of the very first online review sites. As we moved on from record reviews, spinme.com hung around as the tail end of my e-mail address, [...]
[Joe's recovering from Boot Camp weekend in Nashville. Here's a guest commentary from author Chris Standring.]
How to Get Targeted Traffic To Your Music Website With No Money Down
By Chris Standring,
MusicDish Network Sponsor
Everyone now knows that if you are an artist or you play in a band that it is imperative you have a website. [...]
For those of you attending the Boot Camp, I will see you bright and early at 9am (yipes!) on Saturday at the beautiful Belcourt Theatre near Vanderbilt Univeristy.
I and many of your fellow attendees will be staying on the cheap at the nearby Comfort Inn at 1501 Demonbreun Street. You can probably still get a [...]
It’s been far too long since I’ve noted how essential a tool OnlineGigs.com has become in our booking office. Not only does it let you tap into the collective brain trust of artists across the country, it’s a clever way to stay organized. I don’t know of a better way to stay on top of [...]
Derek Sivers from CDBaby blogged the Future of Music Summit.
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Paul Kulak, a supporter of many of our clients and the head of an innovative acoustic club in Los Angeles, is in trouble. Although he’s never had a single complaint from a neighbor or a patron, the City rolled in and shut down his venue because he doesn’t have the required number of parking spaces [...]
