Archive for July 2004

Recovery

Jul 29th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

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!Since its launch last April, 12StepRadio.com has been playing “recovery music” 24/7. Its mission is “Carrying the 12 Step Message With Music” [...]



“New Realities” Webcast, Tonight @ 7pm

Jul 28th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Events

Songwriter101.com will present its first live webcast on Wednesday, July 28 from Guitar Center’s Manhattan store (25 W. 14th St.).
This unique event, entitled “Career Connection,” starts at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Speakers include two of the music industry’s most successful executives, Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO Jason Flom and EMI Music [...]



Notching Down to 33 1/3 for the next three weeks…

Jul 27th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

…but don’t fret…
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What’s a Strategy Session?

Jul 27th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

Last week, I let the folks who subscribe to our newsletter know that I was committing to doing a whole lot of “strategy sessions” with musicians this fall.
So what’s a strategy session?
A “strategy session” like the ones I facilitate is a really condensed form of scenario planning for musicians.
Using the exercises from Grow [...]



TCM Client Heidi Hensley kicks her tour off with a bang, but no knocks or pings.

Jul 26th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events

I’m always telling you that the bands on our booking roster get there because they’ve either been working with me for a while or because they did something extraordinary to get my attention.
Heidi Hensley got my attention with her plan to offset the (inevitable) losses from her first national tour by offering local businesses the [...]



Music Management For The Rest Of Us 7/23/04

Jul 26th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Books

Discussion about how to start a career in music management; how to find a good potential manager and train them well; avoiding sharks; pitfalls of management…

To order our newest book, “Music Management for the Rest of Us,” for only $24.95 (with free shipping in the Continential U.S. — readers elsewhere, we will bill you for [...]



What’s Up With Bookings This Summer?

Jul 26th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

A number of our clients have been asking what’s been going on with bookings this summer. Is it always this hard? The answer is, “no.”
Sure, getting bookings is one of the toughest things for an emerging artist to deal with. But even in the booking agency side of our business here at TCM, we’re [...]



Call Me Today About Music Management!

Jul 23rd, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

My new book is ready to ship on Wednesday!!! Join me this afternoon for a FREE conference call to get your questions answered about starting a career in music management, managing your own career better, or finding someone you can train to take over the development of your own music business.
Join me on the [...]



3rd Annual Acoustic Live Talent Series accepting submissions

Jul 23rd, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

Industry judges will advance acts to the final showcase for a chance to win great prizes. Submission fee’s only $15.
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Blink-182’s Barker launched own label

Jul 22nd, 2004 | By Staff | Category: News

Travis Barker of Blink-182 launched his own label, La Salle Records.
In the spirit of Dave Matthews’ ATO Records, Barker stated that he’s not signing any specific genre, he just wants great music. Barker believes that artists should help other artists with creative freedom.
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