Archive for August 2004

What does it take to be a great lighting designer?

Aug 31st, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Tips

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!John Schlick of Lighting Design and Associate Writer for Music Dish gives some great tips on how the lighting designer (LD) runs [...]



Songwriting Tips

Aug 30th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Tips

Kim Copeland of Songwriter’s Connection and Associate Writer for the Music Dish gives some songwriting tips on how to hone the chorus and hook for your song……how to make a remarkable chorus and memorable hook.
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Help Showin’ Tell Win an Immie Award

Aug 29th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

TCM clients Showin’ Tell are competing in Philadelphia next week for an award at the Independent Music Conference. Let’s give them a leg up by sending notes of support (which play a big role in selecting the winner) to IMC2004@intermixx.com.
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Server Issues…

Aug 29th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

Back from a few days running off-site seminars and there are a few notes from clients about issues with one of our web servers. If you’re running a spinme.com-hosted site, I’m personally working on a resolution for you today. The third party contractor we were using has been removed from the case, and I apologize [...]



Want airplay on Sirius Satellite Radio?

Aug 25th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

Sirius Satellite Radio is launching five new music channels. One of them is Underground Garage, an extension of the weekly radio show hosted by E Street Band member and Soprano’s cast member, “Little Steven” Van Zandt.
Underground Garage will play the coolest rock & roll records ever made. VanZandt says, “Whether they’re 50 years [...]



Oddessey Group wants to expand their roster, interested?

Aug 24th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Opportunities

Producer Demonte Posey, just launched his own record label, Oddessey Group. If you think you have the chops to be the next Eric Benet, drop a note to TheOddesseyGroup@aol.com.
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Chicks Rock

Aug 24th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

I didn’t even know if I was going to post anything about this deliberately leading Washington Post piece. It’s designed to push your buttons if your a female guitarist, but I think there’s an opportunity to debate. What I understand the author is trying to say here is that women were not actively involved in [...]



Cell Phone Woes

Aug 24th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

[a quick note for our clients...]
Apparently, I damaged my cell phone while I was on vacation, and I now cannot receive any voice mail. Nor do I get notifications of such. Deb (and others) have successfully persuaded me to switch over to Cingular, and my snappy new phone arrives today so this won’t be a [...]



Want some free studio time?

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

Rick Quest Studios of N Hollywood CA is offering free studio time to new artists who haven’t yet recorded in a pro studio. If you’re one of the ten acts he selects, he’ll record two songs for you — no strings attached — with the hopes that you’ll like the room so much, you’ll [...]



So you want to be a “star” in Nashville?

Aug 20th, 2004 | By Staff | Category: Editorial

Phyllis Stark of Billboard takes a look at the A & R system in Nashville. Ms. Stark interviewed Brad Cotter, last year’s winner of “Nashville Star;” Buddy Jewell, 1st “Nashville Star;” and A & R from Universal and Capitol Records.
As executive VP of A&R at Sony Music Nashville, Mark Wright is the person who [...]