Archive for December 2004

Open House Conference Call: Join Me Tomorrow!

Dec 13th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events

I’ll answer your music business questions during our live podcast conference call, from 7pm-8pm ET on December 14th!
Just dial in to 1-702-835-5000 and use PIN 28205.
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Gig Swap Friday!

Dec 10th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Opportunities

Would you like to open for one of our agency’s acts in places like New York, Philadelphia or San Francisco? Sure, you would! We want to connect with rock and singer/songwriter acts in these cities for upcoming gig swaps. Please tell us about yourself in the comments section (don’t keep yourself a secret). You should [...]



IndieBiz.com Open Phones Q&A

Dec 8th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Tips

Joe answers questions about getting more folks to gigs, finding outlets for kids’ music, handling bad checks from audience members and putting together your own concert events…

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Let’s Work On Your Success This Month

Dec 8th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

We now have only TWO slots left for musicians to join TCM’s Music Biz Coaching program in December. If you’ve been holding your breath for the new year to get working on your own success strategy, we may not have room then! In fact, it’s likely that (once this message gets out) our wait list [...]



Exposure = Discovery = Sales

Dec 8th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

…says Gerd, on the ongoing P2P debate. Very similar to the "sampling = audience" equation I’ve been preaching since I learned it way back in my radio days.
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Upcoming Conference Call: Get More Gigs

Dec 8th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events

An encore of our highly popular "zone strategy" seminar for artists who want to grow an audience in their home region FAST. Tomorrow at 1pm for IndieBiz.com Members.
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My Backend is on Fire!

Dec 8th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I keep nudging you about unusual merch opportunities: here’s what Joe Perry’s up to…
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Pew Round II

Dec 7th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

Apparently, the half of pool of musicians who told the Pew Survey that they don’t want their audiences sharing music is about to beat down the half of the pool of musicians that do.
Sigh.
Come on, kids. There’s plenty of room in the pool for everyone.
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Media Obesity vs. Songwriting

Dec 7th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Tips

The folks in our Nashville Mastermind Group have challenged each other to write as many songs as possible between now and the end of the year. In some side conversations, a few of the participants have told me that, apart from now having to be accountable to showing up at the "song factory," shifting time [...]



Stupid Things Bands Do + Set Up Your Own Event

Dec 6th, 2004 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Weblogs

While I was on the road, I almost missed the latest issue of our friend Dave Jackson’s Musician’s Cyber Cooler newsletter. This month, he asked a panel of folks to describe the stupidest thing they’ve seen bands do. The winning column didn’t surprise me at all. Dave also spotlights TCM Clients Showin’ Tell, who used [...]