Archive for May 2005

And you thought house concerts were just for folkies…

May 18th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

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Destiny’s Child Performs at $7.4M Bar Mitzvah
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Calling the Jazz Police?

May 12th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

Sometimes, you have a track on a disc that you spend the rest of your career living down. Just keep plugging away. It gets better.
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On Critics, Criticism and Remarkability

May 10th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

On Critics, Criticism and Remarkability: Do we prevent ourselves from creating truly great music because we’re afraid of what people are going to say? Seth notes that great art and culture seeks out criticism.
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Bye Bye, Miss American Pie

May 10th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Editorial

Anita’s 13-year-old explains why radio doesn’t matter to a new generation of music listeners.
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The Best Gig Ever

May 10th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

Even though the band had no clue this was organized by an improv group, this is exactly the kind of thing you want talent buyers to see at your first gig in a new town.. [via JPF]
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BMI Podcasting And Licensing Podcasters

May 9th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Licensing

BMI Podcasting And Licensing Podcasters: BMI has just joined ASCAP to make it a little clearer for podcasters to include BMI songs in their downloads… More on this topic to come…
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How do you learn?

May 8th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

Jason Womack writes about learning from losing. What are the takeaways from your last gig that didn’t go so well, or the last time you didn’t perform to your potential? Figuring out what you want more of is just as important as celebrating your victories.
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Rock ‘n Roll, Inc.

May 3rd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events

Joe from Entertainer’s Secret (which is a pretty cool vocal soother that a few of my clients have used) is teaming up with my database hero Charlie Cheney for a one-night only workshop in suburban Philadelphia on May 22nd at 6:30. Charlie’s going to walk you through the steps he uses with his own band [...]



My mind is free of the tyranny of minutia!

May 2nd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

When I start working one-on-one with a new coaching client, most of the time we can clear up a lot of issues by working on time management skills. If you think that carrying around a day planner isn’t “rock and roll” enough for you, then check out Time Management for Anarchists.
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Help Molly Graduate

May 2nd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: General

Singer/songwriter Molly is wrapping up her M.B.A. in Music Management (God bless her soul!) and needs your help on a series of quick surveys about the state of the independent music landscape.
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