Archive for August 2005

GarageSpin Interview with GarageBand Exec

Aug 25th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

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!Garagespin talks with Patrick Koppula, COO of GarageBand about some new production and distribution tools for their artists.
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Indie Artist of the Week

Aug 25th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Opportunities

David Hooper’s going to spotlight an independent artist every week on his new radio show.
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Duman & Fiero Set To Debut Independent A&R Clinic

Aug 25th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Events and Opportunities

Bay Area readers: Gian Fiero is hosting a series of Independent A&R Clinics in Oakland in September and November. They’re free, and if you send your material in advance, Gian can give you an unbiased professional opinion of your work.
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October Conference Call Suggestions

Aug 25th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements and Classes

How quickly August flew by! Time to let me know what topics you’d like me to cover during October’s conference call classes. What areas of the music business do you want to explore? Let me know by Monday the 29th, so I can include your ideas!
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Shuffling the deck chairs…

Aug 24th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

Fond as I was of the previous template, I didn’t realize until today how poorly it was displaying on IE browsers. Sorry! This new one is stripped down, and I’ll get to have some fun with the top photo…
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Open Phones Conference Call Tomorrow!

Aug 24th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Classes

Remember, you don’t have to be a member of spinme.com to sign up for our open phones conference call! Here’s what happens during each “open phones” call:

You dial our conference bridge line in the 435 area code.
You dial in your special PIN.
You connect LIVE with me and musicians from around the world.
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Weekly Newsletter (Aug 23)

Aug 23rd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

for the benefit of the RSS crowd…
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The fabric of last.fm…

Aug 23rd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Tools

This review of last.fm illustrates how tastemaking is moving out of the realm of journalists and media and into the hands of audience members.
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Bob Moog Passes Away

Aug 22nd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

Bob Moog lost his tragic battle with a brain tumor over the weekend. When we first posted the story of his illness, it was wonderful to see the outpouring of support on his family’s weblog. Truly wonderful that he was able to understand the impact he had on so many of us before he left [...]



This Week’s Conference Call Classes

Aug 22nd, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Classes

Three really useful classes for you this week, right here at spinme.com. If you’ve never been to one of our classes before, it’s really easy to participate! When you register, you’ll get a special PIN by e-mail that you can use to connect with us on our conference call bridge.
Thursday at Noon ET, I’m hosting [...]