The Bureau of Labor Statistics has new figures that should send a chill down the spine of folks that want to start making more money as working musicians.
22% of Americans’ “entertainment budget” now goes to cable and satellite TV, and another chunk of that budget goes to video games. Americans are having more fun at [...]
This article has been around for awhile but the information is still valid: Working With An Agent.
The point is this: regardless of how wonderful a talent your are, the commissions you pay a booking agent must be able to not only cover the agent’s expenses related to their representing you, but must provide some [...]
On Feb. 2, NYC played host to the Plug Awards — an awards ceremony that recognizes Indie bands and singers and celebrates Indie music as a whole. The Plug Awards, only a few years old, “seeks to create an awards show that escapes all of the evils of other awards shows that focus on [...]
Ripping CDs to your iPod is NOT Fair Use?:
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‘Extreme Vocals Instructor’ Helps Screamers Preserve Their Pipes:
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Apple’s iTunes service, which currently has a 70-80 percent share of legal digital music sales, might not be in the lead for long. Separately, Amazon and Google are talking with industry executives to come up with alternate downloading services that people can use instead of iTunes. Apparently, Amazon is farther ahead in its [...]
Upset to hear that American Idol trounced the Grammy Awards earlier this month, making it the least-watched Grammys since the 70s and signaling the decline of civilization?
Well, it may be time to panic. AI also crushed the Olympics last Tuesday, drawing almost twice as many viewers.
The Olympics recovered a bit after “Idol” went off the [...]
First, there was Napster. Then, there were lawsuits. What’s your take on the downloading debate? Should there be anti-piracy software on CDs to prevent people from burning CDs more than a certain number of times? Some people think that such software is a good idea, to give artists what they deserve [...]
How can you get your fans more involved with your career with your website?
Acoustic soul-rocker Granian has a “share” page with info on how to spread the word about his music.
Ironic popster Brad Sucks encourages his listeners to remix his tunes, and posts the remixes on his site.
Northampton indie band School For The Dead leaves [...]
After a Bogota, Colombia, bombing three years ago that killed 36 people and injured more than 100, Colombian musician Cesar Lopez conceived the idea of this shotgun-guitar to protest violence. Lopez has handmade five shotgun-guitars so far, and the Colombian government is even using the product in its campaign to end “41 years of [...]
An interesting article that came across my radar this weekend: How to Get (and Not Get) the Attention of a Music Journalist.
Some artists seem to get obsessed with getting press — any press, in any publication. While seeing your name in print is never a bad thing IMO (so long as it’s not the county [...]
