Here’s a cool article on Brit Daniels and his band Spoon, and his workman-like approach to music:
The singer-guitarist-songwriter says his years intently listening to radio hits were like “extensive research.” Knowing from the beginning that he cared most about music, he set out with realistic, step-by-step ambitions. Now, he even treats the studio like an [...]
American Idol is also "a learning lab" the contestants call "star school" or "boot camp":
Keywords: idol, showbiz, singing
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Like its pop counterpart American Idol, the show Nashville Star has failed to produce country superstars as first expected. Second season winner Brad Cotter was dropped from his label after his post-NS release only sold 128,000 copies. (Is it me, or is a reality show maybe not the best way to build a lasting music [...]
Sirius reaches deal with music studios:
Keywords: licensing, music
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Coolfer points out that the new music business still needs money to function, and references two articles about the unseen overhead of promoting a single in the age of MP3s and MySpace.
Cheap technology and internet may have eliminated some of the barriers to getting your music distributed to potential fans. Getting people to actually notice [...]
In the mid-90s producer/engineer Evan Brubaker founded Cake Records as a boutique label, producing and collaborating on records by artists such as Holly Figueroa and Kym Tuvim. Since then, Cake has undergone a dramatic growth spurt, embracing a wide range of musical genres, securing national distribution and garnering lots of press interest as the Little [...]
Changes to Flash and Quicktime in new Internet Explorer:
If you’re using an embedded applet in your band’s web page, your site is about to get harder to use. And it’s not Microsoft’s fault.Keywords: websites
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Evan and Jaron show up to whore themselves on American Inventor’s premiere:
Keywords: selfemployment
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I was flipping through the online version of entrepreneur Bruce Judson’s book Go It Alone! and came across an interesting concept: “relentless repeatability.” In a nutshell, Judson beleives the ability to reduce your activities into a process you can refine and easily replicate is a key to success.
I think this is particularly relevant to performing [...]
UK online radio stations must Geo-lock content or face closure:
UK stations have been skirting the stiff regulations that US broadcasters have dealt with for years… however, could this shut down a valuable source of airplay for independent artists, or will listeners find alternate sources?Keywords: licensing
Kiefer Sutherland’s playlist on iTunes - TV Squad:
Keywords: fans
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