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I’ll admit to my seedy past… I once worked at a place where we used a dubious legal release that, if one looked at it at the right angle, could be interpreted to give my employer ownership of any music we put into our distribution system. And, realistically, anyone that saw it knew that it [...]
Tim Lee’s got an awesome post about eMusic and its lack of DRM. I’m used to folks’ jaws dropping when I tell them at seminars that they should not worry at all about people ripping off their albums. And, in fact, that piracy might be the best thing that could happen to them when it [...]
Bob Baker has an excellent post about getting more music publicity. Indeed, every time a band would pitch one of my radio stations with the line, “we’re like nothing you’ve ever heard before,” someone would chortle, “and like nothing we’re going to listen to.” Even if it pains to you do so, always tell your [...]
If you’ve been wondering why I’ve been absent from the blog and the members area for the last week, it’s because Lori and I were moving to a new home in Charlotte, North Carolina! We absolutely loved Athens, and always will. The move was prompted because another business that I’m a partner in opened a [...]
Here’s one final reminder about tomorrow’s conference call!
Music Business Q & A
Join us for another free-for-all conference call, where you ask the questions and Joe attempts to answer them, without yelling as much as Jim Cramer. Readers of our books can also participate in this one — go to the REGISTER YOUR COPY link on [...]
If you use email newsletters to announce gigs and communicate with your fans, you should read Jakob Nielsen’s new article entitled Email Newsletters: Surviving Inbox Congestion. Some interesting revelations from Nielsen’s survey:
most people spend less than one minute reading a newletter
they only read 19% of the content (wow!)
67% of readers completely skip introductory text
It’s no [...]
Here’s one final reminder about tomorrow’s conference call!
Online Music Promotion
It’s more than just MySpace. In fact, if you’re only relying on MySpace to get the word out about your gigs and your record releases, you’re missing some huge opportunities. Join this conference call to learn five key strategies you can’t live without.
If you’ve never [...]
Ray Beckerman has posted the most definitive guide to the RIAA’s practice of scaring the wits out of consumers with copyright infringement lawsuits. At the crux of the strategy is the realization that many of the “John Does” in each suit may not have ever downloaded a single song — illegal or legal — from [...]
Sometimes I have to stop and remind myself that, for a lot of musicians, the Web is a brand-new place. And with more and more indie musicians trying out services like eBay and Paypal to sell CDs and merch, a lot of them don’t know when to be cautious with their personal information. So this [...]
