Archive for August 2006

Has your iPod Got C.R.A.P. in it?

Aug 7th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Off-Topic

The Executive Editor of CNet explains why Digital Rights Management tools are full of C.R.A.P. Whenever I lead a seminar on growing your audience, folks either understand why unrestricted MP3s are great for the independent music business, or they’re freaking out about the eighty cents in revenue they feel they lost because some street team [...]



Where the photos come from…

Aug 7th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Off-Topic

(Because, four hours into the relaunch, someone has already asked…) I’m finally making this page more visually appealing than it’s been for a long time by tossing some random pictures from my personal Flickr stream throughout the pages. Expect to see pics of me, Lori, Audrey, Calvin, and everyone we meet on our day-to-day travels…
If [...]



Two new “Open Phones” conference calls for you to ask me questions about the music business.

Aug 7th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Classes

Members of our music business mentoring program can RSVP for two more “open phones” calls on our class listings page. These calls work a little like a free form radio show — participants ask questions about all aspects of succeeding in music, and I provide the best answers I can, based on my experience. If [...]



How to get advice on your music industry career for less than ten bucks a month.

Aug 7th, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Announcements

Today’s the official launch of our revamped home page and the next version of our private music business mentoring program. (If you get our weekly newsletter, you heard all about this last week.)
Here’s the deal…
For the last eighteen months or so, we’ve been doing some seriously cool stuff with a group of serious, committed musicians [...]



Getting through to Talent Buyers: Pest vs. Persistent

Aug 1st, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Booking More Gigs

Jay Flanzbaum from the indispensible OnlineGigs has a great article at Galaris this month about the distinction between being effectively persistent and just bugging the snot out of a talent buyer. Most of the bands that claim “nobody will book my band” probably had someone Jay’s describing screw up their potential relationship.
Technorati Tags: music+industry, booking+agent, [...]



Even Lindsay Lohan Needs to Promote Her Record Release

Aug 1st, 2006 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: News

I guess she thought it would sell itself? Guess not… UK label just dropped her, because she “couldn’t be bothered to get off her bum and promote it.”
Technorati Tags: music+industry, lohan
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