Archive
April 2010
Today’s Recommended Links April 22, 2010
Direct to Fan – the art of the house party
Today’s Recommended Links April 21, 2010
Big Kenny: Crossing genres important to musicians – The Associated Press Not a rock star? There are still ways to have a career in music – San Jose Mercury News
Today’s Recommended Links April 19, 2010
Musician Economics 101 Music and merch. Bands over-think design. Fans want big loud logos.
Music Management Skills: Build Your Professional Development Library
Sure, I might be a little biased, having written my own music management book, and everything. But, some days I feel like a handful of books should be required reading for anyone wanting to get into this business. Furthermore, I’ve…
Today’s Recommended Links April 16, 2010
Rock’n’roll jobs explained – The Guardian
Today’s Recommended Links April 15, 2010
Southern Culture on the Skids goes independent, stays true to fans – California Chronicle It’s One of Those Days in the Music Business – CMT.com (blog) Rounder Records Acquired by Concord Music Group – CMT.com
Music Management Skills: Organize Your World
I recently found myself leading a productivity seminar once a month here in the Philadelphia area for professionals from a variety of different fields. Overachievers in the group share a common ability to stay focused, regardless of the systems they…
Music Management Skills: Learn to Stop Over-Analyzing
It’s easy to be a music management novice with your head in the clouds. You’re dreaming about the great things you’re going to do with your first band. You’re looking at all the great letterhead and logo ideas you’ve scribbled…
Today’s Recommended Links April 13, 2010
Who Needs a Record Label? Washington DC Rock Band Breaks Out of the Mold – Benzinga
Music Management Skills: Commit to Your Client
In Music Management for the Rest of Us, I lay out some basic math. If you’re earning 10-15% in commissions from a client, and they’re just about at the point of replacing their “day job” with a full time music…
Music Management Skills: Stop Searching for Perfection
“I have learned… that my present is perfect.” That’s the first quote from Thomas Leonard‘s book, Simply Brilliant. In it, he boiled down the collective wisdom of decades of self-empowerment research into 1,800 quick learnings. And that’s the one that…