Inspiration

Napsterize Your Knowledge!

Inspiration

There’s a popular phrase that’s popped up in marketing circles: “Napsterize knowledge.” What the heck does that mean? Simple: if you know something useful or interesting, share it and watch it spread, and build your reputation in the process. How does that apply to the aspiring musician? Here’s a prime example from my own backyard: [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Billy Shakes, Personal Finance Rapper

Inspiration

I’ve told you before that it’s easy to get inspiration from your day job. I don’t know if I meant that in the literal way that mortgage advisor Billy Shakes raps about mutual funds, though. Track these topics: music+business

2 comments Read the full article →

Ben Gibbard Interview

Inspiration

Here’s a great interview with Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie that addresses the only way you should consider getting signed by a major label — once you’ve got enough audience to know that you’ll make good on the deal, and you can get what you want in the contract. Track these topics: music+business

0 comments Read the full article →

Pale Beneath the Blue is on FIRE, y’all*.

Inspiration

For everybody that gripes at me about how long it takes to make a recording for an EP or for a full length, check out the session log that Pale Beneath the Blue racked up this weekend. That’s thirteen songs tracked — which shows you what you can accomplish when you put a lot of [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Lori McKenna Made Oprah Cry

Inspiration

Here’s exactly the kind of story that I wish I could tell more often. Catching today’s Oprah with Faith Hill, the show opened up the songwriting process and laid it bare as Lori McKenna played a song on the cream sofa that left Oprah in tears. She actually had to command Lori to stop playing. [...]

2 comments Read the full article →

What do YOU want to be when you grow up?

Inspiration

Bob Baker asks that question of independent musicians in today’s insightful blog post. Technorati Tags: music+business, musician

0 comments Read the full article →

Karaoke Takeover

Inspiration

Has your favorite venue gone karaoke? No worries… make a karaoke track from your original recording, and sing it on karaoke night while barhoppers sing along!

1 comment Read the full article →

Jumping out of the brainrut…

Inspiration

As usual, Curt’s got some great ideas to spark some creative ideas… Jumping out of the brainrut by Curt Rosengren in Creativity

0 comments Read the full article →

If it scares you, go do it.

Inspiration

I’m imagining the kind of cold fusion that would break out if Derek Sivers and Phil Keoghan had lunch together. Derek’s got a great little inspirational post that illustrates the kind of mail he and I get all the time… “My band does _____(any-genre-here)______ music, but we are ______(some-limitation-here)_____. Do you think we have any [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Next Entries →