UPDATE - APRIL 27: Big, huge, fun American Idol liveblog + discussion happening on our new discussion boards.
UPDATE 4.4.07: American Idol Songwriting Competition Signups Open!!
Has it really been six weeks since my last post? My, how holiday time flies! Info on what I’ve been up to coming very soon.
In the meantime, my inbox is flooded [...]
Pandora has been building a buzz in indie music circles lately:
Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you find and enjoy music that you’ll love. It’s powered by the Music Genome Project, the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Just tell us one of your favorite songs or artists and we’ll launch [...]
“Dude, how did you get Amazon to carry your CD?”
There’s no secret to getting your CD sold through Amazon. Kevin Kelly wrote a step-by-step guide over at his Cool Tools website over a year ago. For US$30 a year plus a percentage of each sale, Amazon will stock and ship your CD through the Amazon [...]
Looks like Starbucks is moving closer to offering digital music downloads through their Hear Music program, allowing customers to load MP3s directly onto portable players, in addition to CD sales and on-the-spot CD burning:
“A lot of our customers are asking for device fill-up, and going forward we’ll do that,” Ken Lombard, president of Starbucks Entertainment, [...]
David Hooper’s going to spotlight an independent artist every week on his new radio show.
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Bay Area readers: Gian Fiero is hosting a series of Independent A&R Clinics in Oakland in September and November. They’re free, and if you send your material in advance, Gian can give you an unbiased professional opinion of your work.
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Troy at Nomad Artists, a super booking/management agency here in Athens, is expanding into concert promotion and needs some interns. (And for crying out loud, let’s not have a repeat of the Chicago incident — send your contact info to Nomad, not to the comments!)
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Do you have what it takes to co-write an album with Ozzy Osbourne?
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I’m pulling back the curtain to let you hear what happens on one of our members-only “open phones” conference calls. About six times every month, I reserve some time for members to ask me any question at all about achieving success as working musicians. On past calls, we’ve talked about marketing, licensing, soundtracks, contracts, and [...]
Music Industry Internships — more folks stumble onto this site looking for information about music business internships than anything else. Therefore, our members get to participate in a great LIVE discussion about identifying opportunities to get your foot in the door, no matter where you live.
Join us LIVE on the call this Wednesday, July 27th [...]
