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.
Archive
August 2005
October Conference Call Suggestions
How quickly August flew by! Time to let me know what topics you’d like me to cover during October’s conference call classes. What areas of the music business do you want to explore? Let me know by Monday the 29th,…
Shuffling the deck chairs…
Fond as I was of the previous template, I didn’t realize until today how poorly it was displaying on IE browsers. Sorry! This new one is stripped down, and I’ll get to have some fun with the top photo…
Open Phones Conference Call Tomorrow!
Remember, you don’t have to be a member of spinme.com to sign up for our open phones conference call! Here’s what happens during each “open phones” call: You dial our conference bridge line in the 435 area code. You dial…
Weekly Newsletter (Aug 23)
for the benefit of the RSS crowd…
The fabric of last.fm…
This review of last.fm illustrates how tastemaking is moving out of the realm of journalists and media and into the hands of audience members.
Bob Moog Passes Away
Bob Moog lost his tragic battle with a brain tumor over the weekend. When we first posted the story of his illness, it was wonderful to see the outpouring of support on his family’s weblog. Truly wonderful that he was…
This Week’s Conference Call Classes
Three really useful classes for you this week, right here at spinme.com. If you’ve never been to one of our classes before, it’s really easy to participate! When you register, you’ll get a special PIN by e-mail that you can…
Karaoke Takeover
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!
From the Mailbag: Co-Writing and Works for Hire
Great question in today’s inbox… a reader wanted to know what to do about a song that was co-written with a session player:
Throw More Pots
Zane’s great post, excerpted below, is a great reminder that you’ve got to DO something to BE something. I spent a lot of time this week working with clients that wanted to unhook themselves from the fear of… something. I’m…
Athens, GA Music Internship
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…