A few folks have been asking me to comment on EMI’s new deal with Korn. In a nutshell, the band is trading 25% of their across-the-board revenue for a $15 million upfront advance. It’s a risky move on both sides,…
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Making Their Own Breaks
Newsweek profiles Gilli Moon and other artists using new technology to connect directly to their audiences.
Remaindered Links: September 17
Digital Music: Give It Away Or Sell It?: Keywords: advice, ecommerce, mp3 How to Go From Introvert to Extrovert: Keywords: advice, inspiration, networking
Remaindered Links: September 16
Databases don’t build customer loyalty or profits: Keywords: email On friends, colleagues and jealousy: Keywords: advice, success
Only the CD Matters
Clients and members tend to gasp at me when I tell them that radio stations and music supervisors have a habit of separating compact discs from jewel cases and the rest of your lavishly produced press kits. That’s why, as…
Enter the gangsta nerds.
They’re rappin’ about XBox games and making music videos on Halo. That’s right. I said “gangsta nerds.” [ language advisory ] [ via kottke ]
Getting to gigs is getting expensive!
Whether you’re coping with higher gas prices for your ailing van, or concerned that the flight you’re taking for your west coast tour might leave you stranded, it’s tough to factor travel expenses into the equation for booking. Keep these…
Should we build our own day planner?
I’ve been toying around with the idea of releasing a spinme.com day planner that can accommodate all the stuff we talk about on our calls — two pages per day with space for booking and technical contacts, built-in goals tracking…
Ob La Di…
Thanks to David and Bob for sharing my September 1 letter with their readers!
Avoiding Debt, Running a Label, and Making Time for Yourself
I just uploaded three great recordings from last week’s live calls to the member area. One of our members wants to know how to run the zone strategy of booking more gigs without eating up his profits. Another member has…
Is MySpace GONE?
Uh, no. They simply had the misfortune for their servers to be located at a web host that was affected by the power outages in Los Angeles yesterday. If my inbox is any indication, it got a lot of folks…
Arriving in October: Street Team 101
I’ve been wanting to do something around street teams for some time now. That’s why, every Tuesday in October, I’ll devote an hour to showing our members how to put together the ultimate street team. Frankly, I’m not even so…