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Joe Taylor Jr.
“Rent-A-Crowd”
David Hooper and I have been exchanging some tongue in cheek posts about how someone could make a lot of money by setting up a crowd rental service or a flash-mob-for-hire company, to help new bands look really good in…
WFUV: Let’s Get Digital Panel
WFUV: Let’s Get Digital Panel: On Thursday of this week (May 19), WFUV-FM, Fordham University’s excellent progressive and eclectic radio station, will present a panel discussion about the future of digital music: “If the new world of mp3 blogs, mash-ups,…
Group funding
Lots of folks have been asking me about how to raise capital for recording projects. Fundable is a new website that lets your fans contribute toward a financial goal. If you break down your budget into manageable chunks (say, 100…
And you thought house concerts were just for folkies…
Destiny’s Child Performs at $7.4M Bar Mitzvah
Calling the Jazz Police?
Sometimes, you have a track on a disc that you spend the rest of your career living down. Just keep plugging away. It gets better.
On Critics, Criticism and Remarkability
On Critics, Criticism and Remarkability: Do we prevent ourselves from creating truly great music because we’re afraid of what people are going to say? Seth notes that great art and culture seeks out criticism.
Bye Bye, Miss American Pie
Anita’s 13-year-old explains why radio doesn’t matter to a new generation of music listeners.
The Best Gig Ever
Even though the band had no clue this was organized by an improv group, this is exactly the kind of thing you want talent buyers to see at your first gig in a new town.. [via JPF]
BMI Podcasting And Licensing Podcasters
BMI Podcasting And Licensing Podcasters: BMI has just joined ASCAP to make it a little clearer for podcasters to include BMI songs in their downloads… More on this topic to come…
How do you learn?
Jason Womack writes about learning from losing. What are the takeaways from your last gig that didn’t go so well, or the last time you didn’t perform to your potential? Figuring out what you want more of is just as…
Rock ‘n Roll, Inc.
Joe from Entertainer’s Secret (which is a pretty cool vocal soother that a few of my clients have used) is teaming up with my database hero Charlie Cheney for a one-night only workshop in suburban Philadelphia on May 22nd at…