Curt Rosengren’s looking at a set of open ended questions and spitballs some great ones himself: "Who are you being when you are GREAT?" "How do you define great?" "What’s stopping you from being great?" Check out the original list,…
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What the New Powerbooks Mean for Musicians
CDM’s got a good look at what the new Powerbook models mean for home studio and project recording. I keep flashing back to the time I authorized a $20,000 purchase for a mixing board with flying faders and a freakin’…
Universal wants a cut of VOD
Universal’s actually going to pull it’s artists’ videos from any on-demand service that doesn’t pay it a new royalty fee (above the fees already paid out to the PROs and to SoundExchange, which eventually get to artists). So let me…
Patronage Pays Again
Remember last year when I did a set of ta;ls about how we’re moving back toward a patronage-based music culture, much like we experienced from the Renaissance on through the late 19th century? Here’s some more evidence: commissioned songwriting is…
Using the big words…
Here’s a great idea: vocabulary-rich hip-hop compilations distributed by a leading test prep center. What kinds of alternative sales channels can you think of today?
More happy fun e-mail tips…
Bob Baker’s got a great followup to my own e-mail rant from a few days ago. Just don’t be an e-mail idiot!
Podcast: Press kits, publicity photos, public radio
Our latest podcast covers ways you can make your press kit stand out from the pack, how to design an effective publicity photo, and why you’re part of the white noise in your public radio station’s mailroom.
Two slots left in February’s coaching roster…
We have two slots left for artists who want to work with me one-on-one in our music business coaching program beginning in February. I work with participants by phone three times a month and online just about every day, and…
Who do you sound like?
We’ve had some spirited debate over at IndieBiz.com the last few days about comparing yourself to other artists, and why it’s important (if frustrating). Bob Baker’s got the science…
Let’s work together!
We’ve had lots of new visitors to spinme.com in the past few days, a few of whom asked me to clarify how we can work together, especially since membership to IndieBiz.com is now closed. Remember that you can work with…
Podcast: Jazz, Creativity, Running Your Business
On the podcast (which I promise will sound so much snazzier when I get my new project studio operational), David Hooper and I talk with a caller about getting a new jazz project underway in Chicago, tips you can learn…
Music, Flowing Like Water
Bob Baker’s finally lending his considerable experience to the blogosphere, and he weighs in on the debate that the Future of Music book is stirring up — imagine a world where new music downloads flow as easily as… tap water?