Song Shark hunter John Foxworthy has formed L.A.A.W.W. (League of Advocates for Artists World Wide) to provide a reporting hub and resource library for activities specific to the music industry. The organization will offer a standard for ethics and integrity…
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Careful who you sample!
The European Parliament adopted an overbroad Directive on Intellectual Property Enforcement that gives rightsholders powerful new enforcement tools to use against intellectual property infringers. EFF opposed the proposed Directive because it did not distinguish between unintentional, non-commercial infringement by consumers…
Online music downloads & the murky copyright issues in Canada
Canadian downloaders have been S.O.L. lately, as Apple’s iTunes, Napster 2.0, and Real’s Rhapsody service are only available to people with a U.S. billing address. Enter Puretracks, a Windows-only Canadian service. The soon-to-be-launched service will be available to all Web…
Are you too old for the music business?
According to Bobby Borg’s article in Music Connection Magazine Vol. XXVII, No. 03, you probably are too old for a typical mainstream recording career. Major labels tend to favor artists in the 18-25 age groups. Why? Because as one A…
Global Entertainment and Media Summit
Global Entertainment & Media is producing another round of independent media summits this year. NYC: April 3rd-4th. Los Angeles: June 12-13th. From their announcement: With an entire industry in transition, it has become an absolute necessity that the music industry…
IMusicology Online Co-Sponsors The ’04 Unsigned Artist Showcase II
iMusicology is stepping offline to sponsor JaEdD Music Networking’s ’04 Unsigned Artist Showcase II on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at Cinespace in Hollywood, California. The Unsigned Artist Showcase II is no American Idol, but it provides a platform great artists…
LA: Want to perfect your songwriting skills?
A High-Powered Panel of Experts Joins Moderator Harriet Schock to discuss songwriting markets and to critique your songs Saturday, March 20, 2004 from 11am – 2pm. Location: L.A. Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave Valley Glen, CA 91401 (corner of Fulton…
When Is It Right To Record?
Mike Denneen of Q Division in Boston talks about how you know you’re ready to be in a recording studio.
Singer/Songwriter Boot Camp
Want to rise early and stay up late? (Um, maybe not rise early.) Let’s frame it up a different way… Want to receive an intensive study of songwriting, performance and vocal techniques, marketing, business and creativity for performing songwriters? Then…
Grand Royalty Back In Boston
Ex-Geffen, DGC and Grand Royal A&R Mark Kates, now Owner and Founder of Fenway Records, talks about what he looks for in a band.
VH1’s “You Rock With….”
Wanna get on TV and perform with your favorite band? VH1 is casting a new show “You Rock With…” Why not send in your tape and get a chance of a lifetime?
Close to Texas A & M & want to network?
Northgate Music Festival in Bryan TX is March 25-27. The Festival’s mission is to promote local bands. They’ve already selected the bands to perform for this year’s festival. But, what a great place to network!