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Philadelphia Event Alert: Grammy Awards 101 at Gershman Y, 4/12/11

March 25, 2011 Joe Taylor Jr. Leave a Comment

Could your next album qualify for a Grammy? If you’re in the Philadelphia region, my home chapter of NARAS is sponsoring a free “Grammy Awards 101” session for performers, producers, and music managers to learn everything about submitting your recordings for Grammy consideration. NARAS VP Bill Freimuth will be in town to walk you through […]

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British gospel artists prepare to take on the USA

March 23, 2011 Joe Taylor Jr. Leave a Comment

In Grow Your Band’s Audience, I wrote about the subtle differences between the US and the UK markets for independent musicians. In a nutshell: US audiences crave familiarity. It’s hard to break in to the music business, but you can do very well once you gain momentum. UK audiences love new sounds and new acts. […]

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My @SproutSocial Experiment: Setting Boundaries on Social Media

March 9, 2011 Joe Taylor Jr. 1 Comment

I’ve been teaching some workshops on social media lately, and one of the questions that comes up very often involves how to keep Twitter and Facebook status updates from taking over your life. In the new edition of Grow Your Band’s Audience, I updated my advice about staying accessible and available. To stay focused on […]

Grow Your Audience, Tools, Web/Tech

How to offer your services as a producer, and how to find local talent.

March 1, 2011 Joe Taylor Jr. 1 Comment

Mailbag time! One of our readers writes: I am into urban/dance music. This relies on an artist as well as a producer. I’m a producer. Here is what I am willing to offer the artist: -I am willing to allow unlimited free studio time as it’s in my basement. It’s not a bad setup either […]

Mailbag, Recording producing, songwriting

Announcing my fifth music business book: “Audience Supported.”

December 22, 2010 Joe Taylor Jr. Leave a Comment

I’m so excited to tell you about the launch of my fifth music business book, “Audience Supported.” I started writing about the music business when I was still working as a public radio producer. My then-girlfriend, now my wife, took me out to a neighborhood bar that was packed to the gills with an audience […]

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