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We’ve talked a lot on our conference call about how placement in commercials not only means some short term financial gain for a songwriter, but an important alternate mode of reaching large audiences for relatively unknown bands. Jason Gross from…

It’s over… J.D.’s your new lead singer of INXS.

Newsweek profiles Gilli Moon and other artists using new technology to connect directly to their audiences.

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…

A selection of artists from my neighborhood go on the record about their day jobs. Most folks work part-time gigs so they can tour, although many of my own clients are enjoying dual-tracking. One telling quote: Even while playing in…

I’m on the road, and GMail is unusually fritzy… so on with our look back at the year’s most talked-about posts. Here’s what was on the top of our minds in February: Given enough time, clubs can survive just fine…

This is a troubling ruling. As we have discussed on our conference calls, file sharing has always been a threat to labels and a benefit to artists. Yes, as some folks will probably e-mail me later today, a file that…

Steve Pavlina blogs about how author Malcolm Gladwell wrote most of his recent bestseller at coffee shops, and how Steve himself works on projects away from his usual desk to stay focused and connected to the work. I wrote all…

Eric McNulty points out the simple formula for spiritual and financial wealth: gratitude.

When I talk to bands about how to motivate their street teams, I usually ask what they’re doing to meet the needs of street team members. It’s got to go beyond just asking people to hand things out for you.…

The folks at the awesome Trendwatching newsletter explain the “Twinsumer” phenomenon. Instead of finding out about new music from radio or print, music buyers look for advice from perfect strangers that happen to share the same musical taste. Witness: iTunes…

If you’ve been worried about a gig that didn’t go well, or a song that got rejected from a tip sheet submission, this post’s for you.