Busy, busy week. Angie Aparo killed at Earthlink Live the other night. Elvis Costello and David Hidalgo knocked out favorites from three of my all-time favorite acts last night (they did a couple of Nick Lowe tunes). And Cracker’s in…
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Hustle. Passion. Resiliency.
I collected tons of clippings during my semi-sabbatical. This post from Jason Calacanis strikes me as important for working musicians on two levels. First, I think the three keys Jason cites as essential for business are even more important for…
Angie Aparo in ATL
Lori and I are heading out to Earthlink Live tonight for the last stop on this leg of Angie Aparo‘s tour. Say “hey” if you see us!
Chicago Internships: The Saga Continues
Way back in 2003, I tried to do a colleague a favor by listing an internship opportunity here on the weblog. Amazingly, that posting is still in the top five search results for “Chicago Internship” on a few major search…
Get those gigs on tape.
Yesterday, I was brainstorming with a client about all the things he could do with a live recording of his gig. Marc Gunn points out some other reasons that recording should be on every gig’s checklist…
Other Things You Shouldn’t Leave in Hot Cars
My rock ‘n roll clients will be glad to hear that instrument theft happens to everyone. [via fark]
SlowCooked Succ
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The importance of good lighting…
Hoping to get lighting designer John Schlick on one of our future podcasts — he’s currently working with the Genitorturers and doing some quality work for very low rates for emerging artists. Check out his site for some reasons why…
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…
Tapping Friends and Family…
On this afternoon’s conference call, I name dropped Heidi Drockelman from Indie-Music.com, who worked with us when I was over at World Cafe. Heidi’s got a great article about tapping the deeper resources of friends and family that you really…
Exposure = Discovery = Sales
…says Gerd, on the ongoing P2P debate. Very similar to the "sampling = audience" equation I’ve been preaching since I learned it way back in my radio days.
Back on the Grid on Thursday
Sorry to everyone who’s been trying to get in touch — I was out of town for a family funeral and had less ‘net access than anticipated. And like most folks who traveled over the last few days, the trip…