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Grow Your Band’s Audience Seminar 7/16/04

Another edition of the classic workshop where artists discover their perfect gig and meet five types of tastemakers who can help grow their audience. You can learn more about these tips and techniques in Grow Your Band’s Audience, and you…

Today’s Town Hall Meeting

As I posted to this morning’s newsletter, it’s increasingly unlikely that Carlo Oddo will be present for today’s Town Hall Meeting. He simply fails to see the value in telling his side of the story in an open, unedited, public…

Make House Concerts Part of Your Strategy

Audio of a Q&A Call moderated by David Hooper of IndieBiz.com, where we explore the ways that working musicians can add more fans and earn more money by adding house concerts to their touring mix. David Hooper and I hosted…

Music Industry “Apprentice” In The Works

My clients know that, out of the three or four hours I get to watch TV every week, I had been reserving one for the entire run of The Apprentice. Word from NBC’s Telemundo unit now that they’ve signed Emilio…

Luck is simply where preparation and opportunity meet

Tom Leu from The Musician’s Corner takes a look at the intricacies surrounding talent, tenacity, and timing as they pertain to the music industry. “Is my music a business or my artistic creativity being shared with the masses?â€?? Both.

I just want to bang on the drum all day…

Curt Rosengren points us at the BBC’s coverage of a study that shows that drumming at work reduces stress and makes for a more fun workplace. Go ahead, take your home to work with you!

That Elusive Work/Life Balance

Kevin Salwen notes that, in today’s society, it’s nearly impossible to achieve the true “work/life balance” we seek. It is, however, still essential to set good, solid boundaries between the two. Eliminating interruptions is what keeps the teeter-totter from punching…

Wrestling with Rejection

Mary Dawson, host of “I Write the Songsâ€??, professional songwriter, and president of CQK Records & Music in Dallas, gives some advice on how to handle rejection. You pour your heart and soul into your new song. Birth of a…

Changing Roles

Here’s another article that defines the manager as someone who simply obtains a recording contract.