Warner had a good idea in promoting the Secret Machines through weblogs, but the project went off the rails when somebody tried the good-old “lots of fans love this song at the same IP address” trick…
How to make your next “showcase” work for you
I read an article in Music Connection Magazine, Vol. XXVIII, No. 14 07/05/04 to 07/18/04 written by Lynn Bronstein. Pick up a copy at your local library to read the full article or you can order a copy here Bronstein…
FAR-WEST announces 1st Annual FAR-WEST Regional Conference
FAR-WEST, The Folk Alliance Region West (western regional chapter of the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance) announced its 1st Annual FAR-WEST Regional Conference. When: October 29-31, 2004 Where: Warner Center Marriot, Woodland Hills CA For more information, click…
NARIP supporting Billboard’s R & B Hip-Hop Conference
A limited number of free passes are left for current NARIP members. The Billboard R & B Hip-Hop Conference takes place August 4-6 at the Eden Roc Resort in Miami. Send an email to roslynn [at] narip.com and write “Billboard…
Want to impress A & R instead of annoying them?
Music Connection compiled a list of do’s and don’t from discussions with A & R from numerous labels.
Covers or Originals?
Tom Leu, of the The Musicians Corner, gives his opinion regarding “covers or originals.â€?? Should your band play covers of other artist’s music or should you write and play your own original music? Covers, or “headlinersâ€?? as one enlightened gentleman…
Recovery
Since its launch last April, 12StepRadio.com has been playing “recovery music” 24/7. Its mission is “Carrying the 12 Step Message With Music” to people in all types of recovery. The station’s website includes instructions for songwriters and artists to submit…
“New Realities” Webcast, Tonight @ 7pm
Songwriter101.com will present its first live webcast on Wednesday, July 28 from Guitar Center’s Manhattan store (25 W. 14th St.). This unique event, entitled “Career Connection,” starts at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Speakers include…
Notching Down to 33 1/3 for the next three weeks…
…but don’t fret…
What’s a Strategy Session?
Last week, I let the folks who subscribe to our newsletter know that I was committing to doing a whole lot of “strategy sessions” with musicians this fall. So what’s a strategy session? A “strategy session” like the ones I…
TCM Client Heidi Hensley kicks her tour off with a bang, but no knocks or pings.
I’m always telling you that the bands on our booking roster get there because they’ve either been working with me for a while or because they did something extraordinary to get my attention. Heidi Hensley got my attention with her…
Music Management For The Rest Of Us 7/23/04
Discussion about how to start a career in music management; how to find a good potential manager and train them well; avoiding sharks; pitfalls of management… To order our newest book, “Music Management for the Rest of Us,” for only…