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…
2005 DIY Music Festival Call For Entries
The 2005 DIY Music Festival is now accepting entries for its annual awards ceremony and showcase, which teams top independent talent with nationally-recognized acts as part of the 2005 DIY Convention in Los Angeles.
Seeking Performance Coaches
We’re compiling a listing of music *performance* coaches (as opposed to *business* coaches like us). If you’re a performance coach or know one we should be listing, e-mail me or drop a line in the comments below…
Philly: Behind The Scenes of Classic Bowie Recording Sessions
Third in the View series, “The Bowie Sessions” will feature in-depth discussion among several of the studio musicians and technicians involved in recording David Bowie’s albums. Visit www.grammy.com/philadelphia.aspx or call the Chapter Events Line at 215.985.0501 for more information. Limited…
Dealing With Rejection By Observing Rejectors
No matter how much you love your work, SOMEONE’s going to pan it. So just be ready for it. Check out the Amazon Knee-Jerk Contrarian Game for some great examples of how you can’t please all the people all the…
Paging Dr. Maslow
Maybe you’ve seen this somewhere before, but in these weeks leading up to our big learning events at 2NMC, I’m going to throw out some tools that you can use to see where I’m coming from. Michael Port has posted…
Paying To Play
How labels are gaming the playlist system to affect sales…
Want a gig in West LA?
Y3K GM Entertainment wants World Fusion Music bands and artists to play a West LA venue on Wednesdays (two 45 min sets).
Comments Policy
Some housekeeping…
You Can’t Say We Didn’t Try!
Originally scheduled as a chat with Talent2K owner Carlo Oddo, our featured guest declined to appear. With help from Fox Chicago’s consumer reporter Danielle Serino, we led a group discussion about avoiding scams and learning to understand the difference between…
7/17: Your Music in Movies & TV Workshop
Stacey Powells delivers her info-packed workshop again on July 17. Find out at NARIP’s workshop about fee ranges, rights, and the whole “how-to” of licensing music for film, video, and TV.
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…