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…
Showcase of the Era
Sonicbids, CD Baby, Atlantis Music Conference, the Indie Bible, & Music-Tech Net are sponsoring the “Showcase of the Era.” Music-Tech will make the selection of acts based on talent & marketability. An award will be given to the act with…
Workshop on how to make your song sound professional
Jenna Leigh, founder of Circle of Songs, now offers Audio Workshops that provides instruction in Cubase & Nuendo with RackSaver DAW64 Digital Audio Workstations, & a dual-processing system based on the 64-bit AMD Opteron Processor. The Audio Workshop is a…
Filter Magazine, Indie 103.1, & the Key Club of Hollywood wants you
Filter Magazine, Indie 103.1, & the Key Club of Hollywood wants local & out-of-state bands to showcase for 4 consecutive weeks at the Ruby Residency. Up to 3 bands will perform each month. Mail your press kit to Ruby, C/O…
Chicago Internship – Learn The Ropes of Promoting Gigs
Here’s a great, in-the-trenches opportunity from our friends at Metro, one of Chicago’s best clubs. This positions consists of distributing flyers/posters to local retail outlets (record stores, etc.) on weekly, as well as possible specialty routes as needed. Routes are…
10 Fool-proof legal tips for band contracts
Attorney Ben McLane (Afroman, POD, LL Cool J, AM Radio, Gilby Clarke, production companies, & indie labels) offers insight on major issues that should be considered in every band contract. The average cost of a band contract can range from…
Another Indie Rock Doc Needs Your Help
Kathryn’s looking for grassroots financing for her indie rock documentary… PayPal a buck or two if you can…
First ever online music education scholarship (that we know of)
Five scholarships will be awarded to gifted musicians to attend Berklee from any location in the world. Deadline is August 15, 2004 and winners announced September 30, 2004. To apply, submit a 750-word essay describing your career goals and how…
July 8: spinme.com Goes “On The Record” with Carlo Oddo
Thanks to everyone from our newsletter subscriber list who gave us feedback about the projects we should be working on in the second half of the year. Loud and clear, we heard that you want more opportunities to connect with…
10 Stupid Email Mistakes for 2004
EmailSherpa covers some of the biggest mistakes we’ve seen in email-marketing campaigns lately, and they aren’t little, forgivable boo-boos. These are the mistakes that will cost you sales (and even trigger lawsuits).