The Financial Times declares Atlanta the center of the hip hop world. Michael Maudlin, chief executive of the Artistic Control Group, estimates that Atlanta artists and producers could account for as many as one in five US chart acts. Further,…
Math = Emotion
Whether you listen to rock, pop or jazz, a new study suggests that music has an impact on our emotional well-being. Dr Emery Schubert, a psychologist at the University of New South Wales who conducted the study said, “Among other…
Bands Without Fans
Though I’m not a fan of the title, here’s a good example of the kind of pitch you can make to a club booker. Show them that you’re focused on getting folks in the door, even if it means an…
Host Your Own Concerts
Host Your Own Concerts is finally live!!! (Now I can get some sleep, and return all these phone calls in the morning!)
Four Men And A Baby
The band that babysits together, stays together.
There’s a New Heartbeat on Music Row
According to Jeanne Anne Naujeck at The Tennessean, you can hear a new heart beat on Music Row. Corporate mergers and downward spiraling sales has resulted in new record labels, operating under a lower-cost model, smarter in their strategies. One…
We Sue Because We Love.
“We want to be artist-friendly,” says a Clear Channel exec, right before announcing that they will sue the arse off any artist that attempts to sell a CD of a concert recording at the end of said concert. [Golf clap.]
The Way The Music Died
Tonight’s episode of Frontline on PBS is ESSENTIAL VIEWING. Check your local listings and record this thing.
The Wounded Healer
Folks have been asking me to explain what I mean when I say that your audience can support you on many levels. Here’s a clear example. Tracy Grammar’s beloved violin has cracked and weathered with age. It’s beyond repair. Sad…
Indie Music Video Festival Looking for Entries
The 3rd Annual IMVF-Indie Music Video Festival is accepting music video entries for the touring 2004 program. Cross-continent and cross-genre punk-folk,pop-rock,roots-goth,industrial-ska karaoke-blues,screamo,hip-hop,avant garde et al independent artists music videos. VHS and DVD (NTSC) submissions only. Dodobird deadline: June 30 2004…
Marc Gunn is back!
Marc Gunn is blogging again!
Indie Or Major? Sometimes, It Doesn’t Matter.
Everyone should read Bobby Borg’s analysis of an indie deal gone horribly wrong…