Musician Economics 101 Music and merch. Bands over-think design. Fans want big loud logos.
Music Management Skills: Build Your Professional Development Library
Sure, I might be a little biased, having written my own music management book, and everything. But, some days I feel like a handful of books should be required reading for anyone wanting to get into this business. Furthermore, I’ve…
Today’s Recommended Links April 16, 2010
Rock’n’roll jobs explained – The Guardian
Today’s Recommended Links April 15, 2010
Southern Culture on the Skids goes independent, stays true to fans – California Chronicle It’s One of Those Days in the Music Business – CMT.com (blog) Rounder Records Acquired by Concord Music Group – CMT.com
Music Management Skills: Organize Your World
I recently found myself leading a productivity seminar once a month here in the Philadelphia area for professionals from a variety of different fields. Overachievers in the group share a common ability to stay focused, regardless of the systems they…
Music Management Skills: Learn to Stop Over-Analyzing
It’s easy to be a music management novice with your head in the clouds. You’re dreaming about the great things you’re going to do with your first band. You’re looking at all the great letterhead and logo ideas you’ve scribbled…
Today’s Recommended Links April 13, 2010
Who Needs a Record Label? Washington DC Rock Band Breaks Out of the Mold – Benzinga
Music Management Skills: Commit to Your Client
In Music Management for the Rest of Us, I lay out some basic math. If you’re earning 10-15% in commissions from a client, and they’re just about at the point of replacing their “day job” with a full time music…
Music Management Skills: Stop Searching for Perfection
“I have learned… that my present is perfect.” That’s the first quote from Thomas Leonard‘s book, Simply Brilliant. In it, he boiled down the collective wisdom of decades of self-empowerment research into 1,800 quick learnings. And that’s the one that…
Today’s Recommended Links April 12, 2010
Amazon exec lashes out at music industry – CNET Business students turn class project into music company – Red and Black ‘I’m With the Brand’ – Wall Street Journal Where are the modern-day ‘Runaways’? – CNN McLaren formula won fans…
Music Management Skills: Prioritize Your Day
I’m not going to try to convince you that I’m the most organized person in the world. However, I can tell you that making an effort to prioritize the actions you take every day can make a huge difference in…
Testing New Featured Links Collection
In addition to piping out random links on Twitter throughout the day, I’ll be using Pinboard to collect those links into some more organized posts here on the site. These won’t appear on the front page, but will show up…