If you’re determined not to take advantage of some of the great offers for digital distribution on the market, you can check out a new book about placing your independent music on the iTunes service. As always, it’s still up…
First Annual Radio Comedy Competition Announced
For our radio friends… All Comedy Radio, the new 24/7 radio network and New Radio Star, the long established morning radio on-line service, are proud and excited to jointly announce today the first annual Radio Comedy Competition, an international creative…
Let’s hear some of that old rock n roll!
In USA TODAY, Edna Gunderson tells us why young teens are flocking to the old rock n roll of the 60’s and early 70’s. Here are some excerpts from the article: The complaint about many modern albums is that many…
More About Catalogs
Before you begin the effort to market your product to any type of catalog company, you need to know this: a catalog company is no different than any other distributor. The catalog companies will behave exactly as the distributors do…
My Bloody Royalty Checks
Kevin Shields conducts a rare interview, in which he reveals that his five-song contribution to the “Lost in Translation” soundtrack will make him a millionaire — far, far more money than he ever earned with the groundbreaking band My Bloody…
SoundScan’s Valentine
According to Music Connection, this year’s Valentine’s week recorded the highest sales since the inception of SoundScan. Valentine week is traditionally one of the strongest selling weeks, but 2004 broke all records with album sales exceeding 17 million units. The…
More Places To Sell CDs
One idea that you may want to take advantage of when marketing your own CDs is to try selling them through someone else’s catalogue. If your CD fits well with the theme of a niche mail order catalog, make them…
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Wrestling with Rejection
Mary Dawson, host of “I Write the Songsâ€??, professional songwriter, and president of CQK Records & Music in Dallas, gives some advice on how to handle rejection. You pour your heart and soul into your new song. Birth of a…
Memphis, the Independent Music Capital of the World?
According to WREG reporter Roswell Encina, Memphis may become the Independent Music Capital of the World. As Memphis eagerly waits for MTV to announce the host of the VMA’s, the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission has laid out plans…
Online Music Shakeout
Scrambling over tight profit margins, online music stores are merging or selling themselves off. Remember that the reason iTunes grabbed so much market share is because their focus is on selling hardware — the music is a break-even proposition for…
Tips on how to expand your vocal range
According to Jeannie Deva, founder of Jeannie Deva® Voice Studios in Los Angeles, the five primary physical causes of throat muscle tension are: 1) Lack of adequate vocal warm-up 2) Air over-blow 3) Over articulation (emphasizing mouth, lip movements when…