Derek from CDBaby has just launched digital distribution services, acting as a broker to iTunes and Rhapsody. The service fee ($40 + a 9% commission) is more than fair, given the opportunity cost of having to get on to these…
Free Call with Bob Baker – Saturday, July 19
This just in from our friend David Hooper: At 5pm Eastern, on Saturday the 19th, I’ll be spending some time with Bob Baker and asking him YOUR questions about street promotion, getting more fans to your show, selling more CDs,…
2nd Annual Ear To Da Streets Music Producers Conference
2nd Annual Ear To Da Streets Music Producers Conference September 17 – 19, 2003 Conference Highlights Include: The GRAMMY Producers’ Panel (Sponsored by the New York Chapter) September 18, 2003 – 1:00 p.m. The Graduate Center at CUNY (City University…
McKee Goes Diving
Discovered this great write-up of Maria McKee’s new project. I remember recording her for World Cafe when her last album came out, and how her handlers at the label had NO idea what they were gonna do to make the…
Does your show look like this?
All I need is the hot asian guy to get the “I”.
I Am (Not) Shelby Lynne
Grammy winner Shelby Lynne, who has a remarkable tale to tell about major label relations, is coming to town. Here’s the rub — her old label still owns her domain name (shelbylynne.com) and is re-directing it to IslandRecords.com. Understandable, but…
Where Should We Go Next?
With Host Your Own Concerts nearing completion (at last, at last!), I’d like to play a little game with you. What kinds of products and services could you use (as an independent and/or emerging musician) that you haven’t seen offered…
Place Your Bets…
Pearl Jam may not know what they’re going to do, now that their deal with Sony is up, but whatever it is will be a good example for a lot of us to follow…
Meet Vivek from StarPolish.com
Our friend David Hooper from 2NMC is hosting a conference call TODAY at 3pm Eastern with Vivek from StarPolish.com. They’ll talk about the pros and cons of DIY albums vs. getting signed. Highly, highly recommended… to get to the call:…
Can We Still Be Friends?
There’s a new sheriffSharman in town. Rather, KaZaA 2.5 is out, and it contains a number of compelling tools for content providers. Me, I’m still to virus-and-spyware-phobic to run the thing on my own desktop, but it’s good to see…
Chicago Internships
Ryan at Pitchfork Media in Chicago is looking for interns.
Kids Do Pay For Quality
In all the commotion over file sharing, this gem of a discussion on Slashdot illustrates the point that tweens and teens are more than willing to pay for entertainment — provided it’s of high quality. Ask yourself: will your audience…