Huh, check out this fairly exhaustive how-to guide to building your own studio. It’s cool how home recording technology has made it so you can do quality recording in your garage. On the other hand, sometimes I think it’s worth…
How to be miserable as an artist
Print this out and stick it on the door of your studio or practice room. Or, if it helps, your forehead (via Brad).
When did the Beatles become THE Beatles?
Another great post from Seth Godin, this time on the Beatles’ rise to megastardom: At the beginning, they were playing two or three clubs a day, dives, making a few pounds if they were lucky. Not for a month or…
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Arctic Monkeys All Business Onstage: Keywords: success
Things could be worse…
…at least your tour van didn’t spontaneously combust on the road.
Roll your own press list
Over the weekend I saw a post on Craiglist by a guy offering to sell databases of music press contacts for between $50-$75 a pop. Not a bad way to make some cash I suppose, but with a little bit…
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How to get famous using myspace.com: Keywords: myspace
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Branded Bands: Advertising agencies are now creating their own bands, from scratch, to capture youth attention without shelling out big bucks for musician endorsements. Huh?Keywords: advertising, endorsements
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Kitchens of the rock stars’ office staff: One day, your streem team captain could have a kitchen this nice.Keywords: fans
Managing risk is key
I plucked this bit from the website of a guy I sorta-kinda know, attributed to another guy I sorta-kinda know: “It’s not about luck. It’s about managing risk, so in the end it looks like luck.” Q: How do you…
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PayPal Mobile Arrives: If this takes off, it could really rev up your merchandise sales.Keywords: money, sales
Music, taxes and the “$400 Myth”
It’s tax time in the US, which means it’s also the season for what I call the “$400 Myth” to start circulating in musician circles. Here’s the myth as I hear it goes like this: “If I made less than…