Great question in today’s inbox… a reader wanted to know what to do about a song that was co-written with a session player:
Throw More Pots
Zane’s great post, excerpted below, is a great reminder that you’ve got to DO something to BE something. I spent a lot of time this week working with clients that wanted to unhook themselves from the fear of… something. I’m…
Athens, GA Music Internship
Troy at Nomad Artists, a super booking/management agency here in Athens, is expanding into concert promotion and needs some interns. (And for crying out loud, let’s not have a repeat of the Chicago incident — send your contact info to…
Heavy Metal Hasn’t Gone Anywhere
Slate discovers that metal has been been hiding just under the radar, like our friends in Music Hates You.
Confusing Urgent and Important
My clients, my wife, and my friends are all sick of me talking about the distinction between urgency and importance. Seth Godin has some great insight into why it’s so very important to understand the two — especially when paying…
Marc Cohn Shooting – First Hand
Shane Fontayne provides a first hand account of the attempted carjacking that almost took Marc Cohn’s life. Long time spinme.com readers know the rant I’m about to go on here…
How to Wow an Audience – Every Time
“Live up to your potential instead of imitating someone else’s.” –Martha Burgess , Founder, Theatre Techniques for Business People [ via Fast Company ]
Rock Star: INXS: Elimination #6
Looks like Jessica’s finally getting the boot. With a good vocal coach and some clarity around her fashion style (she seems to be unsure of what looks flattering on her), she could go places. The West Coast and the rest…
Ozzy Osbourne Guitar Player Wanted
Do you have what it takes to co-write an album with Ozzy Osbourne?
Is songwriting a more viable career opportunity in Europe?
This Slate article has got some bulletin board posters’ panties in a bunch elsewhere, but it makes a good point. Here in the States, we have used “singer-songwriter” as a filter to winnow down the number of folks who can…
Music Business Radio is on the air!
David Hooper’s new project, a weekly syndicated radio show, now has a podcast with highlights from each week’s episode!
Accessing newspaper sites…
Just got a note from one of our members who reminded me that some of the links in the newsletter point at newspaper sites that require logins. If you’re worried about registering for yet another service, remember that you can…