I knew I shouldn’t have left you guys alone in Las Vegas.
Podcast: Setting up your band’s business.
With the caveat that I’m not an attorney, and an experienced entertainment lawyer can walk you through these steps, I’ve been walking through a process with my clients that shows them how to structure their music business in a way…
Record labels want to send their business your way…
…or so you’d think, since they’re trying to strongarm iTunes and other online music stores into raising their prices. Remember that you can jump into the paid-download game pretty easily by using a third-party distributor like CDBaby, or by adding…
Comeback singer owes big bucks…
Later this week, I’ve got a podcast about structuring your personal business in a way that shield you from lawsuits and allows you to appropriately open up a part of your business to outside investors. Here’s a cautionary tale of…
Capturing Ideas
I’ve been speaking with clients a lot over the past few days about how important it is for you to capture your ideas as they happen. As soon as you tell yourself you’ll remember it later, there’s a part of…
Filling the buckets…
Sounds like Andy Lack is wondering if he should have stayed over at NBC…
Five Ways The Music Industry Is Changing In Seattle (and everywhere else…)
Rafat points us at a stellar article in Seattle Weekly which chronicles five events that have a ripple effect on your career, even if you’re not in Seattle: Starbucks is taking over the record industry. Paul Allen is pulling out…
Indie 103.1 in Deep…
Everyone’s favorite commercial radio experiment is rumored to be on the outs, only because a government cap on ownership and "joint sales agreements" may force Clear Channel out of their partnership with the frequency’s owner.
Make Yourself a Star
How can you expect folks to treat you like a rock star before you make yourself the star of your own life?
How To Write A Press Release
As a former (and still occasional) journalist myself, poorly written press releases are always one of my personal pet peeves. MediaBistro’s got a great primer on formatting a good press release.
Everyday Things You Can Do
Bob Baker’s running with the meme that David and I propogated over the weekend, and excerpts some excellent advice from his recent audiobook. Specifically, Bob and I both tell our readers and clients to fixate on doing just one thing…
The pursuit of well-managed expectations
Curt Rosengren’s got more evidence that the pursuit of intention and personal achievement leads to happiness more often than the pursuit of "high income," "prestige" or someone else’s idea of success…