Like a lot of other folks, I got me FIFTY Gmail accounts to give away. A few clients have asked me what I love about Gmail. First, it’s superb that, when I’m on the road, I can pop into any…
He’s sitting with people he doesn’t even know!
How you act "in person" with your audience defines who you are as a person. (Even though this example is about a sports figure and not a musician, same rules apply.)
I goofed!
I totally munged the access code for tonight’s conference call for IndieBiz.com members. You all were sitting on hold on one line while I was sitting on hold on another. So to make it up, I offered the first four…
The importance of good lighting…
Hoping to get lighting designer John Schlick on one of our future podcasts — he’s currently working with the Genitorturers and doing some quality work for very low rates for emerging artists. Check out his site for some reasons why…
iPod Nights displacing karaoke and emerging musicians…
Remember, it’s nothing personal. It’s not about whether the club is "supporting the scene." It’s about getting folks in the door. What are you going to do to get more people in the room than this?
Opportunities in iPod America
Reading this USA Today story calls up two issues that we discussed on a recent conference call: Americans are not getting exposed to new music on the radio, and aren’t even expecting to be exposed to new music on the…
I’ll show YOU, American Idol!
What’s it like to audition for (and get rejected by) American Idol? Carrie Coker reports.
Who are you being when you are GREAT?
Curt Rosengren’s looking at a set of open ended questions and spitballs some great ones himself: "Who are you being when you are GREAT?" "How do you define great?" "What’s stopping you from being great?" Check out the original list,…
What the New Powerbooks Mean for Musicians
CDM’s got a good look at what the new Powerbook models mean for home studio and project recording. I keep flashing back to the time I authorized a $20,000 purchase for a mixing board with flying faders and a freakin’…
Universal wants a cut of VOD
Universal’s actually going to pull it’s artists’ videos from any on-demand service that doesn’t pay it a new royalty fee (above the fees already paid out to the PROs and to SoundExchange, which eventually get to artists). So let me…
Patronage Pays Again
Remember last year when I did a set of ta;ls about how we’re moving back toward a patronage-based music culture, much like we experienced from the Renaissance on through the late 19th century? Here’s some more evidence: commissioned songwriting is…
Using the big words…
Here’s a great idea: vocabulary-rich hip-hop compilations distributed by a leading test prep center. What kinds of alternative sales channels can you think of today?