The other day, over at IndieBiz.com, I spoke with artist Trevor Levine about avoiding mediocrity without alientating a mainstream audience. It turned out to be one of the most compelling conversations I’ve had in recent months, so I thought I’d…
“When will the music industry do it right?”
Mark Cuban, of broadcast.com, Dallas Mavericks, and The Benefactor, tears off an almost Albini-esque rant about using P2P to generate cash.
The Pope Would Like You To Share Your Music
From a stellar overview of digital rights management, this insight from one of the most influential folks at a major label… Ted Cohen, EMI SVP, believes users who pass around music after paying for it are basically recruiting new fans…
The Economist takes a long view…
From the European perspective, The Economist pegs the failure of major labels on their inability to focus on anything longer term than #1 on TRL. It also looks at ways managers are staking a claim for their clients, to keep…
Get Help With Your Music Business Questions
It’s that time of the month again, when I’ve got slots to work with about a dozen working musicians who want answers to specific music business questions. We’ve got private, thirty minute, one-on-one appointments available, but only while supplies last!
Ten Million Reasons
Last week, while I wasn’t looking, Derek Sivers and the CDBaby crew crossed the threshold of $10 Millon in checks cut to working musicians. Woo!
Sequencing IS Important…
See, folks still care about the order in which you’ve placed your songs…
The ideal weblog post…
This is the kind of thing you want new fans to say about you on their weblogs and in e-mail to their friends…
November’s Teleclass Schedule
We’ve FINALLY finished putting together the schedule for November’s teleclasses, and I think we’ve got a real extravaganza in store for you. Remember that the only way to get access to ALL of these classes is to join IndieBiz.com. You…
John Peel, RIP
Another broadcasting legened signed off today. John Peel is another of that breed of disc jockey who took an almost pathological interest in making sure new music got represented on the airwaves. We can only pray to hear the likes…
Hear Music — Creeping Across The Country
We’ve blogged before about the fact that record stores are lousy places to sell records, and how Starbucks is toying with ideas to change that. The next phase of their rollout is about to hit Seattle and Austin, in addition…
Spitzer Attacks Payola
Looks like legal crusader Eliot Spitzer has the RIAA back in his sights… this time he’s investigating the practice of greasing station playlist through indie promoters. Feels a little late, though. Because we’re moving to the practice of infomercial-style ads…