Breaking in to the Music Biz
Tuesday June 24th 2008, 12:22 pm
Filed under: Getting Started

What does it take to get a performing career off the ground? Talent is great, but there are loads of talented people who’ve never made a dime off their music. So what should you do if you want to make a living as a musician?

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More Music News from the Online Front
Tuesday June 03rd 2008, 1:05 am
Filed under: Fan relations

Radiohead says they aren’t going to repeat their name-your-price download experiment, along about the same time that Metallica decides this interwebs thingie maybe isn’t quite so bad. Where do you stand?

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Do You Really Need a Producer?
Saturday May 03rd 2008, 5:16 pm
Filed under: Audio recording

Do you have what it takes to be your own music producer? Or would you be better off hiring an outside producer?

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Getting Social With Your Fans
Saturday April 26th 2008, 2:40 pm
Filed under: Fan relations, Media relations

In the last article, I took a look at the “1,000 True Fans” concept. This time, let’s examine some ways to implement the concept using social networking sites.

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Can You Get By With 1,000 True Fans?
Tuesday April 15th 2008, 12:47 pm
Filed under: Fan relations

I came across an interesting article that claims musicians (and other artists, for that matter) can make a good living with only a relative handful of True Fans. Fascinating idea and well worth a closer look, IMO.

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Saturday March 08th 2008, 2:19 pm
Filed under: Cool gear, Weirdness

Dave Barry has proclaimed this the “Musical Product of the Millennium.” I think he was kidding. The name is priceless; if you play brass or double-reeds, the product might actually be useful.

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A New Model for Success
Thursday March 06th 2008, 12:17 pm
Filed under: CD sales, Fan relations

The recent experiment by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and an earlier one by Radiohead have generated a lot of discussion, not just online, but in mainstream media as well. Do these ideas represent a new (non big-label dependent) success model for working musicians?

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No more tuning!
Monday December 03rd 2007, 2:36 pm
Filed under: Cool gear

Gibson introduces a limited edition Les Paul guitar equipped with Powertune automatic robot tuning technology. Way cool!

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Tips from a Pro
Thursday August 02nd 2007, 1:07 am
Filed under: Audio recording

If you’re a working musician, songwriter or audio producer, you’ll find plenty of helpful hints at this terrific resource we found.

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Book More Gigs
Tuesday June 05th 2007, 8:31 am
Filed under: Bookstore

What’s a great way to connect with your existing fans, attract new fans and sell CDs and other merchandise? (And have fun, too!) Playing out — gigging! But how to book more gigs? These books will help you learn what you need to do.

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