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For some reason, media pundits are compelled to provide us with
their 'pearls of wisdom,' as if we knew any better than you what
would unfold in 2003. Bi-Weekly Express Article 1 from
MusicDish.com...Here
Digital Interface
(MIDI)
files that sort of sounded like "the song." Most of you
know that there are still many MIDI sites on the Net. I used to
create and listen to MIDI files and even swap them among friends
back in the day. Bi-Weekly Article 2 from
MusicDish.com...Here
"As
always, the corporate labels have no skills for innovation...only
renovation, in the sense that, virtually, all of their actions
subscribe to reaction, instead of
transaction." Kenny
Love...The
Column
Every
musician has, at least, two methods he (or she) can use to
proactively earn an income, yet, most only utilize one method.
As an example, most artists utilize performing as their primary
source of income. Kenny Love...Here
Gigging
musicians can become so caught up in the normal "work"
syndrome that, when a highly publicizedand well paying performance
opportunity comes along.
Kenny Love...Click
Here
I love the old Jazz standard,
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)."
Indeed, one of my all time favorites, writers Irving Mills and The
Duke (Ellington) probably had no idea that it would fit so
appropriately in so many areas today when they wrote it back in
1932. Kenny
Love...Go
Here
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Although it is
similar to "self-syndication",
hiring your own syndication deal (barter) allows you to do more of
the things that established syndicators do, while going through less
of the learning curve that training.
Bryan Farrish...Self
Syndication
There are several things you can do to help your promoter get new
affiliates for you, and the most basic is a properly put-together
marketing kit.
Bryan Farrish...The
Marketing Kit
We've
already covered all the printed items in the marketing kit...now
let's cover the audio production that will be heard on the demo CD.
This is the toughest and most-expensive item in the marketing kit to
produce.Bryan
Farrish...The
Audio CD Demo
Bryan
Farrish
in a 5 part series on Payola:
Payola (part 1 of 5), Payola
Payola (part 2 of 5),
Legal
Definitions
Payola (part 3 of 5),
How
Stations React If You Try To Pay Them
L.A.
AREA MUSICIANS RAISING FUNDS AND AWARENESS ABOUT CANCER WITH TWO
UPCOMING BENEFIT EVENTS by...
Bluzmon
Most Musicians think
getting a record deal is about having talent and being discovered.
Well 30 years ago it was but not now. With the invention of Antares
(pitch correctors) and modern technology...Article by Stephen
Wrench...Here
I have spent the
better part of a year hanging out at many various nightspots
in Southern California, doing research for the novel on which I’m
currently working.
Ray Synkane...Raisin
Cain
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