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Make The Band Sustainable

The New Rockstar Philosophy -Take Control of Your Music | July 26th 2009 by Hoover & Voyno (The New Rockstar Philosophy)

Today’s post is all about cash and band money management. I know it’s not the most enjoyable topic for many a artists, but it’s necessary if you’re seriously thinking about making music as a living. As a new band who’s read more

drive2248

How do you become a famous singer?

Hot Entertainment Trends | July 26th 2009 by Bill Gould

I love to write songs. I play guitar really well, have a great voice, and people have actually told me that I should take up the music business and not let my talents go to waste. It would be a dream come true for me to become famous, but I don’ read more

fthead9

TRUSTED SOURCES: How Facts Get In The Way Of A Great “Dying Mu…

The Future of Music: Moses Supposes | July 24th 2009

I think I’ve really let down my readers. How could I, the Duke of de-bunking, the Secretary of scam-outers, miss the biggest scam that allows most other scams to proceed? Well, all I can say is,... Want the full story? Check it out now! read more

markgrove

Music Business--What's More Important,Better Gear Or Making A Top…

Canadian Guitar Player | July 23rd 2009 by mark

Blues Great Eddie TaylorBy Mark GroveI came across a website called Artists House with a post that asked, Should you use better road gear or make a better album.Okay,I'll get right to the point.If any working musicians say m read more

GuitarPlayerZen

STAFFNOTES: Free Printable Tab and Staff Paper - Customizable for…

GuitarPlayerZen.com | July 23rd 2009 by Jeff Fajans

My name is Dan Comerchero, I drum, produce, and also design staff paper. I am writing because I want to learn about tab/staff paper design layouts that guitarists such as yourselves would find useful if you could have it laid out any way, whether for read more

MusicRowLawyer

Nashville Music Diversity -- Tennessean Article and Critique

Music Row Lawyer | July 23rd 2009 by C. Stephen Weaver

On July 19th an article appeared in Nashville's daily newspaper entitled "Is Country Crushing Nashville's Creativity?" A rather lame article in my opinion. Some of the comments to the article are even lamer. Perhaps I am too simple, but I.. read more

emediablogger

Music Shop and Promotion Widget

TRAEXS.COM Music Video News | July 23rd 2009 by emediablogger

TheBizmo is a shop widget to sell music and for online promotion. The app enables to sell particular tracks or complete albums, ticketing and selling merchandising articles. It is a complete micro shop solution to become integrated and distributed at read more

artjipson

Rock Hall of Fame Concerts

School of Rock w/ Dr. J | July 22nd 2009 by Art Jipson

Concerts are being planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the usual array of well known artists (Springsteen, U2, Clapton, Franklin, Wonder, Metallica, Simon and Garfunkle, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and others).& read more

fthead9

Music: Rent v Buy

The Future of Music: Moses Supposes | July 22nd 2009

It seems to me that many of the recent articles discussing the future of music deal with the “rent” versus` “buy” conundrum as a business model. What do the people want? Do they want to pay more to... Want the full story? Check it out now! read more

fthead9

ENOUGH MICHAEL

The Future of Music: Moses Supposes | July 22nd 2009

Apparently, according to CNN, there is nothing else going on the in world except the MJ “conspiracy.” Let me give you the straight dope. There is no real crime here, unless you live in... Want the full story? Check it out now! read more

modelsandmoguls

Exclusive Video: Behind-The-Scenes At Ludacris, Ace-Hood Video Sh…

Models And Moguls | July 22nd 2009 by John Williams

Music Industry insider Mike Haze takes you behind the scenes of the Ace-Hood, Ludacris, "Born An OG" Video Shoot in Atlanta, Georgia to interview ATL's Models & Moguls. Related Posts Exclusive Models & Moguls Hip-Hop Honey Video! Vide read more

gnxmusic

The Piano Playing Cat Gets Remixed

Hip Hop Production, Beats and Recording | July 21st 2009 by Gnx Music

The piano playing cat makes his orchestra day view? He is not Susan Boyle but he is taking the music world by storm.  With the days of record companies and albums behind us the music industry continunes to search for its soul.  This isa great piec read more

artjipson

Should Music be Free?

School of Rock w/ Dr. J | July 21st 2009 by Art Jipson

Many are debating this basic question… should music be free? We have Radiohead’s response to the question in making In Rainbows so widely available for a price determined by the fan rather than the band or the label.  While that position read more

markgrove

Blues Guitar Jamming And How Your Band Can Profit From It

Canadian Guitar Player | July 21st 2009 by mark

Social Bookmarking By Mark GroveMy last article was on blues guitar jamming and how to become a better player by listening,yes listening.Anyway,a lot of players mainly just jam with their own band and playe read more

makingthemogul

Inside Drake’s Record Deal

Making The Mogul | July 21st 2009 by MakingTheMogul

Continuing yesterday’s conversation about the value of record deals, here’s a great article by Chris Lee on the L.A Times Music Blog about the mechanics of Drake’s deal. The Canadian hip-hop artist (‘Best I Ever Had’) has buil read more

mdave

Interesting Article on Country Music's Shrinking Middle Class fro…

The Nashville Feed | Music + Culture + More | July 21st 2009 by David Beronja

While this blog isn't just about Country Music the fact is what happens in it affects us all in Music City for the good and the bad. Music Row has fairly good article on what the industry is dealing with when it comes to the new normal but I find is read more

ModernRevivalMedia

The Jig is Up

Modern Revival Media Music Blog | July 20th 2009

Although Modern Revival is taking a minute to rearrange some things and come out swinging this fall, I wanted to take a minute to write about a situation that I was fortunate - or unfortunate - to be a witness to. Names and specifics will be left out read more

emediablogger

Band Management and Social Media Marketing Solution

TRAEXS.COM Music Video News | July 20th 2009 by emediablogger

BandCentral is a complete online band management software. The webbased application includes modules like calendar to organize events and a module for financial issues. Too, there are various band promotion tools. The app includes 1 GB of storage for read more

cknips

Kazaa: Jetzt legal und dank DRM unattraktiv

myoon music | July 20th 2009 by Christian Knips

Wenn man sich das Vorgehen der Plattenindustrie hinsichtlich der P2P Tauschbörsen anschaut, dann kann einem schon schlecht werden. Erst werden sie durch Klagen und astronomische Strafzahlungen dichtgemacht und einige Zeit später tauchen eben jene a read more

makingthemogul

What’s A Record Deal Worth?

Making The Mogul | July 20th 2009 by MakingTheMogul

When it comes to the whole debate about the value of record deals and Indie vs Major – everybody has an opinion. I can rant and rave about where I stand on this topic, but I think AllHipHop.com founder, Chuck Creekmur has discussed it in more read more

Les jeunes et les médias

Benoit DARCY : site personnel | July 20th 2009

La semaine dernière, Matthew Robson a publié un rapport intitulé : Medias & Internet : How Teenagers Consume Media. Réalisé pour la banque d’affaires Morgan Stanley, ce rapport présente les résultats d’une étude menée sur env read more

heather2906

SCORECast Online - Diversify to Get More Work as a Film Composer

Heather Fenoughty Music & Sound | July 20th 2009 by Heather Fenoughty

Whilst I’m really busy with several projects on the go at once, the blogging’s gone a little to pot. Apologies for that So, in the meantime, here’s a link to an article I wrote for SCORECast Online’s awesome new site on R read more

Schofield

Music Mastering For Independent Artist

Steps to Stardom | July 19th 2009 by Tamika Jones

A lot of independent artist overlook an important step within the completion of their independent album. I believe that this happens due to their understanding of the importance of this step. What I am talking about is the song or album matering pr read more

gnxmusic

Music Business Chaos Creates Business

Hip Hop Production, Beats and Recording | July 18th 2009 by Gnx Music

Industry Chaos Removes The Line Between Record Company and Publisher This short video explains how the music and  recording industry is changing. The line between publishing companies and record companies is gone. read more

harmony3000

Kanye West: Making A Statement With New Girlfriend Amber Rose

Celebrity Secrets Magazine | July 17th 2009

                  Kanye and Amber Rose at the BET Awards 2009                   Amber Rose with gay girlfriend of 6 years read more

artjipson

The Producers

School of Rock w/ Dr. J | July 17th 2009 by Art Jipson

A student of popular music asked Dr. J: ‘What is the difference between a music producer and a film producer?’ That is a very good question. The job description of a film producer — the gal or guy (or group) who acquires and adminis read more

crystalbelinda1

EMI Has Lost Touch????

Consumed By Music And Media | July 17th 2009 by crystal whitehead

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cknips

Soulja Boy mit iPhone App

myoon music | July 16th 2009 by Christian Knips

Der US-Rapper Soulja Boy verdankt einen Teil seiner Popularität ohnehin dem Internet. Sein Hit “Crank That” wäre vermutlich nicht so bekannt geworden, gäbe es nicht die YouTube-Videos mit den dazugehörigen Moves. Nachdem sich sein Kon read more

modelsandmoguls

Can Hip-Hop Mogul Master P Show You How To Get Rich?

Models And Moguls | July 16th 2009 by John Williams

Okay so hip-hop bloggers are making cracks about P's gold-plated toilets and...gold-plated tanks. But P opened up the game for today's true Rap Moguls. How many rappers were talking about owning their own masters and bragging about being "independen read more

fthead9

CIA & Sound Exchange Create Agit-Prop For Fed Regulation

The Future of Music: Moses Supposes | July 15th 2009

If you’re in the music business, many of you probably got the link in an email and thought it was kinda hip: www.apriceformusic.com. What a great name for a site and the GUI is neat as well. ... Want the full story? Check it out now! read more