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Next Gen Music Biz

Music Distribution!Just reading an article over at Christopher Knab site Music is My Business, some helpful reminders if you are seriously considering getting your music distributed as a small indie label operation it’s well worth a read . . . .  You can link to the article here  Chris is dedicated to helping musicians help themselves with the business [...]

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music_moneyFollowing on from previous post here Simple answer is ‘YES’ there are many music artists who have achieved success without having “it.” Individuals who are driven, determined, totally committed do achieve success often as a result of pure hard work.  There is always the ‘right place right time’ and exceptional talent sometimes breaks through.  But [...]

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If your interested in investing in new artists on all levels then the startup Tunerights (TuneRights.com) gives you the opportunity to invest and share in profits in individual songs . . . .this video explains how it works

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Attitude!Following on from previous post here  Attitude! – Having the wrong kind.  The minute you display cockiness, people pick up on it and are less willing to help you. If you are just starting out on your music career you are going to need all the help you can get – trust me. Negativity – [...]

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Have you got it!Following on from previous post here Emotionally, those with the “X factor” have a way of pushing our buttons psychologically.  They make us feel good or inspired.  Challenged or validated. Regardless of how they affect us, they engage us emotionally and the “X factor” that lives within them, speaks to something inside of us, often [...]

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xfactorFollowing on from previous post here What exactly is the “X factor?” Do you have “it”?  You hear professionals in the music industry referring to it, but you rarely hear “it” defined.  If you are an aspiring music artist and want to make real money from your music or develop your music career into a [...]

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excerpt!Following on from previous post here Keep this in mind there are a huge amount of very bright individuals hard at work constantly developing new ways to create, deliver, market and enjoy music.  With the explosion in digital music and technology changing the way music is both marketed and distributed you have so many more [...]

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Dum Dum Girls!Dum Dum Girls are hotly tipped Brooklyn newcomers and part of a new wave of groups coming out of the United States who take their cue from late 80s indie pop and shoegaze.  The project started out with a four-track and a love of all things sixties so if you’re seriously interested in the Music [...]

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Recorded Music Biz!Following on from previous post here I chose the above title for this book because its got everything to do with the next generation music biz and a lot to do with music a long time ago.  Somewhere in the middle up sprang the recorded music business that is now in decline.  As a musician [...]

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