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• Don’t Spin Your Wheels

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Try not to bombard the town with your material. It actually pisses people off to see too many CDs by the same writer all the time. Songwriting is one of those occupations where being a pest will not help you. A company that becomes too familiar with your name may remember your last track and avoid listening to the ...
  1 day ago

• Set the Bar Higher

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  It’s not always easy to judge yourself and your songwriting. Most writers like to play the “I can see my song fitting with Justin Timberlake’s on the radio” game. It doesn’t work that way. Your song HAS to be better and then maybe someone will check it out. You have to set the bar higher than the current ...
  2 days ago

• Develop Long-Term Skills, Age Doesn’t Matter

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  To succeed in the industry be sure to develop skills that will enable you to work in the business for a long time. Great writers can always write for others. There is no age limit for a great songwriter. You write the songs and let the 25-year-old rock star-to-be go out on the road and make it a hit.
  3 days ago

• Be Prepared For Your Break

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Rather than running around like a chicken with its head cut off with millions of mediocre songs, develop a concrete foundation of songs. That way when you get your big break to perform at that party that a record exec randomly happens to be attending, he’ll hear you at your prime, not your “possibilities.”
  4 days ago

• Betty White in Santa Christmas outfit

  
  Hollywood Entertainment — Authority: 143
  Does she think the donation bucket is a tip jar? Hey Betty White’s gotta eat!
  5 days ago

• SEO Tip Jar: Tools to Track Your SEO Success

  
  BusinessWired - Business Wire Blog — Authority: 111
  Within the PR world, 2009 would probably be considered the year of Social, but for many it is also the year where SEO went from yet another random acronym to a high priority for clients and agencies alike.  For many web savvy PR practitioners, press releases now serve double duty as both a communication tool [...]
  1 week ago

• Fear the Man With Many Hats

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Be aware when you hear a publicist say, “I can do press, radio promotion, new media marketing and more.” Most times that person is a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none.
  1 week ago

• Avoid Poor Planning

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Every aspect of how your business operates needs to be examined. You should have a grand plan that looks ahead two to five years. If you don’t have one, you’ll find that you’re reacting to events rather than making things happen.
  1 week ago

• Use Multiple Concepts To Sell Albums

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  When releasing an album, make it worth buying. Try adding acoustic B-sides of previous releases or adding a music video to the album to make it an “enhanced CD.”
  1 week ago

• Anticipate Money Needs

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Perhaps one of the largest mistakes in the industry, starting business owners begin their record label without anticipating financial needs accurately, and being operating their business with little cash in reserve. Remember, it takes time to build artists and your label.
  1 week ago

• Why the Tip Jar is back for the Season

  
  Valley of the Shadow — Authority: 470
  In another iteration of the Valley, the Tip jar used to be out every day. Now, due to the harsh economy and other factors, I am asking everyone who enjoys the Valley to hit the Tip jar to help me through January. When the fundraiser gets off the ground, I can help you with Tickets to the event. If you want ...
  1 week ago

• Hey Musicians, What’s That Ringing?

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Protect your ears. This tip cannot be spoken enough in the industry. When exposing yourself to any loud noise—even if it’s your stellar guitar solo or kick drum—take necessary precautions to keep them hairs in your skull from shaking. Earplugs, headphones and in-ear monitors can all be healthy solutions.
  1 week ago

• Get the Most Out of That Music Video

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  After making a music video, don’t just post it on YouTube and be done. Be sure to upload it to video podcast shows, use it as a perk to sell albums, stream it from various web sites, local cable networks etc. The purpose of a video is to be another way to attract listeners, not just be eye candy for your recent ...
  1 week ago

• Be Realistic With Your Promotion

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Some artists think that if they just upload their music something magical will happen. Don’t make that mistake. Records don’t sell themselves online, or anywhere else — no matter how great the music is.
  1 week ago

• In an Audition, You Show That You Can Do It

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  When auditioning, do exactly what they ask. You don’t need to show off your “voice;” you don’t need to add stuff unless requested; and you don’t second-guess, come with your own agenda, etc.
  2 weeks ago

• Understanding Balance in a Mix

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  [When mixing] once you have your vocal right (EQ and effects), the next step is to add in your basic track (drum, bass, guitar and or keys). At this point, the track and the vocal must work together in unity before anything else is added. In fact, if your basic track and vocal aren’t working together at this point, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Areas of Income Where the Artist is Already Established:

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  When signing a 360 deal the label will likely believe that it should share in all areas of ancillary income since it is investing in the development of the artist’s brand, which extends beyond recorded music. However, the artist may already have achieved a certain level of success in an area that should not be ...
  2 weeks ago

• Know What You Need

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  If you’re not selling enough records or downloads to make it worth a distributor’s time, you probably don’t need distribution. Instead, you need to develop your market. Legitimate distributors will ask about your track record and marketing plan.
  2 weeks ago

• Let’s Crowdsource My Editing Duties Tomorrow

  
  NYU Local — Authority: 530
  I want you!...to kind of do my job for me. Hey all you people who bitch in the comments: guess what? You can tell me what to do tomorrow! Since tomorrow will be the last day of “normal” Local (before the site devolves into YouTube videos and other finals distractions, aka Friday every day), I figured it might ...
  2 weeks ago

• Bring a Kit to Your Audition

  
  Music Connection — Authority: 441
  Just as an actor brings a headshot to an audition, singers should bring a promo kit (including, resume, headshot, bio, photo, press, CD demo or album). If they ask you to sing with a backing track, bring it. Also, bring your own microphone (a singer should always have their own mic!). You may not be able to use it, ...
  2 weeks ago

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