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  • Creating your own luck; How forum posting can get your band noticed
    There are many new recording artists in the world of music today who are looking for their lucky break, their chance to make it big in the world of music. Some of them will make it and others will not. What sets the groups apart is their luck.
    Posted: 2010-03-17
    Category: Music
  • Using your gigs to get more work; How offering free tickets to the press can get you media coverage
    We all could use a little extra money in our pockets from time to time. As musicians, finding that extra money can often be a very difficult thing to do. One of the best ways to insure yourself a steady stream of income is making sure you have plenty of work and publicity is the key to filling up your schedule.
    Posted: 2010-03-17
    Category: Music
  • Know Your Rights before You Throw Your Weight Around; Carol Kaye’s Misguided Fight against Digital Piracy
    It is completely understandable that artists resent their intellectual property being pirated. As it is, the majority of the money made from their music goes to publishers, record labels, agents and/or managers, leaving the performers with a small piece of the pie. So when pirates chip away at their earnings even more, frustration can boil over to anger.
    Posted: 2010-03-17
    Category: Music
  • What Should I Do Before Approaching a Producer?
    It’s human nature to want to start at the top. But any career, especially in the music industry, is built from the ground up.
    Posted: 2010-02-24
    Category: Music
  • Explanation of Copyright Laws As They Pertain to Music
    Copyright laws protect content creators in all artistic fields. Copyright laws, as they pertain to music, specifically cover compositions, both lyrics and music.
    Posted: 2010-02-24
    Category: Music
  • Seven Tips for Figuring Out Your Musical Talent
    Judging talent can be very subjective; one person’s earache is another person’s beautiful music.
    Posted: 2010-02-24
    Category: Music
  • Hiring a Copyright Infringement Lawyer
    Copyright infringement has reached epidemic proportions. Digital technology has made it increasingly easy to appropriate an artist’s music, lyrics…even their image.
    Posted: 2010-02-24
    Category: Music
  • Cutting out the Middle Man; Be Your Own Music Publisher Feb 2
    Most performers are more than happy to hand off the business end of music to someone else.
    Posted: 2010-02-22
    Category: Music
  • Why You Should Never Sell Full Rights to Your Songs
    Other than street performers who get to keep all the money they collect in their hat, very few songwriters and composures get to retain the rights to their work.
    Posted: 2010-02-22
    Category: Music
  • What is music publishing?
    Do you know what music publishing is? As a song writer or musician, you should.
    Posted: 2010-02-07
    Category: Music
  • How to Create the Perfect Structure for Your Songs
    Some people have a knack for song structure. Taylor Swift, for example, began by writing poetry as a child.
    Posted: 2010-02-05
    Category: Music
  • How can I financially support my musical career?
    As musicians with bills to pay, we often have trouble figuring out where our next meal is coming from, let alone paying the utility bill or buying new equipment.
    Posted: 2010-02-05
    Category: Music
  • Planning the Perfect CD Release Party Part One
    As musicians, few things are more exciting than the launch of a new CD.
    Posted: 2010-02-05
    Category: Music
  • Planning the Perfect CD Release Party Part Two
    As we discussed in the previous section of this series, few things are more exciting for a musician than the launch of a new CD.
    Posted: 2010-02-05
    Category: Music
  • Selling Your Music Without Selling Out
    In this day and age, we all recognize the weakened economy is taking a severe impact on our budgets and even the arts. Due to the amount of time and work required by music, it is often one of the first things to get left behind as the budget crunch hits and we are forced to go on to pursue higher paying ventures, also known as jobs.
    Posted: 2010-01-30
    Category: Music