Top 10 MusicThinkTank Posts Last Month

1. The 4 Best iPad Apps That Can Make You A Better Musician 
2. How To Develop A Hardcore Fan Base 
3. Jeff Price Steps Down As Tunecore CEO In An Open Letter 
4. Don’t Act Like an Amateur Band 
5. Eight Ways To Compose Music More Effectively  

6. How to Get Endorsements or Sponsors for your band, tour, record, etc. 
7. My Ever Changing Career As A Musician  
8. Cures For Writer’s Block 
9. How To Get Into SXSW
10. How to Find A Music Manager

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How To Book Your Band's First Show & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Simon Tam: How to Book Your Band’s First Show
• Bruce Warila: Are we a community of copyright cowards?

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Don't Act Like An Amateur Band & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Simon Tam: Don’t Act Like an Amateur Band
• Marcel Williams: Eight Ways To Compose Music More Effectively
• Tom Dennehy: An 11th Simple Truth for a Delusional Music Industry
• Cameron Mizell: My Ever-Changing Career as a Musician

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How to Develop a Hardcore Fan Base & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Barry Gardner: Cures for writer’s block
• Simon Tam: How to Develop a Hardcore Fan Base
• Alex Day: Jeff Price steps down as Tunecore CEO in an open letter
• Cameron Tyler: I’m With the Band: Tips for Traveling Success

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How to Get Into SXSW & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Simon Tam: How to Get Into SXSW
• Tom Dennehy: Forget Your Business Model. What is Your Vision?
• Leena Sowambur: My TEDx Talk - The Fan Experience

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 4 Steps to Convert Goals into Results & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Katie Kernoodle: Maximizing Your Engagement - Dillon Francis Case Study [Infographic]
• Cheryl Engelhardt: 4 Steps to Convert Goals into Results
• Ariel Hyatt: Cyber PR® Presents: Musician’s Guide To Mobile [Free White Paper]
• Wes Davenport: Summer NAMM Public Day Offers Networking, Retail, and Educational Opportunities

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Electronic and Hip Hop Better Suited for Music Industry & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Ariel Hyatt: Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites - Official.fm
• Ben Sommer: Why Copyright Is Evil
• Derek Miller: Electronic and Hip Hop Better Suited to The New Music Industry
• Cameron Tyler: Critical tech for musicians to take on the road

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Boosting Views on Your Videos & More

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Tom Dennehy: Can the Cloud Satisfy the Streaming Audio Demands of Bit Snobs?
• Simon Tam: Boosting Views on Your Videos and Engagement with Your Fans
• Musician Wages: Half a Million Downloads and 500,000 Dilemmas
• Bob Baker: How to Stand Out: Go Really Big or Get Really Small

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: The Rise of Vinyl & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Corey Crossfield: Mobile Engagement With Applications
• Simon Tam: How to Get a Sponsor or Endorsement: The Sponsorship Packet/Proposal Outline
• Joe Petro: The Rise Of Vinyl

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: The Music Industry versus The Internet & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Marcus Taylor: What Do You Enjoy the Most About Being a Musician?
• Bruce Warila: The Music Industry versus The Internet
• Musician Wages: How I’m Building a Career as a Songwriter

A big Thank You to CD Baby for naming Music Think Tank as one of the Top 10 Music Marketing and Promotion Resources! Thanks!

Join MTT’s Online Networking Party & Introduce Yourself To Our Community

Thanks CD Baby

Thank you to CD Baby for naming Music Think Tank as one of the Top 10 Music Marketing and Promotion Resources in your Top 100 Must-Follow Music Resources on Twitter blog post!

Check out the post here: http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/07/the-top-100-must-follow-music-resources-on-twitter-pt-6-music-promotion/

Also, thank you to all the contributors and readers of MTT. Create the Chaos.

  — From all of us at Music Think Tank and Hypebot.com

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

Join MTT's Online Networking Party & Introduce Yourself To Our Community

Today, many Americans are celebrating Independence Day. MTT and Hypebot like to hold occasional online networking parties during the holidays so we’re holding one this week on Music Think Tank. 

In the comments section here, tell us a little about yourself, what you’re working on, and your thoughts on the music industry. Include links that you think might be of interest to others and I suggest adding your name and email or some way that other readers that are interested in collaborating can find you. 

Shameless plugs are allowed. 

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How to Create a Successful Kickstarter Campaign & more

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud

• Ariel Hyatt: How To Make Your Facebook Timeline POP!
• Simon Tam: How to Create a Successful Kickstarter Campaign
• Tom Dennehy: Research Says Young Listeners May Embrace CD Quality Audio. Habit Says It Won’t Be on CD.
• Jamie Leger: The Indie Artist Launch Plan - Part TWO

MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: What if your Band only had One Fan & more

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The Music Industry

Thinks Out Loud

• Joey Flores: Rich Band, Poor Band - Why You Should “Invest” in Pull Marketing
• Chris Seth Jackson: What if your Band only had One Fan?
• Marcus Taylor: Are you reflecting on your goals as an artist?
• Bobby Owsinski: Quality Is A Moving Target