A Look at the Music Industry

Contrary to popular belief, file-sharing didn’t destroy the music industry.  It didn’t even change the industry.  It was people’s assumptions about the industry that changed the industry.  All file-sharing did was allow for these assumptions to become more apparent.

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Did The Rise of Hip-Hop Cause The Decline of Black Bands?

Since the rise of Hip-Hop in the late 80′s and early 90′s, there’s no question that there has been a significant and substantial decline in the number of all black bands in comparison to those in the generations before Hip-Hop became popular. Previous the inception of Hip Hop, there was tons of bands that were all black, or were at least formed and led by African-Americans.

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StageLitePro Announces a New Line of Personal Stage Lighting

Lino Lakes, MN – Every gigging musician has been there - you need to make an adjustment to your pedal board before the next song, but the stage is so dark you can’t see what you are doing. 

StageLitePro has the solution to your problem with their new line of Personal Stage Lighting. Each of the units has 40 brilliant white LED lights angled and concentrated on where you need to see the most - the stage floor.  These lights are cool to the touch and specifically engineered to maximize the visibility of your pedals, set list, or lyric sheets while minimizing light spillover to the audience. Tour grade 10 mil. powder coated aluminum construction offers the ultimate in protection for your pedal investment, and the fully encapsulated LED lights will not be damaged from moisture intrusion, low frequencies, or harsh use. 

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Music Career Ville - The Next App Store Hit? (Try it FREE)

So today I have something really cool for you…

It’s a free video game called “Music Career Ville”.

When you first play you get a guitar or piano or whatever and then it’s your job to start making killer music everyday.

(To master this game you should focus on shocking people with the awesomeness of your music)

Then when you have some really cool tunes you set up a simple website which is kind of like your shop…

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Nobody 'Likes' To Play

Mark Knight from Right Chord Music examines fan voting competitions, and asks can bands ever really win?

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Music Business Training: How hard would you say it is to be successful in the music industry?

Multi-platinum music producer, educator, and book author, Sahpreem A. King shares music business advice on how to become successful in the music business.

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Five Things Every Cover Band Needs To Know

You’ve got to know how to play your axe. But what else do you need to do to get out of the practice room and onto the stage, especially when you’re playing other people’s music? Cover bands have an extra challenge when they perform: Everyone in the room already has an idea of what the song is supposed to sound like. Here are Five Things Every Cover Band Needs to Know:

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Jammio - An Online Community For Music Collaboration and Marketing.

(Dallas, TX) June 20, 2012 - Jammio, LLC. is launching Jammio.com (Beta): An online collaboration tool for musicians to both market their services and securely request the services of other like-minded artists.

Jammio.com provides community profiles and a marketplace that showcases artists’ current works and helps them to develop unique future works. The social website provides a basis for artists to collaborate free of political borders and financial hindrances. No matter the vision of the artist, there is a place for them on Jammio.com.

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Your Network is your Net worth

Love it or hate it networking is a crucial part of modern day music business life. No matter what you want to achieve in any area – there are people out there that can assist you with your dreams. Networking means developing a broad list of contacts — people you’ve met through various social and business functions – and asking for their assistance in your endeavours. This skill is critical to your success particularly if you want to close the gap from where you are to where you want to be in the shortest amount of time.

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Two Weeks after Launching the CP Beats Store Processes $10,000 Worth of Beats for Sale

CP Beats Store, the online beat selling website, celebrates processing of $10,000 worth of beats for sale after just two weeks of being online. The CP Beats Store makes it easy for artists to buy beats and for music producers to upload and sell beats.

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Why Learning To Read Music Will Enhance Your Success

Many musicians who have entered the big leagures within the industry have long claimed that they have no knowledge of general music theory; that the creation of their music is contingent upon a emotional context. Consider the eclectic guitarist, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, most known for his work with the progressive-rock group The Mars Volta. He claimed complete ignorance of theory, saying that the work comes within. This is a very ideal and perhaps romanticized way of self-perceiving yourself as an “artist” rather than musician. Fact is, it is rather unwise to go by this, since the yielding results are simply non-dependable. 

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Analog vs digital

A constant source of debate for audio professionals and musicians is analog vs digital. The fact is most digital devices have analog components within. A sound card converts the digital PCM data stream into an analog signal and it passes through and analog amplifier en route to the outputs (and vice versa). Much of the debate has been fuelled by the perception that analog sounds warm and digital sounds cold. This is a subjective issue and ‘warmth’ means different things to different people. Historically sound studios employed all analog equipment such as mixing consoles, tape machines and high quality outboard equipment such as compressors and equalizers.

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How Can I Get A Record Deal?

. There have been more than enough bands and artists that have “made” it by grinding the old-fashion way and that’s ‘hustle’, pure and simple. Don’t overcomplicate this exercise. You don’t need a business plan or a LLC. You don’t even need financing. If you live in a large town play the local clubs for a fee, donations, or a part of the door receipts or whatever you can bargain for. If you live in a small town hold shows in the local bar, park or even in your garage and charge a fee to attend. Once you make enough money, produce your own record

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Moving to Your Band's Audience

Are you a member of a band, or a singer who wants to make it big? Are the local shows just not cutting it? What you may need is a bigger market and you may have to move to get it.

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