Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 18th, 2008
One of my favorite mantras, which can and should be applied to an indie musician's music pursuits, is "Fail Faster". I came across this idea in a book by Robert Kiyosaki, the well-known author of Rich Dad Poor Dad. In his book "Before You Quit Your Job" he explains that ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
And finally, I think we all need to take a break from the dollars and cents once in a while and focus on what really matters, which is HAVING FUN. The following may or may not be part of a soon-to-be regular feature of TheMusicSnob.com.
Graph of the Week
Recent experiments in ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
In keeping with Friday's "casual dress policy," I'm injecting some spontaneity and humor into the mix here. Don't worry, our cutting and dry editorial style will return on Monday morning.
Goodbye MySpace
I took great joy moments ago in canceling my MySpace account for TheMusicSnob. I wasn't interested in spending ANY time ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Today's installment of our ongoing look at avenues for licensing music brings us to Music Gorilla. This Austin-based company's model is to charge an annual fee of $299 and let the artist keep all earnings from any licensing, publishing or other deals that arise.
How it Works
When you sign up and ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
One of today’s many web-based licensing options is Song Catalog. Started about eight years ago in Nashville, the company now has offices in the US, Canada and, most recently, Japan. Users upload their tracks into an online database, which is then accessed by clients looking for music and Song Catalog ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Yesterday I was walking down 23rd St. in Manhattan and passed a guy with a band pass for the Thrash and Burn Tour hanging around his neck. He was standing next to a van with a large cargo trailer, brushing his teeth in the side mirror.
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
My new music has been out for under two weeks, and I've had great responses so far. The most rewarding part has been using social networking sites and my music blog to reach out to people I haven't talked to in a while and let them know what I've been ...
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
In our ongoing attempt to figure out music licensing and evaluate what services have some real potential, we asked Barry Coffing, CEO of MusicSupervisor.com, about his company and the licensing biz.
What is Musicsupervisor.com?
Based in Los Angeles, CA, MusicSupervisor.com runs an online system where those involved in the selection of music ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
There was a post yesterday on Techcrunch about a new site for selling your music online. Yay, we've all been hoping another would come along, right? Well, this one introduces a different model.
What is It?
Popcuts, as it's called, shares revenue from each download with both artists AND fans. Fans who ...
Posted in Digital Distribution | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Do Companies Selling Services to Musicians Target Mediocre Artists? And if so, so what?
The rise in tools for making independent music has created a booming target market for music biz "how-to" gurus, books, websites, etc. Including this blog. But the abundance of people that will never achieve "mainstream" popularity as ...
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