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Taking care of business
If your goal is to be successful in the music business, you have to pay as much attention to the business as you do to the music.
Real-World Success Story: Counting Crows Demos
There was something very, very special about Adam Duritz’s voice and those song arrangements. The band was as cohesive a unit of players as I had ever heard, and they…
Real-World Success Story: Universal Recording Artists Stroke 9
I’ll never forget Luke Esterkyn’s striking presence onstage that night. People were really seeing him and the band for the first time, and everything clicked.
Options to Major Labels
The criteria for indie labels are as mandated as that of major labels, but use a different priority system based on similar musical tastes or kindred lifestyles.
Management Time-Line Snapshot
Chairman Mao had a five-year plan. Here’s what you can expect.
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Planning Is the ‘Godmother’ of Creativity
There is a popular misconception that planning “hampers” the spontaneity of creativity.
Web Sites Are the No. 1 Resource Today
Learn how to stop being just another band by establishing a web site that reflects the band accurately and highlights your accomplishments.
Real-World Success Story: Guitarist Craig Chaquico
Craig was a known entity as a rock god. Why would anyone mess with that?
In a Software World, Digital Can Be Lyrical
The flow of software-based digital songwriting tools has turned from a trickle to a torrent in recent years, providing everything from mundane functionality to advanced muse stimulation.17 of 17 |
