November 2009
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Artists House Vault: Careers in Sound Design
I’ve received several requests on twitter for more information about careers in music other than being a musician. So, today’s post will focus on a career that allows you to still work with music and sound, still use your technical skills in recording and audio editing, and put food on the table without having to ever step out on a stage.
These videos will be featuring Chris Scarabosio, a sound...
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Music Business Weekly Wrapup
We’re at the beginning of the holiday season, and things can get a little hectic. If you were too busy stuffing yourself full of turkey and cranberry sauce (I was) the last few days to keep up with the news, here are some highlights from this week in music business and artist advice:
Artists House Music:
Don’t ignore the fact that the one thing fans at your show have in common with...
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An Artists House Thanks Giving
or: “Why Are We Doing This In The First Place?” revisited
So, as I hope everyone did, I had a great opportunity these last few days leading up to Thanksgiving to reflect on the blessings I have in my life. While I try to remind myself of these things on a daily basis, they seem to become more vivid and poignant around the holidays when I reconnect with old family and friends. Sitting...
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Music Business Weekly Wrapup
Sorry for the delay in this week’s post! Alas, better late than never, right? Here are some highlights from last week in music news and artist advice:
Artists House Music:
Thanks for listing Artists House on over 350 400 Twitter Lists! http://twitter.com/artistshouse/lists/memberships Love what you guys are building!
In this Artists House video, Nashville Drummer John Toomey shows how to...
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What Is SoundExchange and How Does It Work?
SoundExchange is the US organization responsible for collecting royalties for music performed via non-terrestrial radio and distributing those royalties to the artists so featured.
This video has been making the rounds on the blogs, and I didn’t want to miss out. But I’ve got more for you than the other folks. Not only do we have a full 50-minute interview with the head of...
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Being Professional Goes A Long Way
This is not ground-breaking stuff here, but Loren Weisman posted something over at Music Think Tank that I found to be very refreshing. She calls it “Ten Tips That Every Musician Should Apply to Their Career”. I call it “Be Professional or Die”. The reality of making music your career is that you’ll be interacting with a bunch of folks that are relying on YOU to make...
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Correlation (or Lack Thereof) Between Audio...
by George Howard
While it pains me to say it, based on a whole lot of years of experience, I see very little correlation between how well-recorded a record is and how well it sells.
I was talking about this with someone recently, and was inspired to draw the diagram below to try and explain it. Yes, it looks like something a convicted serial killer might scrawl on a jail cell wall, but I never...
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Music Business Weekly Wrapup
In case you missed anything, here are some highlights from this week in music business news and artist advice:
Artists House Music:
A new AH interview from Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Jennifer Jefferson (interactive media manager) http://is.gd/4Lhvz
Another clip from our new series with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: http://tinyurl.com/yb32nft
New followers: have you added yourself to the...
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Coin a Phrase: The "Downsell"
by George Howard
We all know about the upsell: Mass Merchants, etc. lure you into their store with a low-cost item (too often, CDs) in the hopes that you leave with some high-margin item like a washing machine.
The “Downsell” is different. As I’ve discussed, the music business is now the merch business, and the way to go is to create a vast and sometimes over-the-top (like the awesome Josh...
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Charlie Wade (VP...
Another clip from our series with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra…
In this interview, Charlie Wade talks about being Vice President of Marketing and Audience Engagement at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Charlie discusses how the state of the music industry affects his job, and the future of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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AH Vault: Get a Job in Music Publishing!
For many of us pursuing a career on the business side of music, it wasn’t long ago that a position at a record label was the lone objective. This mindset may have been reasonable in the days of yore — back when the idea of a five-figure sales week being enough to regularly land the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart was almost laughable — but as the paradigm of the music industry evolves, so to...
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Jennifer Jefferson
We’re in the process of uploading some new videos from various interviews we held with members (both musicians and staff) of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. I think, especially since this is an (often) underrepresented part of the music business, these interviews will be helpful for all of you, whether or not you are involved with this area. So much of the hype of music marketing/trends is...
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Music Business Weekly Wrapup
In case you missed anything, here are some highlights from this week in music news and artist advice:
Artists House Music:
Social Media Club Chicago Panel Discussion October 2009 http://ow.ly/xJg7
Seth Godin on blogging and social networking: http://is.gd/4Hn5y on the Artists House blog
Interview w Michael Walbert, co-founder of @SMKA. Great entrepreneurial advice http://is.gd/4Gb7u
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