May 2009
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Music Business Weekly Wrap-Up
In case you missed anything, here’s some of the highlights from this week in music business news and artist advice:
Artists House Music:
Creating a Lucrative Business – Maintaining Relational Equity and Founding a Business http://ow.ly/8kQp
New guest post on the Artists House blog by @walrusmuse about a great sustainable business - @branchrecords - http://ow.ly/8jAI
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Branch Records: A Sustainable Business
I’ve been thinking a lot about the music business in practical terms lately. There’s a lot of theorizing being thrown about, and it’s all swell, but at some point we have to get out of our heads and into the streets. Yes, the music business is a strange landscape at the moment, but it’s not innavigable by any means, and there ARE people doing it. So, I thought I’d...
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Two Talks By Seth Godin
Hello Artists House, it’s been a while…
My TED iTunes subscription recently delivered what I can only describe as the most concise call to arms for conversation starters in the information age I have ever witnessed: Seth Godin’s 2009 presentation on ‘The Tribes We Lead.’ I know you’ve heard Mr. Goodrich and Mr. Howard discuss various derivations of the...
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AH Vault: Tisa Mylar Talks Venue Merchandise...
I thought it would be fitting to follow up my last blog entry, “Merchandise Marketing Lesson from Katy Perry”, with an AH Vault entry that speaks about one of the many intricacies of merchandising: the fact that most venues charge artists a fee in exchange for the right to sell merchandise at the club. On average, a venue will charge a fee of 25% of the revenue generated from sales of...
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Live Chat Wrap-Up: Natalie Mae and Zac Brown
What a show! For all of you who missed this week’s live chat with Artists House, here’s your to-go box. If you were smart enough to join us live, here’s your second helpings.
George was serving up fresh advice left and right while you guys fired away some great questions about record labels, A&R, managers, and all sorts of other interesting issues - thank you guys for making...
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Live Chat with Special Guests: Natalie Mae and Zac...
We’ve got two great guests on this week’s live chat. First, we’ve got the lovely Natalie Mae Palms. Natalie is carrying on the grassroots folk tradition in an important way - she’ll take some time to explain her philosophy about musical roots, something none of us should take for granted. I think this will be a really important conversation, especially today as we might...
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Chat Wrap-Up: Andrew Duhon and Josh Charles
Last week’s live chat was arguably one of our best shows yet - we were joined by two very talented musicians: New Orleans singer-songwriter Andrew Duhon, as well as Josh Charles from NYC, who is currently promoting his song Healing Time - proceeds from which go to help rebuild New Orleans (a cause clearly close to our hearts).
If you missed the chat, I highly encourage you to watch the show...
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Music Business Weekly Wrap-Up
In case you missed something, here are some highlights from this week in music news and artist advice:
Artists House Music:
How to Start an Internet-based Label http://ow.ly/4If8
We’ll Fix It in the Mix- Overcoming Bad Production/Engineering Habits in the Era of Unlimited Tracks http://ow.ly/4I6d
Is Your Band Ready for a Booking Agent? http://ow.ly/4HQS
Josh Freese’s DIY,...