August 2009
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Spotlight On... (Episode 1: Shytown)
Today officially marks the launch of “Spotlight On…”, a new Artists House blog series that I’ll be bringing you. And I can’t think of a better way to kick the show off than by having one of the most savvy and promising new artists that I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know, Shytown, on as my first-ever guest. Both the interview (below) and my last blog post, “New Artists House Blog Series...
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Music Business Weekly Wrap-up
There’s a lot of information flying around out there, and I’ve picked some highlights from this week in music business news and artist advice that I think you might find interesting and helpful:
Artists House Music:
Just uploaded AH video! Pot Luck Music Conference: Room Measurement, Treatment and Software http://is.gd/2stnP
Artist Management - Artist Managers Role: http://bit.ly/185gZk
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AH Video: Master Class in Voice with Sarah Jane...
Sarah Jane McMahon is an opera singer and former student at Loyola University New Orleans. She is a soprano and has won accolades for roles like Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) and Galatea (Acis and Galatea). As Galatea, she made her New York City Opera debut in 2006.
Here, Sarah shares her experience and advice with those just starting out.
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New AH Video: Mastering Workshop
We’re always recording new content and adding to our already vast video database. We believe that education will empower today’s musicians to build a better music business. Remember, all these videos are free for you to view, study, and embed anywhere, anytime.
We just uploaded archive video from a mastering workshop. Pot Luck Contemporary Music Conference is a four-part series of...
Can You Copyright An Idea?
Will Kriski - who has written for our blog before, and teaches online guitar lessons at http://onlineguitarcoaching.com - recently sent me an e-mail describing a ‘debate’ he was having with a fellow guitar instructor. Will said I could reprint our exchange for the benefit of the community:
Here’s the scenario, as sent to me by Will:
I do a bunch of free video guitar lessons...
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5 Mistakes That Will Kick Your Butt As An...
You may remember one of our live chat guests from this April, Ann Bernard - you can watch the archived video to jog your memory. She’s been behind some online start-ups like Why Go Solo and Tickets With a Twist.
I read her most recent blog post this morning about how she has made the difficult decision to take those two businesses offline for good. The most difficult part of...
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New Artists House Blog Series + Upcoming Interview...
Hello all, As you may remember, I posted about interviewing RIZ a while back. That interview is definitely still happening, but there’s been a slight delay as RIZ has a lot going on at the moment between shooting his latest music video and planning his first nation-wide tour (and prior to that, we needed to determine the best way to record the interview in light of the fact that RIZ and I...
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Music Business Weekly Wrap-Up
There’s a lot of information flying around out there, and I’ve picked some highlights from this week in music business news and artist advice that I think you might find interesting and helpful:
Artists House Music:
The Indie Artist X Project July Statistics http://ow.ly/j2Bw
Artist Managers must understand their role is now business development http://is.gd/29I1R
Qualities of an Artist...