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:

• An Interview with John Mosca on Bob Brookmeyer and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra http://is.gd/2Q0al
• And here’s Bob Brookmeyer and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra rehearsal at the Manhattan School of Music http://is.gd/2Q0eF
• Interview with Shytown: http://is.gd/2Y04n
• I started a brief survey to get your suggestions on what areas Artists House should concentrate on going into the future - what topics would be most helpful to you right now? Vote here: http://is.gd/2XZUx

Music Business News:

• DiMA, Motion Picture Association of America Oppose Download Royalties for Composers, Songwriters http://ow.ly/nUBO
• Post-Sony Chart Watching at eMusic http://ow.ly/nUBv
• US media lose $10bn advertising in first half http://ow.ly/nUAv Advertising can’t be your business model…
• TuneCore Adds Amazon CD Store http://ow.ly/nKBz
• State Arts Funding Update http://bit.ly/yZeGS

Thoughts, Opinion, and Advice:

• A very brief overview of how band’s can survive online http://is.gd/2XYCJ
• Marketing Campaigns that Spread Themselves http://is.gd/2XV3e
• Talk the Talk With Your Sound Engineer http://ow.ly/o6Hp
• New Services Or Legal Action, Which Comes First? http://ow.ly/nKMG
• Lefsetz Letter: Extreme Marketing http://ow.ly/nKH0
• Musicians - Go Back to the Woodshed! http://ow.ly/nKIA
• The Best Managers Are Your Biggest Fans http://ow.ly/nKCW
• Some I’d suggest over others, but still a good list to get the ol’ brain thinking: 100 Free & Affordable Music Promo Tips http://is.gd/2NRbV
• Watch this video of Elizabeth Gilbert’s amazing 18-minute talk on creativity http://is.gd/2JVZL
• What I Learned From A Music Industry Startup http://ow.ly/lDpT from @justintravis about his experience interning at TopSpin

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!