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
• It seems like Facebook groups are where fans and conversation go to die. Am I wrong?
• When you and your fans’ stories become intertwined, you’re on the right path.
• Instead of DIY, think more along the lines of Do-It-Ourselves. You don’t need the budget, but you still need the right TEAM of people.

Music Business News:

• Lala.com co-founder on the Google music search: “What’s happening here is the most frictionless thing since Apple and iTunes.”
• Video From Google Music Search Announcement http://ow.ly/xnsm
• Live Nation Opens Web Platform To Artists & Fans http://ow.ly/xns0
• This is it: See LaLa’s New iPhone App In Action: More at TechCrunch…. http://bit.ly/47Jn1T
• Apparently over 10 million people streamed the U2 gig live via YouTube the other day. Pretty significant numbers…
• @TuneCore Does $30 Million in Music Sales in 2009: http://is.gd/4EEUU
• Hey folks, check out the @cashmusic public fundraiser - support the people who support the music community at large - http://cashmusic.org

Advice/Thought/Opinion:

• Big Champagne’s Eric Garland: Here’s the Bad News… http://is.gd/4InmT
• What Google Wave means for arts organizations http://is.gd/4Ijfy
• Moving to the Big City and Finding Work http://ow.ly/xntt
• In Defense Of 1,000 True Fans - Part II - Matthew Ebel http://is.gd/4HorP
• Touring and Work Permits http://ow.ly/xnre
• The “Art” of Music Merchandising http://ow.ly/xnp3
• 8 Best Ways to Share ‘Mix Tapes’ http://ow.ly/xnuc
• An Open-Source Arts Field http://ow.ly/xnob
• The Rise of the Creative Class: Why cities without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race. http://ow.ly/x9pA

I’ll be looking to put together some good music twitter lists (might take awhile sorting through our nearly 21k (thank you!) followers). If you have suggestions, I’d love to hear em!