Weekly Wrap-Up

In case you missed it, here are some highlights from last week in music news and artist advice:

Artists House:

• If you missed it, last Wednesday’s live chat is now (finally!) posted on the blog: http://ow.ly/1I9f
• Join the Artists House Facebook group! http://is.gd/oSUT
• AH Vault: Guides to Entrepreneurship http://ow.ly/1xHF
• Trina Shoemaker on Ideal Personality Traits of Producers and Engineers http://ow.ly/1sAM
• On The Artists House Blog: Cory Doctorow Talks Copyright - http://tinyurl.com/chen4g
• AH Vault: Chris Blackwell Discussing U2’s Initial Digital Strategy http://ow.ly/1lsq

Music News

• Audiolife.com - widget based e-com for bands http://ow.ly/1DMN
• Become fan on FB via txt messaging http://ow.ly/1xOZ If you play live shows, GET ON TOP OF THIS!
• SXSW Panel Debates Monetizing P2Ps http://ow.ly/1q1q
• AT&T first to test RIAA antipiracy plan http://ow.ly/1pTG
• EMI Reorganizes: Full Text Of Staff Memo http://ow.ly/1lrS
• UK’s Kudos Records To Self-Distribute http://short.to/2rhr

Artist Opinion/Advice:

• 8 Tips On How To Make The Most Out Of Your Mailing List http://ow.ly/1DOm
• Promoting/Marketing videos from @sivers and @cyberpr http://sivers.org/soundadvice
• Press Release Me, Let Me Go http://ow.ly/1DMM
• Focus on awareness, not sales. http://ow.ly/1DMk
• Berklee Case Book - a study of artists’ online presence: http://ow.ly/1AYd
• Why Are We Still Debating Free? http://ow.ly/1AXp
• Lefsetz Letter: Soundscan http://ow.ly/1AXc
• How will The Cloud change the way we think about music ownership? http://ow.ly/1xQo
• Variable Pricing - What It Should Really Mean http://ow.ly/1xPi
• “Lancing the boil”: how digital killed Big Music http://ow.ly/1sA7
• 10 Highly Effective Ways to Market like an A-hole http://ow.ly/1sz8
• More SXSW Impressions from @hypebot http://ow.ly/1pQI
• The Self-Released Album 101: The Basics http://ow.ly/1ls5
• The Memefication of Your Band http://ow.ly/1lkY
• Social Influences on our Music Tastes http://jijr.com/Ot5