Blog Entries - April 2008

9 Mistakes You Shouldn't Make When Performing Live by Jimmy Shelter

Jimmy Shelter

Peter Eijk (or Jimmy Shelter, his
rock star alter ego) has played in numerous bands, and made countless mistakes
doing that. At JimmyShelter.nl he
blogs about the gigs he visits, and articles based on the mistakes he made, so
you won't make them.

For
most beginning bands getting and playing as many gigs as possible is
one of the main [...]

Writing Songs Is Easy by Matthew Ryan

Matthew Ryan

Matthew
Ryan first debuted in 1997 with May Day (A&M Records) and since, has
amassed an impressive catalog of critically lauded major label, DIY and indie
releases to date. Matthew Ryan
vs The Silver State is Ryan's 11th record released by Brooklyn indie
00:02:59 on [...]

The Myths and Truths of Playing The SXSW and CMJ Festivals by David Slade and Collins Kilgore

Collins Kilgore

David Slade and Collins Kilgore play in the indie band American Princes. The band's fourth record Other People was recently released on Yep Roc Records

Anyone who’s ever had serious hopes of being a professional pop musician has heard of South By Southwest. Specifically, they’ve heard the dictum “You’ve gotta play South By Southwest.” [...]

The Internet Radio Opportunity for Independent Musicians by David Rose

drose

The rapid growth of Internet radio is undeniable. According to Edison Media Research 33 million Americans listen to a radio station over the Internet during an average week and AccuStream iMedia Research reports that online radio music generated
4.85 billion total listening hours in 2007, up 26.1% over 2006. I
personally listen to Internet radio at least 12 hours a day and find it
a very powerful tool for discovering new artists.

Radio airplay has been [...]

What Would John Doe Do - The Value of Mastering

johndoe

John Doe is the founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor. John answers questions from our community members in the WWJDD? blog. Photo by Autumn de Wilde.

A question from Bonny in Austin:

Hi John,

I have been relentlessly asking everyone I come in contact

with this question as I finish CD#2, [...]