Blog Entries - February 2008

Crowdfunding - Arts Patronage For The Masses - by Peter Spellman

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PETER SPELLMAN is Director of Career Development at Berklee College of Music, Boston and author of several business-building books for musicians. Find him at mbsolutions.com

In 1997 when 80s prog-rock band Marillion scheduled a European tour to
support its new album, keyboardist Mark Kelly posted an Internet
message stating that the band would not tour the United States due to a
lack of recor [...]

Magic Pixie Dust for Music Business Success by David Rose

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Have you ever found a band (or several) you were convinced would become a success or even destined to be one of the most popular band on the planet if only other music fans knew they existed? Isn’t it always completely baffling when a band you love doesn’t catch on despite their outstanding talent, songwriting and live shows?

This happened to me many times during my tenure at Yep Roc Records while working with such a great art [...]

Getting Your Music Management Team Together by John P Strohm

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John P. Strohm is a transactional entertainment and intellectual property attorney with the firm Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP . John’s practice focuses on the representation of musicians,
songwriters and independent record labels. Prior to becoming an
attorney, John was a pr [...]

What Would John Doe Do - Drummer Dilemma

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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 Scott in Maine

Hi John, First off I'm a huge fan of X, and your solo albums/CD's.

'Forever Hasn't Happened Yet' is a favorite.