Blog Entries - July 2008

The Critical Item Missing from Most Music Marketing Strategies by David Rose

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There has been tremendous excitement over the past few years about the new technologies and services that help artists directly connect with their fans. I’m personally a huge advocate of this trend and the opportunity it presents for both artists and music fans.

However, I’ve recently noticed just how many artist websites are still lacking the primary thing music fans are
interested in today; downloadable music in MP3 forma [...]

Recording into Pro Tools by David Franz

David Franz

David Franz is a songwriter, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and educator. David’s production company, Underground Sun, writes, produces and engineers music for a wide range of clients. He teaches production courses online at Berkleemusic, the continuing education arm of Berklee College of Music, and performs with his touring rock band, midatlantic. He is author of Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools
(the fi [...]

Music Licensing for Independent Artists by Larry Mills

Larry Mills

Larry Mills is VP of Marketing & Partnerships with independent music licensing company Pump Audio (a division of Getty Images ).

As everyone knows, the music industry is in a state of flux. What we know and what we thought we knew changes e [...]

Why Don't You Just Try Making Music by Steve Wynn

Steve Wynn

Steve Wynn led the influential band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career. Steve recently teamed up with fellow baseball and music fan Scott McCaughey plus Peter Buck and Linda Pitmon to record The Baseball Project, Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails

There's a story from the filming of “Marathon Man” that I love and often repeat (I hope it's actually true and not just a cinematic urban legend) [...]