What Would John Doe Do - Punks Throwing Bottle Rockets

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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 Pete in New York

What would you do if a drunk punk throws bottle rockets at you onstage during a solo acoustic show?

WWJDD?

How to Promote Your Music on Last.fm by Fiona McLaren

Fiona McLaren

Fiona McLaren is a Label Liaison with Last.FM and based in London

Promoting your music online these days is meant to be easy - but due to the sheer number of sites out there it might not always seem that way. This is a brief guide to why Last.fm should be one of the main sites you use to promote yourself, and how to get the most out of it with minimal effort.

The Last.fm music database

First off, yo [...]

What Every Musician Should Know about Digital Distribution Part III by Peter Wells

Peter Wells

Peter Wells is the SVP of Operations and Customer Advocate at TuneCore. Peter began as a classical pianist, English literature teacher, senior technical writer at Cisco and director of label relations at eMusic, where he built a deep knowledge of the music business.

Part III: The Myth of Marketing and Promotion

Aggregators
take a percentage of your earnings, forever, with [...]

The DIY Musician New Release Checklist by David Rose

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Artists no longer have to wait for a record label deal to get their music recorded or distributed. Self releasing one’s own material is now a very viable option. However, if you are self releasing there are a few business items that will need to be tended to before making the music available for streaming or purchase. Please note that this information is for USA based releases.

Determine Songwriter Ownership Percentages< [...]

A Closer Look at Musician's Atlas Online by Heather McDonald

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Heather McDonald is a music journalist and press agent. You can read more of her work on About.com's Music Careers website.

Even
for a cliché, the saying “it’s not what you know, it’s who know” is
pretty overdone. In the music biz, however, it’s worth repeating. You
can be sure you’re sitting on the next number one song (or you [...]

An Introduction to 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 Producin [...]

What Would John Doe Do - An Unscrupulous Producer

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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 Amanda in Indianapolis

Hello John,

I have been writing songs for some time now and it's been a dream of
mine to record my own record. The local recording studio [...]

Blog Entries - June 2008

What Would John Doe Do - Punks Throwing Bottle Rockets

How to Promote Your Music on Last.fm by Fiona McLaren

What Every Musician Should Know about Digital Distribution Part III by Peter Wells

The DIY Musician New Release Checklist by David Rose

A Closer Look at Musician's Atlas Online by Heather McDonald

An Introduction to Pro Tools by David Franz

What Would John Doe Do - An Unscrupulous Producer