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This Day In Music History

On 2013 April 02 · Leave a Comment · In musician(ship)

That’s right: This Day In Music History. This page will change each day when you come back, listing a different event in music history. Enjoy your history lesson!

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Creativity scoops

On 2012 November 21 · 3 Comments · In playful artistry

I’m very curious about creativity and inspiration: Where does creativity come from? How different is it for each person? What makes human beings creative? What is the creative process for each artist and why does it seem to be so different for individual creative people? Can science verify anything about creativity and what inspires us [...]

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The gig is on: Keeping It Real

On 2012 September 18 · 2 Comments · In biz of the muz

OK: you got some local gigs and you are really loving playing out. Now what? Time to rest and enjoy the moments of success? Um, no.

Once you have a local gig or two, it’s time to decide where you’re headed next. Do you want to get more local gigs? Do you want to tour? [...]

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what happened to selling my music?

On 2012 July 24 · 24 Comments · In biz of the muz

I really don’t need to add to the fray regarding the possible demise of musicians making money by making their music. It’s been covered in so many ways:

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four networking tips for getting local gigs – at @RainComputers

On 2012 July 15 · 1 Comment · In biz of the muz

If you haven’t already found it, please click over to Rain Computers “The Current” and read my post with networking tips for getting local gigs. Independent bands and solo artists should find these tips to be of interest.

While you’re there, [...]

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tips on recording … without a studio (guest post)

On 2012 July 10 · 16 Comments · In musician(ship)

I’m pleased and honored to have Jami McGraw (via Rain Computers) offering you this guest post. Please be sure to check out Jami’s bio at the end of the post.

This is a list of tricks and tips that will allow you to get a great sounding song/album, from your [...]

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when the going gets tough, get a team

On 2012 May 08 · 7 Comments · In exposed to the light

Recently, I completed the Tough Mudder event at Pocono Manor. It was definitely tough and very muddy.

I knew it would be a challenging run, so I trained hard. I used a variety of workouts to try to prepare my body. And for the last [...]

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review of BandCamp

On 2012 March 15 · 10 Comments · In biz of the muz

This is the penultimate review in a series based on my own research, plus awesome input from a number of other independent musicians. My basic goal in this series is to find the best-of-breed that [...]

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review of CDBaby

On 2012 March 09 · 34 Comments · In biz of the muz

This is the seventh song sales tool that I’ve reviewed after getting lots of wonderful input from many musicians across Twitter, the blogosphere and the web. My main interest right now is direct sales of digital downloads of songs, so that’s my [...]

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review of GenuineCaring

On 2012 March 04 · 2 Comments · In biz of the muz

Before I continue my last three reviews of digital direct sales tools for independent musicians, I want to give an extra special mention to Genuine Caring. Not only do they provide an awesome service to a number [...]

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