Tips and reviews for musicians from Stan Stewart (aka muz4now)
Please click here to read my updated views on Patreon. Crowdfunding Crowdfunding is fast becoming a “normal” avenue for musicians and other creative people. First, there was Kickstarter. Then, music-specific sites like PledgeMusic. More recently, Patreon put its hat into the ring. Most crowdfunding models center around a specific project. In the case of a musician or […]
For over two weeks, I had no computer. My old MacBook Pro screen turned green. Then, rather than starting up, it would get to the (now green) Apple icon and then would start to boot again. I had known for a while that my old laptop was potentially near the end of its life. The hardware was about
You’ve probably read or heard about the Marvin Gaye estate winning in the “Blurred Lines” trial. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams owe them over $7,000,000. Given sales of the song, they may be able to afford it. Does the BLURRED LINES verdict set a #copyright precedent? Click To Tweet A California federal jury of five women and three
Just Asking The Question I don’t have the answer. I just want to ask it and I definitely want to hear from you. What is soundcloud? Does it fit in with what a DIY/indie musician or band needs? If so, how does it fit? Will that change as SoundCloud continues to monetize? Is SoundCloud a
When my friend, Jonathan L. Friedmann, offered to send me a copy of his new book “Music In Our Lives: Why We Listen, How It Works“, I was thrilled. Jonathan’s knowledge of music comes from both his scholarship in the field and from knowing what music making is about from the inside out. Yes, he’s
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Streaming or not With all the furor over Taylor Swift pulling albums from Spotify, my music blogging friends are writing posts partially propelled by that news item: Steve Lawson on why the major labels love Spotify, Christine Infanger on how artists are fighting the wrong battle, and Solveig Whittle on having dialogue on this whole mess.
In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brain. ~George Szell Perhaps best known for “building the Cleveland Orchestra into a world-class ensemble”, George Szell (1897-1970) was a composer and conductor. I wonder if he had any idea that so many people would share his quote about the heart and mind of music.
Part of the beauty of Twitter is the brevity. But there are some things you can’t say in 140 characters. Answering the question What does 100,000 tweets mean, anyway? Click To Tweet is one of those. I don’t know exactly what drew my attention to it. (Probably one of the dozens of Twitter interface remodels.) Suddenly, it
NoiseTrade vs. BandCamp Another blogger that I really respect — Joy Ike of grassrootsy — recently posted about a number of services for independent or DIY musicians to share their albums or tracks with fans. As usual, I agree with a lot of what she says. She said that she “leans towards” NoiseTrade (NT) over
This is the last in my series on #DTNT (Do This, Not That) on #SM (social media/networking) … at least for now. The first in the series is “mean or nice” and you can click-through the rest of the series from there. I hope you’ll add to the conversation by posting your comments, questions, and
