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Music Contract Lies, 101 Brace yourself, because the music industry is full of lies. But what industry doesn't have its share of truths, lies and exaggerations? I am sure there isn't one without issues. But you are in the music industry so you need to be aware of some of the issues that pertain to you, especially when dea... Similar Editorial : Low Carb Lies by Scott Russell. | Source : Online Music Resources
How To Save Money On Music Contracts How much would you estimate an entertainment lawyer would charge hourly to draft music contracts for you? Would you guess $50, $150, $100 or even $200 per hour? Think again! Try $300 or more, an hour! Unless you are absolutely loaded, I am going to safely assume that you don't have that kind of cas... Similar Editorial : Who Needs Music Contracts by tycohen. | Source : Online Music Resources
Who Needs Music Contracts? Whether you are a newbie to the music industry or a seasoned professional, you are going to run across music contracts, no matter what! Record companies, managers, agents, songwriters, musicians, bands, independent artists, producers, directors will all have to deal with music business contracts at ... Similar Editorial : Flipping Contracts by Claude Thomas. | Source : Online Music Resources
Can You Write A Music Contract From Scratch? The real question is do you know how to write music contracts from scratch or even at all? I am going to assume that your answer is no and that is why you are here. Your typical music business contracts are extremely thorough and full of jargon and terms that the average person would not be familiar... Similar Editorial : Music Contract Lies by tycohen. | Source : Online Music Resources
Doing It Yourself, Indie Artists I would like to take a moment to recognize all the Indie musicians out there. Amazingly, 20+ years ago it was not quite as easy to make it as an Indie musician. Luckily, for these folks, the new millennium has brought about many opportunities for these artists to make it big in the music industry wi... Source : Job Interview Skills
Music Promotional Ideas: An Email List What is the use for a website if no one ever comes to it? There is no use for one. People keep telling you to get a site and get a page, do this and do that. But one of the most important things you can do for your site and for your music is build a solid, opt-in email list because it will be one of... Similar Editorial : Promotional Vehicles by Chris Smith. | Source : Online Music Resources
Booking Gigs, Beyond The Nightclubs... Sure, a lot of famous people get their start in nightclubs. But the nightclub and bar scene is not for every single musician and band out there. They are places to gain exposure and make a little extra cash, but who says they have to be the only place? They don't have to be. And over the next few m... Similar Editorial : Home Run Gigs by kennylove. | Source : Job Interview Skills
Communicate Professionalism To The World Are you bound and determine to promote professionalism to the world at any cost? Are you a struggling artist who just wants to be taken seriously? Or are you a start-up record label who is getting close to exhausting all their resources? No matter whom you are or what you are trying to accomplish in... Similar Editorial : Web Site Professionalism by Radhika Venkata. | Source : Job Interview Skills
Has The Music Industry Shifted? What is an artist to do when people no longer pay $19.99 for a compact disc? Driving down the road the other day, while listening to the satellite radio, I wondered, why anyone even purchased over priced CD's from the record store at all? I am assuming that the music industry is shifting or possibl... Similar Editorial : Your Music Industry Future by Ty Cohen. | Source : Tips for Job Interview
The Not So Tech Savvy Musician You are a musician, right? Not a computer geek. I know you want to bust on to the online music promotion scene but you don't know where to start. It is tough because you know lyrics and sound, not megabytes and gigabytes. But that is o.k., you still have hopes of succeeding with your independent mu... Similar Editorial : Website Savvy by Carmen Wisenbaker. | Source : Tips for Job Interview
Online Music Promotion For Newbies Are you tired of playing miniscule gig after miniscule gig only to generate pennies? Are you tired or working that second job, just to scrape up enough dough to put gas in the van to get to gigs? Maybe you are one of those people who feel the have exhausted every option there is? Well, if that sound... Similar Editorial : Online Music Marketing by Scott G (The G-Man). | Source : Online Music Resources
What To Include On Your Music Promotion Website One of the powerful tools you can have as when attempting independent music promotion is a website. This is a given. There is absolutely no excuse for a musician, in this day and age, to not have a website. You website is how you will reach the world. This is how you will market yourself to every si... Similar Editorial : Website Promotion by Tony Cooper. | Source : Best Affiliate Program
Avoid The Burn Of A Bad Music Contract If you are involved with any aspect of the music industry, then you will run across a time where music contracts will be involved. But you have to be very careful in the music industry. If you are one of the lucky ones that have made it so far to be offered a contract then you are definitely on the ... Similar Editorial : Burn the Fat by Mike Miyaki. | Source : Job Application Help
Independent Music Promotion Ideas If you are an independent musician, then I know that coming up with great music promotion ideas is one of your main goals. Gone are the days where musicians and artists have to rely solely on record deals to make the big bucks. With the rise of online music promotion on the Internet, the possibiliti... Similar Editorial : Independent Car Lease by Matthew Meyer. | Source : Job Application Help
How To Start Your Own Independent Record Label Over the next few minutes, I am going to reveal to you some tips and tricks behind how to start and run your own independent record label. Have you always dreamed of finding talent and getting their records released? Do you have your own music you want to get released? Are you sick of the record lab... Similar Editorial : Label Reading by Clinton Walker. | Source : Job Application Help
