This is a guest post by shyla crystal As the world progresses forward in technology every section of society is influenced. The evolution of music libraries from physical libraries to virtual libraries is indeed due in great part to the endless internet. Those who publish music have seen and adapted to use the internet as [...]
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WHY JOIN A BAND OR CHOIR?
by admin on September 04, 2011
Why join a band or choir??? Many life-skills can be learned from being part of a band or choir. The musical knowledge, enjoyment, and friendships may or may not last past the teen years, however, other valuable skills will. Skills such as working as a team, sharing the spotlight, accountability, professionalism, behaviour protocols for formal [...]
Ten Ways to Encourage Fans to Download Your Song
by admin on February 05, 2011
This is a guest post by themusiciansguide.co.uk On Wednesday I read a great article by Brian Hazard on how to encourage fans to hand over their email address, and I decided to do a bit of a follow up on how to encourage fans to download your music, rather than just bouncing off of your [...]
Dealing with Music Piracy in the Digital Age
by Graham Way on December 05, 2010
I just read an intriguing news story out of Europe, where France is about to initiate a strategy to combat illegal downloading by partially subsidizing a music subscription download card for 18 to 25 year olds. This got me thinking again about the whole issue of piracy in the digital sphere. In the music industry [...]
CD Release Tips
by admin on October 29, 2010
So you’ve put your blood, sweat, time, and money into making your brand new CD. Now what? Do you have a plan to make it successful, or were you just going to “get it out there?” One of the best ways to ensure disappointing results with your new CD is to release it with no [...]
Songs Videos – The Extension To Musical Expression
by admin on September 16, 2010
This is a guest post by shyla crystal Music has always been something that speaks for the soul. Men and women listen to songs to relax, to create an atmosphere, to set a mood. Tunes consists of two primary parts namely the melody and lyrics. By combining these two aspects simultaneously you create a harmony [...]
Prevent Obtaining Sued For Playing Music For your Business enterprise
by admin on September 04, 2010
This is a guest post by shyla crystal If you’re a business owner or manager and are currently playing music in your venues or thinking about implementing music on hold, you need to be conscious that the music you use should be licensed, or it will likely be regarded illegal use of copyrighted music. If [...]
Shameful Confessions of a Jazz Vocal Peer Judge
by Lori Paul on July 24, 2010
A while back, a very popular web-based musicians’ collective sponsored a world-wide contest for countless categories of recorded music wherein anyone could enter their album for consideration. Entries were then evaluated and nominated into the various genres, categories and sub-categories and members were asked to be ‘peer judges’ in their area of (relative) expertise. I [...]
The Ever Changing Music Industry
by admin on June 11, 2010
This is a guest post by Joel Harrison It isn’t news that the music industry is different than it was 20 years or 2 years ago for that matter. It has been affected by both modern technology, as well as, our world economy. In this article I will discuss what important elements you must have [...]
