Music Business

Give the Gift of Music A Sad Attempt to Bring Back the Value of Music?

November 1, 2010

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know the recording industry is bleeding. And let’s face it the RIAA hasn’t treated its customers with the deepest sense of respect either. Lawsuits have a tendency of pissing people off, especially since the very same people being sued are the same ones the industry needs [...]

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Site Review: Immergent – The Social Shopping Music Store

June 6, 2010

Music is inherently social. People love sharing great songs with friends, family, and colleagues. People converge in stadiums, concert halls, bars, and auditoriums in order to hear live music. People used to visit record stores more frequently to find hidden treasures in between known artists on the shelves. What would happen if a music store [...]

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Interview with Jim Donio, President of NARM: Part II – The Music Industry

May 10, 2010

Last week, I posted part one of my interview with Jim Donio, President of NARM. Later this week, the 2010 NARM convention will come to Chicago, which is what we talked about during the first half of the interview. Catch up by reading part one. For the second half, we spoke about the music industry. [...]

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Interview with Jim Donio, President of NARM: Part I – 2010 Convention In Chicago

May 7, 2010

This year, Chicago will host the NARM convention scheduled May 14 to 17. Earlier this week, I had a chance to speak with Jim Donio, President of NARM. We spoke about what to expect at this year’s convention and who should attend. Some of the events we touched upon include the Music Crash Course and [...]

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Heavy Metal and Progressive Rock – Putting Bodies in the Theaters and Killing the iPod?

May 5, 2010

I recently read two interesting blog posts which made me think about how quality metal and progressive music is surviving the declining music industry and increasing its fan base. Maybe People Don’t Go to Shows Because Bands Suck Eyal Levi’s post on metalsucks.com, “Maybe People Don’t Go to Shows Because Bands Suck,” describes how progressive [...]

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New Orleans Songwriters Festival Announces Song Writing Contest, Any Style of Music

April 27, 2010

Most musicians need a break of some kind to get discovered. Songfest Foundation, Inc., sponsor of the New Orleans Songwriters Festival, is conducting a Song Contest as part of the 2010 Festival. The contest started on April 16th and will continue through October 15th, 2010. I’ve confirmed the songwriting contest is for any style of [...]

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Earth Day 2010, Music Industry’s Carbon Footprint, and Green Music Group Set To Establish Green Music Standard

April 22, 2010

Today, Earth Day celebrates its 40th anniversary. After decades of environmentalists warning governments, industries and the general public about the damage to the earth, the world has to make a choice. It isn’t about one nation fighting climate change while others watch. The world has to participate as a global village to make a positive [...]

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Musicians Can Spruce Up Facebook Pages with BandPage Plus

April 12, 2010

Facebook has emerged as the go to network for all sorts of brands. The majority of applications built to support branded Pages are geared towards consumer packaged goods. Now, musicians have a new application to leverage. BandPage is a new application that launched last month that offers musicians a free and a paid product. The [...]

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Pappeltalks: Awesome CD Packaging

February 5, 2010

As part of my everyday duties for my job, I need to find interesting stories related to packaging design; all part of client responsibilities. On occasion, I find stories about music packaging. I came across the following story via the Lovely Package blog. Check out the video… You gotta watch the whole thing though. Two [...]

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Music Power Network

January 4, 2010

It isn’t a secret the music industry is changing. In fact, it is changing at a dramatic pace. For folks, such as myself, who dream of entering the business side of things as an artist and/or entrepreneur there is a need to learn about the evolution occurring within the industry. Earlier today, I stumbled onto [...]