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CHECKLIST FOR BOOKING GIGS
source: Musicians' ExchangeWhether you like it or not, professionalism is at least as important to your success as talent. I don't care what school you went to, how much of a visionary you are, or which solos you can play with your teeth. Organized bands succeed, disorganized bands fail. Period. When dealing with club managers, it is imperative that you act professionally. Get all the details of a gig in advance.
TIPS FOR CHOOSING A MUSIC PUBLISHER source: MBSolutions
Without songs the music industry would collapse. The entire industry revolves around the song and songwriters are the keystones of the industry. Just as booking agents find live performance opportunities for musicians, music publishers are the "agents and managers" for songs. Their primary job is finding outlets for the songs in their "catalog". Anyone who records or publicly performs a song must do two things: obtain a license from the music publisher who owns the copyright, and pay for using the song. Thus, publishers (and their writer/partners) earn royalties and fees every time
HOW TO PITCH YOUR DEMO
source: millimeterYou've just finished producing a killer demo. You're certain it will kick start your career, if only you can get the right people to hear it. But how do you find out who the "right people" are, and how do you get your demo into the hands of the decision makers? How and to whom you pitch your demo depends on whether you're looking to snag a music-publishing or recording contract or hoping to score music for film or TV. Industry movers and shakers have strong preferences about what they want to receive in your demo package. You will have to decide what kind of deal you want and tailor your pitch and your promotional package to match.
CDs: MUSICALLY, IS THIS A GOOD INVESTMENT?
source: Washington PostClassic-rock fan George Petersen doesn?t need another copy of Pink Floyd?s "Dark Side of the Moon" or Cream?s "Disraeli Gears." He has spent the past four decades buying and re-buying his favorite music in a succession of new formats: vinyl, 8-track, cassette, compact disc, Super Audio CD, DVD-Audio.
Enough is enough. The basement is full.
"We as consumers have been trained by the music industry to go out and buy a new piece of plastic every few years," said the 51-year-old Petersen, editorial director of Mix, a San Francisco-based magazine that covers professional sound recording. "Why do we keep buying the same things?"