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The Business Virgin: Branson Enters The Game
With his magazine failing him, Branson turned to the idea of setting up a record mail order business in 1970. At just 20 years old, Branson began placing record ads in Student and soon began to realize the high demand. He dropped out of high school and began focusing on his new business, which was now making a profit. This modest success allowed him to rent an empty shop on Oxford Street in London in order to set up a music store. His magazine staff was transferred to the discount record store and the operation began to take off. At a loss for a name, one of the girls suggested ‘Virgin’ since they were “complete virgins at business”. With that, the Virgin Empire was born.

The Business Blues With Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and John Lee Hooker, Jr.
. . . musicians are so very careful about how they sound, because their music is what they are. They are professionals. Their music represents them. In essence, they are their music. Isn’t this true of small business as well? Or shouldn’t it be?

Richard Branson Virgin
Its name may raise some eyebrows, but there can be no doubt as to the tremendous success of the Richard Branson Virgin Group. Run as a cluster of separate and distinct companies that come together under the Virgin brand, this Group was first established by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson. With services that range from travel and music to wine, cosmetics, and even bridal wear, Virgin remains one of the most successful privately held corporations in the U.K., and indeed, the world.

Ladybrille Exclusive:Interview with Storm Records' Music Mogul, Obi Asika
This is Part I of my indepth interview with Obi Asika, Executive Chairman of Storm Media and Entertainment Group; one of the biggest players in music and entertainment in Nigeria--think SonyBMG Music Entertainment Group although not quite the same reach, for now. In Part I, I ask and Obi candidly responds to questions on his background, managing artists, substandard music videos and the lack of sophisticated African fashions in Nigeria/Africa's music videos. In Part 2, Obi & I discuss the music business in Nigeria & Africa, entrepreneuralship, piracy, artists abuse, technology/new media, Nollywood and international expansion and collaborations.

Africa's Music Industry Issues, Part II
This is Part II of our discussion on Africa’s Music Industry Issues. In Part I, Wale Ewedemi, a music industry insider and founder of the recently formed Nigeria Music Industry Association, discussed with us the current state of Africa’s music industry and intellectual property rights. Here, we continue with our insider as we explore issues around technology, distribution, advocacy, infrastructure, music authenticity and social media.

Are You Still Struggling to Find Music Industry Jobs?
The music industry is in crisis. Music and creativity will never wane but the structure of the music industry has changed forever and this means that if you are a part of it you may need to look at a viable alternative to what you are doing right now. Hear my story and my answer to the problems faced by many.

Frankie Valli and Jersey Boys Good Metaphor for Recession Worn Companies
The Broadway shows All Shook Up, featuring the music of Elvis Presley, Movin' Out, featuring the music of Billy Joel, and Mama Mia, featuring the music of Abba, were all very enjoyable, fun evenings, but the stories were contrived to fit the music. Like so many sales calls I've been witness to, the presentations (shows) were created to fit the product (music) because they didn't have a good story that stood on its own.

The First Written Music - An Evolving Process
Today's written music may appear to be difficult to read at first glance, but it is nothing compared to the first written music. Music has evolved and changed over time leaving us with an easy way to read and understand it. You may not think so right now, but the earliest written music is truly the most difficult to read, understand and master.

Is Reading Music Really That Important?
An important part of being a good musician is acquiring the skill of reading music. There are many musicians out there that still do not know how to do this. Many people learned to read music through music lessons. This may not be available to everyone and it does not guarantee that you will learn how to read music. Surprisingly, there are a lot of music teachers today that teach mostly by rote or by ear. Students in these situations never have to learn how to read music.

An Overview Of The 7 Elements Of Music
Have you heard something about the 7 elements of music in lessons or in class? Don't worry about trying to understand all there is to know about this right now. If you are a beginner in music, only the first few should be your focus. This is just a way of breaking a piece of music into smaller units so that it is easier to learn and understand.

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