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Could you pull a Radiohead?
Radiohead, a wildly popular UK band, shocked the music world by first dumping their record label and then announcing that they planned to make their latest album, In Rainbows, available digitally with a “pay what you think it’s worth” pricing model.
PR for Musicians
Perhaps the most difficult question that a musician has to answer when it comes to public relations or marketing is - why? Isn’t having created the art enough? The short answer to that is no and particularly not now. If you want to reach your public and get your art exposure, you need to take control of your marketing and your career. This is particularly true in the music world.

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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?
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.

Smart Women Know How to Make Music
This article invites women to create the space in their lives to find out what’s next for them. Women need to take time out of their busy lives to hear their own music. Our society thrives on 24/7 productivity and women experience this more than anyone else with all of the many “hats” they wear (wife, mom, entrepreneur, volunteer, etc.). We all have a unique song or piece of music within us that longs to be shared with the world. We must take the time to learn more about what it is so that we can take inspired action to make our song known to the world.
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.
How Musicians Can Leverage the Power of the Internet to Create a Global Presence for their Music.
In this new online world the ways people hear and purchase music has changed considerably. How can you, as a musician tap into the potentially enormous audience for your art. How do you gain an understanding of how the internet works and how you can get your music in front of the largest number of people possible?

The Music Industry: Spinning A New Business Model
The Internet has impacted all of the arts, but no sector has been hit quite as hard as the music industry. The industry is in such a free fall that advertising avenues are filling the shoes that music labels once did. It has become more of a do- it-yourself world. Those artists who embrace change will still find ways to succeed, make an impact and build lasting careers.

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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