Lunch Break Reading: How We Tweet, Ringtone Sales, How to Blog with Confidence

September 22, 2009

Got a little time to kill during your lunch break? Why not read?

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How-To Tuesday: Build an Effective Musician Website

September 22, 2009

In an attempt to post regularly, there will be a few weekly features.  The first, “How-To Tuesday”, will be a weekly post describing how to do something to build or improve a digital music strategy.  Here we go…

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Tecmo Fantasy Bowl 2009: Week 1 Recap – Orchestrated Pain Wins!

September 19, 2009
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Kinda late on posting this one, eh? Well, I won my Week One matchup against “Vida Es Un Carnaval”.  Adrian Peterson really came through with 31 points. 

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More Than The Music: What Are You Doing To Stand Out?

September 15, 2009

Bruce Houghton wrote this insightful article today on Hypebot. Entitled I‘m Sorry, But It Was Never Just About The Music, the article challenges the beliefs that a) musicians should only focus on their musical talents, b) the music makes the star, and c) spending time to properly learn and utilize digital/social media tools is a [...]

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Book Review: Trust Agents

September 11, 2009

“…the human stuff is far more important than the software.” – Chris Brogan and Julien Smith in Trust Agents There are a lot of books on the market about the “how-to” of social media/Web 2.0 and the psychology behind the marketing. Trust Agents addresses both elements in a context I haven’t seen done so far [...]

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Good Weekend for Music in NYC: Leah Smith & Jaspects Shows

September 10, 2009

I’m looking forward to the weekend. TWO great, up-and-coming artists will be in town performing and I’m checking both of their shows out.

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Music Monday: Eric Lewis – A Beast of a Pianist

September 7, 2009
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Ran across Eric Lewis’ music today on the TED Site…this dude is a beast.

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A Little Digital Music Strategy Reading for Labor Day

September 7, 2009

I hope everyone’s having a great Labor Day! Here’s some stuff I read over the weekend that might help you with your digital music strategy.  Enjoy!

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Book Review: Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys To Creativity

September 4, 2009

“If I had to condense this entire book into a line or two, it would read something like ‘work hard, keep at it, live simply and quietly, remain humble, stay positive, create your own luck, be nice, be polite’” -Hugh MacLeod, “Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity” I just finished listening to Hugh [...]

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5 Essential, Must Read Music Business Blogs

September 3, 2009
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A friend recently asked me what blogs he should read to keep up with what’s going on in the music business. I’m suggesting these five, which I check on the regular. They’re full of information you can use in developing your online music strategy (Note: These aren’t “fan/consumer” blogs.  That’s another post. These blogs cater [...]

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