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Happy Thanksgiving And Thanks For Reading!
To all my friends and readers, I wish you a happy holiday. I truly appreciate your support and I am humbled and honored that you take the time out of your busy day to read my musings. It’s a good day to take some time off, relax, eat a nice meal, have a cocktail (or five), […]
Continue readingPublicist Ramon Hervey, You Can’t Trust Social Networks, And We Dance More With VLFs On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Master publicist Ramon Hervey spoke about promoting the great Motown acts, managing Little Richard, working with Mohammed Ali, what it takes to be successful in the entertainment business, dealing with celebrity egos, and much more. Why you can’t trust social networks for your only online presence Very Low Frequencies (VLFs) […]
Continue readingFacebook’s New Professional Mode Might Be A Good Thing For Artists
If you weren’t paying close attention you might have missed it, but Meta (Facebook’s parent company) just rolled out Facebook Professional Mode to all creators. This was tested with select creators in December but the company now feels it’s robust enough to give to everyone. What Is It? According to Facebook, “With professional mode, you can […]
Continue readingTikTok Troubles, Facebook Audio Codec, And JackTrip Labs Execs On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Mike Dickey and Russ Gavin of online collaboration tool JackTrip Labs speak about the things that contribute to latency in online collaboration, the musicians who are the most sensitive to latency, why zero latency can actually be disconcerting to some players, why conference calling apps won’t cut it for music, […]
Continue readingNow You Can Add Music To Instagram Still Image Posts
You would think that seeing an image on Instagram would be enough. It’s either interesting or it’s not. Instagram thinks that you’ll respond differently if there’s music behind it though, so now the platform is allowing you to add it if you want to a still image post. According to Instagram, “Music is a huge […]
Continue readingHere’s How Google’s Latest Spam Update Can Affect Your Website
Many musicians, artists, and songwriters rely on social media for their online presence, but that can be a mistake. Your website is the best place for your fans or potential fans to get info about you because only you control it. You’re not at the whims of the latest update by a social platform. That […]
Continue readingEngineer/Producer Joe Chiccarelli, Opening On A Tour, And The AES New York 2022 On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Producer/engineer/mixer Joe Chiccarelli talks about working as a music supervisor, the impetus for his Leapwing Signature plugin, the analog gear that the plugin is based on, producing in different genres, and much more. Is it worth being an opening act on a tour? A look at the AES NYC 2022 […]
Continue readingSongwriters Win A Big One Following This Copyright Office Ruling
While publishers can be most helpful to many songwriters, others prefer to get their songs back when possible. It would make sense that the royalties that were formerly collected by the publisher would then go to the songwriter, right? That’s not what occurred though, but the Copyright Office has stepped in to make sure that […]
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Will Too Many Music Uploads Bring Back The Gatekeepers?
In the days before digital music, artists used to complain about “the gatekeepers” that made the decisions on what would get signed, what would get published and what would get heard. There always seemed to be a middleman in the way, and that kept a lot of artists from having careers. That all ended with […]
Continue readingIndie Week Founder Darryl Hurs, Playlists Control The Industry, And Audio Consumption On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Indie Week (November 8 to 12) founder Darryl Hurs talks about the advice that led him to change careers, getting a job with Live Nation, the biggest mistake indie artists make, trends in the indie world, and much more. How playlists are now controlling the music industry without anyone noticing […]
Continue readingTikTok Is Making Our Music Attention Span Shorter And Shorter
There’s no doubt that social media has made our collective attention spans shorter and shorter. In fact, some studies have even found that it’s now shorter than that of a goldfish (9 seconds). Be that as it may, there is now some evidence that our music attention span is now shorter than ever as well, […]
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A Guide To Social Media Engagement Today
Today’s artists are forced into a relationship with at least one social platform that can either be fun or what many consider to be a time suck. However you perceive it, if you have to do it to either maintain or grow your audience, you might as well have it work for you. Sked Social […]
Continue readingThe Rise And Fall Of Music Clubs, Global Music Vault, And Publisher Sean O’Malley On My Latest Podcast
On my latest podcast episode: Music publisher Sean O’Malley talks about working for ASCAP, the differences between GMR and other PROs, AI-generated songs, the era of derivative content, the future of music publishing, and much more. The rise and fall of music clubs and venues – it’s been happen longer than you think The Global […]
Continue readingApple Music Prices Go Up – Will Spotify Follow?
After months of speculation about streaming music price increases, Apple Music becomes the first to raise its prices, although not as much as originally anticipated. The company announced that its price will go up $1 from $9.99 to $10.99 per month, and its Family Plan $2 to $16.99 per month. The big question now is […]
Continue readingTikTok’s New StemDrop Might Be Another Path To Artist Royalties
TikTok has announced a new feature called StemDrop, which will provide users with the opportunity to remix a song and create their own version of the track. Since an artist’s music can be heard and used in new ways, it’s conceivably a new way for artists to increase their royalties from the platform. Get Your […]
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