Where Have All The Good Managers Gone?

Acerbic music commentator Bob Lefsetz recently wrote a column Saving The Music Business: Machine_yellow_2 "Want to save the music business? ... . But as the head of Skyline Music, a booking agency with both established and developing acts ... the skills needed to help artists succeed in the new music business. 10 or 20 years ago hundreds of smart [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 14:14:15
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The Evolving Experience Expectation of Customers

Note: The following is a portion of a presentation given at the recent Wiley EMEA Sales Conference by Christine Dunn, Director of Marketing ... me feel better about myself? The experience of music and the evolution of the music business is always ... and the iPod have revolutionized the music business,   BUT is it right then to assume that Bezos [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 21:45:56
Blog: Chris Webb's Publishing...

Arrington On Copyright: Wrong

I have always disagreed with Michael Arrington's position on copyright, which seems to be that people are going to steal, ... music business disappear, but so will the much of the live music business. So there will be no "live ... music and paid live performances is a very good thing. Recorded music will become a marketing tool [more...]

Date: 2008-05-27 13:40:48
Blog: Why does everything suc...

More stupid MySpace tricks…

This piece caught my eye while I was doing some research for another music project… ... , I have done a lot of business with Daddy’s Junky Music (a chain of used music gear stores throughout New ... on the part of that vilest of creatures….the musical instrument thief. Someone should write a song about it. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 19:40:03
Blog: Amused Cynic ...

A New Music Business Model

September 3, 2008 Essays | Tags: music, downloading, ... generation of fans out to the clubs to see them play live—the one experience that can’ ... future of the music business |   There has been a lot written and debated about the future [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 01:49:10
Blog: Music That Matters...

Try To Look Busy Today...

You know and I know that you don't feel like working today. In fact, studies show this is the second slowest business week of the year ... ? More videos here. via Artist House You'll find a bunch of great music business videos there. Perfect ... who you are and what you are up to. DAY 2 - "5 Free Music Business eBooks". These are worthy of reading all [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 12:22:58
Blog: hypebot...

Some Music Business-Related Statistics Are Actually Trending Up [The Biz]

idolatortick.jpg Hey, guess what? Music-business stocks are only doing poorly, as opposed to piss-poorly! ... . "They're part of the music industry that is profitable for the artists — touring," said David Joyce ... Shares of Warner Music Group and Live Nation, both of which have taken hits lately, have sort [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 13:45:00
Blog: Idolator, All About the...

Bertelsmann CEO To Music Label Castaways: Thanks For Trying

After selling off his 50% stake in Sony BMG to Howard Stringer and Sony, ... into the music rights business. The joint-venture contracts with Sony originally stipulated a partnership ... in the worldwide music industry by establishing innovative business approaches, as well as through continual [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 17:06:00
Blog: Silicon Alley Insider...

More on the State of Texas Filmmaking

ACTING OUT of STATE by Craig Berlin Founding Board Member (Retired) Texas Motion Picture Alliance http://www.txmpa ... the Alliance, a network of Austin casting directors, agents and acting coaches in order to keep them ... the traditional business community that film, music and the arts are “business” too, so we can hardly [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 22:00:54
Blog: Tommy G. Kendrick | Tex...

John McCain Is Stealing Musicians’ Work Again

Who knew that when McCain praises the free market, he’s talking about taking songwriters’ work and using it in his campaign without permission or ... they have been granted that permission. We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music ... the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The ‘barracuda’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 19:40:50
Blog: Comments from Left Fiel...

Thursday playlist: The music business suffers, babe, but the music thrives

1. Medley: Thine Alone, etc. — Al Payne 2. An Astro Nation of the United Worlds of Outer Space — Sun Ra 3. Mr. Tough — Yo La Tengo 4. Metche New — Mahmoud Ahmed 5. Wedding Dress — Sam Amidon 6. Horsetail Feathers — Final Fantasy ... heard all these acts live. Al Payne was my grandfather. He passed away a couple of years ago [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 12:00:16
Blog: The Great Whatsit...

DJ Mossberg Hottest female Producer AHHHHH

DJ Mossberg Hottest... by Crazy Pellas Today 08:21 AM 2,398 8,580 Polls Start a poll and see what other people think ... 332 Music Business Discuss promotion techniques, marketing, starting and running a record label, and anything else relevant to help you move forward in the music business. tips on hosting [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 17:46:27
Blog: Crazy Pellas - Free Aca...

A little Profile

A little Profile by salisbury1234 Today 01:11 AM 2,396 8,571 Polls Start a poll and see what other people think ... 58 331 Music Business Discuss promotion techniques, marketing, starting and running a record label, and anything else relevant to help you move forward in the music business. tips [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 01:11:32
Blog: Crazy Pellas - Free Aca...

Monday's Music Briefing: Hands To Testify, McBride To Test & More

new CEO, there are a more executive changes at EMI including in A&R.(SV Insider) ... is a successful business. Elio has the passion, drive and belief in the future of the music industry to realise ... of EMI Music to lead the most exciting business transformation in the music industry. His career [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 15:30:34
Blog: hypebot...

LL Cool J - Exit 13

So a brand new reporter for illRoots, Maurice Clarke is going to bringing you reports live from NY, ... to meet one of Hip-Hop’s legends still doing his thing in the music business ... to do so. Eight movies! The music proves it. All in all, “Exit 13″ is good album. It’s a good mixture [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 20:06:44
Blog: illRoots ...

In an age of information, Vanity Fair puts Steve Jobs at #4

One thing Apple and its high-profile executives excel at is topping lists ... sits at #3. Vanity Fair praises the man who, " a fter changing the computer business with his Mac line and the music business with iPod, ... has completely upended the mobile business with iPhone [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 22:25:50
Blog: MacUser: Mac and Apple...

Hip hop Unsigned Musicians

(Main News and Information) A group of the top urban music executives have come together to compile the ultimate guide for those who wish to ... instant access to 100s of music industry contacts a real business plan that they can just fill in real music contracts a list of funding contacts secret radio promotion method and so much [more...]

Date: 2008-05-03 04:20:29
Blog: PRNN - News, Articles a...

Thursday Business Links: Report: MySpace Music in September

• MySpace Music will launch in September. "The new offering will enable MySpace members to listen to free streaming music as well as purchase song downloads, ringtones, T-shirts and concert tickets," CEO Chris DeWolfe told a conference yesterday ... is being planned for Irving Texas that will have a 6,000-seat concert hall. Live Nation will operate [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 14:54:35
Blog: Coolfer: Music And The ...

Why Sony’s BMG Deal Won’t Push EMI to Buy Warner Chappell

Some couples seem meant to circle each other for years, returning from dalliances with others to take up their on-again, off-again relationships: ... . That deal is widely expected to spur other music companies to examine their competitive position ... Music’s publishing business. A deal like that–suggested by Pali Research today–could help EMI [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 09:36:00
Blog: Deal Journal - WSJ.com ...

Kim Kardashian wants to be a singer now (Of course)

Kim Kardashian wants to break into the music business, and, honestly, I can't blame her ... music, so it would just have to be the right thing." If and when she pursues this, Kim has an all-star ... just wants a CD with her face on it. Okay, that's not entirely fair. I'm sure she'll at least say "Uh uh [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 14:24:08
Blog: Smuzzed ...

Ruh-roh: Concert Business Wobbling, Too

madonna.jpg The peanut gallery's advice to musicians goes something like this: Stop whining about music piracy! ... that there's a future for the live music business, after all. top tours - pollstar - Free Legal Forms See Also ... the business: Attendance has been dropping for years, and the only way the industry has been able [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 14:25:00
Blog: Silicon Alley Insider...

Kim Kardashian wants to be a singer now (Of course)

Kim Kardashian wants to break into the music business, and, honestly, I can't blame her ... music, so it would just have to be the right thing." If and when she pursues this, Kim ... just wants a CD with her face on it. Okay, that's not entirely fair. I'm sure she'll at least say "Uh [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 20:30:31
Blog: JournalHome: Create you...

CyberNotes: Grooveshark Lite - A Pandora/Last.fm Combo

Weekend Website It’s always interesting to see how many companies are up for the challenge of making a name for themselves in the online music industry. There are plenty of them with different business models and varying ... to listen to music. A fairly new service that we discovered thanks to Mashable is called Grooveshark Lite [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 11:00:12
Blog: CyberNet...

Experts Discuss The Role Of IP In Environmental Technology Transfer

Inside Views Contribute your views! Submit an Inside Views idea on any relevant topic to info@ip-watch ... is needed. I suggest that lawmakers aggregate the rights of songwriters, music publishers ... and innovation. Click here to read A New Business Model For The Music Industry Explained Bennett [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 11:00:29
Blog: Intellectual Property W...

Busy Signal

The sound of young Jamaica has been a constantly evolving, musical feast ever since local recordings began ... from the pack and define an era. Such artists are lightning rods. Their music tells a people ... . Busy Signal is still in his early twenties. He’s only been a professional artist for little over four [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 11:28:46
Blog: MusicRemedy.Com - Bring...

Brazil prepares to retaliate against U.S. cotton subsidies

The U.S ... , the lobbying squads from the drug industry, movie companies, and music business would be unleashed to pressure ... : going after movies, music, medicines and more. An article from Bloomberg summarizes the approach [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 03:20:20
Blog: The Ethicurean: Chew th...

eMusic rattles ISPs over legal downloads

The boss of Apple’s iTunes nearest rival eMusic has warned that recent deals struck between the music industry and UK internet providers could ... could lure customers away from well-known digital music sites by offering their own legal download ... digital music businesses." He claimed that the agreement inked in July between six UK ISPs, the BPI [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 15:24:33
Blog: Neowin.net - Where unpr...

McCain Oopsapalooza Tour 6

(Previous Oopsapaloozas here.) Wow. Just when you think the gaffes and missteps will die down, a few hundred thousand crop up again ... of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 15:01:36
Blog: MOMocrats™...

Sarah Palin meets Photoshop

Sarah Palin meets Photoshop ... wants to be a singer now (Of course) Kim Kardashian wants to break into the music business ... , if it was something fun. I love music, so it would just have to be the right thing.” If and when she pursues [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:00:33
Blog: Socialite Spotlight...

What's Your Favorite Love Song?

Music is an important aspect in my life. There isn't a day that goes by when I don’t hear it. It’s as important as food and water ... to there. We can recall specific instances in our lives with music - a graduation, prom, wedding, etc ... in my head. At one point in my life, I considered going into the music business, as a recording [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 22:53:00
Blog: Soul Meets World...

Gene Simmons to Speak at Industry Concert, Is Sued by Former Business Partner

Gene Simmons will be the keynote speaker at the Billboard Touring Conference on November 19 and 20 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Executive director Ray Waddell said "Gene Simmons' fingerprints are on virtually all segments of the music industry, particularly as it relates to the live music business. We are thrilled [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 22:29:00
Blog: Vintage Vinyl News...

Is It So Bad That Bono Does Good?

When the fabulously wealthy ask us wage slavers to pay attention to humanitarian issues, cognitive dissonance can ensue ... -- a Santa Monica attorney and politician who had been involved in the music business -- for some advice ... Bono in the ways of Capitol Hill. Kennedy recommended Washington lobbyist and social work degree [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:35:40
Blog: Listening Post - Wired ...

Midday Open Thread

The ladies of Heart have contacted the McCain/Palin campaign and asked them to immediately cease and desist from using their song “Barracuda” ... in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song ‘Barracuda’ no longer be used to promote ... , corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The ‘barracuda’ represented [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:44:43
Blog: AMERICAN NONSENSE...

More interesting than Radiohead

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty curious about the Girl Talk release. It’s getting a lot of attention, although nothing like Radiohead did ... of the press, radio, or music industry – Other reasons I’d love to see the results of that! Radiohead ... Radiohead thing was imperfect as an indicator of where the music business might be headed [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 11:17:53
Blog: murketing ...

Heart Wants No Part

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson aka Heart are so angry that their 1970s hit "Barracuda" ... , nor would they have been granted that permission." Sadly, though, copyright law might not apply ... as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 00:31:48
Blog: WOW Report...

Napster to Shareholders: Ignore Dissent

Napster (NAPS) this morning mailed a letter to shareholders advising them not to vote for three dissident investors - Perry H ... before “meaning they would require on-the-job training.” They also note that their work experiences “are irrelevant to a company in the highly competitive digital music business.” Napster says [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 17:42:54
Blog: Stock Market News, Opin...

Last.fm Compensates Artists, Unlike Some People We Know

Lastfm The United Kingdom-based social music streaming site Last ... of the MySpace music empire? And why should the future of the music business look even more bleakly ... .fm has made good on its promise to launch an Artist Royalty Program that gives music makers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 15:00:00
Blog: Listening Post - Wired ...

Austinites!

Hello Texans! So here I am in Boston, Mass. finishing my degree in Music Education and Business. But the boys and I (boyfriend and dog) are planning on moving to Austin in a year and a half. We think it's the best mix of good weather ... -friendly, etc! Well, we're coming to Austin in March for a visit, and we have everything planned [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 20:19:18
Blog: Toyota Prius Online Com...

On The Come Up

Posted by Bossip Staff Tatyana Ali is featured in the current issue of the “prestigious” King Magazine where she talks about being Black in ... . The same can be said about the music business, yet you’re still dropping a new album. I found ... s Kiss the Sky, MJJ Music when I was 16, and other people wrote most of the songs. I really wanted [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 16:00:51
Blog: Bossip.com Gossip for t...

"Summer Music Festival Business Heats Up"

Woodstock A fan's best chance to see live music this summer won't necessarily be scoring a ticket to a band's concert tour ... , announcing the lineup to the Austin City Limits music festival in Texas. Forbes ... . More likely, your favorite artist will be playing one of the summer's major music festivals [more...]

Date: 2008-04-15 22:07:16
Blog: brooklynvegan...

Net Neutrality as No 1 music biz issue

p2pnet news | P2P:- Until last November, in Canada, if you said Net Neutrality to most Canadians, ... Every month her Exclaim! column, “attempts to provide useful information about the music business,” she says, going on >>> But while covering royalties and music publishing and tips on how [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 16:59:43
Blog: p2pnet news ...

Cigars And Music: A Natural Combination

Cigars And Music: A Natural Combination Published in September 6th, ... that it’s a good thing everybody was too busy improvising to need sheet music. ... 2008 Posted in Music No Comments Perhaps it’s because there’s a close cultural connection [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 11:00:24
Blog: Iula - au pair general ...

Closing Bell Link Dump

The Fed blows it. MoneyAndMarkets Darren loses impromptu one on one battle with Kobe. SportsBiz The cultural permeation of books and music. ... Portfolio The business of comic book auctions. NYT Swimmer babe Amanda Beard sells her sweet California home. RealEstalker Credit card risk-based pricing is a myth. Consumerist Anheuser [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 23:28:00
Blog: WALL STREET FIGHTER | B...

Colorblind

The age old adage “two is better than one,” is personified by the dynamic duo Colorblind ... with his music was not his only goal in life, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business ... personalities to his music using various styles in order to create a sound all his own. P3 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 11:01:25
Blog: MusicRemedy.Com - Bring...

When Will the McCain Camp Learn?

I remember Bill Clinton's Inauguration. He managed to reunite Fleetwood Mac and had them sing one of my favorite songs, "Don't Stop" ... that they don't want their music used in the campaign. The latest pissed off artist? Heart, who issued ... in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 18:48:19
Blog: Mother Talkers :: Rants...

The Million DJ March w/ The Untouchable DJ Drastic & DJs Worldwide! (08.30.08)

For Immediate Release Contact: The Coalition Network Management Group Business Telephone: (718) ... forward to 2008, the music business has changed dramatically for artists and DJs alike. Only professional [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 00:26:14
Blog: Young Entrepreneur Foru...

Artist On The Grind salutes "LALA"

In 2006 a talented young beautiful singer by the name of LA LA moved from her home of Vancouver Canada to the rotten apple to follow her heart and ... . She is currently in the studio recording with various major producers (Bernard Belle, D-Moet), and DJ (Grandmaster Flash). La La is driven to become a success in this music business and Has [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 05:21:52
Blog: E.G RADIO ONLINE...

Part 1 of Big Bill & Little Sue

Tom came home excited. “Sue, I got the promotion!” he yelled as he ran into the house. “Great!” she called to him from the kitchen. “I’ll be out in a second and you can tell me about it.” Tom had worked in the music business ... promotion, Sue settled in for a day at home and later, shopping with some friends. About noon [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 04:51:25
Blog: Sex Show Stories...

Song of the Moment: Barracuda

The GOP quickly picked up on the high school nickname of Sarah Palin and started playing Heart's "Barracuda" at their convention, ... in a statement. "We have asked the Republican campaign publicly not to use our music. We hope ... in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 11:39:02
Blog: The Beachwood Reporter...

Music Ban: Nobody Cares.

I’m getting a few emails asking why I’m not talking about the newest music ban. I’ll make this very to the point. I don’t care. Truthfully? ... on the Shwekey/Josh Groban post. I had to chime in on this “what is Jewish music” business. I’ve said this at conferences over and over again — people really, unless a CD with the actual music [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 15:00:08
Blog: The Life-Of-Rubin Blog ...

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