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Don Was offers up knowledge and opinion on liner notes and credits in the new digital distribution age. Don Was on iTunes and the death of liner notes Originally posted 2010-12-18...
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Do What You Love and Brace Yourself
I’m behind in my blogs, but I have a really good reason. Music work is going great. No really…I know what you’re thinking. But it’s been crazy lately. The bands are working. There’s tons of great stuff happening here at the Live...
Read MoreCollaborate or Die
While in London a couple weeks ago, an interesting story happened that set my best friend and I into commiseration mode on one particular aspect of being a musician: collaboration. I won’t tell it here, but let’s...
Read MoreIt's Not Your Money
I’ve been accused in the past of being verbose. For the non-English literature folks, that means I’m wordy. Wordy, wordy, wordy. I like words and I use them. Too many of them for some people. But whatev. This is my blog and I’m...
Read MoreHow Musicians Are Using Social Media
A panel of musicians, marketing executives and media professionals joined the UN Foundation’s Executive Director of Global Partnerships Elizabeth Gore to explore how musicians and other celebrities can use social media to...
Read MoreThis is Your Career on Sex
I told you we were going to have fun here next time and I hate to disappoint people. Everybody bring their party pants? Oh, good. Yep, today – in a blatant attempt to crash the old L2P servers, we’re talking about sex. As in...
Read MoreGot Protection?
It was been said that your songs are like your children. You give them life. You help guide them along. You watch them grow. And, when they reach maturity, you try to find them a good home. Read More Originally posted 2010-08-04...
Read MoreFilm and Television Music, Part II – The Way
Last week in Film Music, Part I: The Challenge, I talked about what I thought to be the biggest newbie mistake for musicians interested in film and television music: believing that it’s easy work to get and you don’t have to pay...
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Spokes in My Musical Wheel – Chapter 3
Making up another spoke in the wheel that keeps the music machine alive are the creators of the...
Read MoreThe Wheel Turns
I’ve been around this music “magazine” thing for a few years now. You can probably figure that out by the fact that i actually used the word “magazine.” So, more than two decades ago I did a...
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Musical Travel Adventures – Chapter 4
Touring around the world, whether for festivals, concerts, or seminars, I have known for some time...
Read MoreHot Guitars Are Cool, but Hot Guitars Are Not!
I’ll set the stage by saying that I decided to record my latest CD, Hula Girl Highway, (released July 29th) in Nashville. As you can imagine, a lot of pre-production work goes into maximizing efficiency when recording a...
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