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The Opposite of Branding

Posted on October 17th, 2011   No Comments   |   Scott James

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Sales Tip From a Street Performer

Posted on October 17th, 2011   No Comments   |   Scott James

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What is Crowdfunding? by Rob Lawrence

Posted on June 15th, 2011   1 Comment   |   Guest

In the old days, even Beethoven had to source funds to compose and play.[...]

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What’s Your Video Policy?

Posted on June 7th, 2011   3 Comments   |   Scott James

I recently went to a show at a small L.A. venue called the Baked Potato. The band was phenomenal. One of the best guitar players I’d[...]

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What is “Music Publishing”?

Posted on May 31st, 2011   1 Comment   |   Professor Pooch

Click Here to: Listen To the Audio “PoochCast™” When most people think of the word “Publishing”, they think of “Books”, and that a Publisher sells books. Well, at[...]

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Some Music Business Red Flags!

Posted on May 17th, 2011   No Comments   |   Professor Pooch

Click Here to: Listen To the Audio “PoochCast™” I always seem to be dealing with Contracts – and there’s so many types and variations of contracts[...]

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Top 8 Mistakes New Bands Make

Posted on May 16th, 2011   1 Comment   |   Jessi Frey

I have had the privilege of sitting as a judge on the largest annual Band Competition in Finland. It has 200 bands attending every year, and[...]

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Is Gigging a Waste of Time?

Posted on May 2nd, 2011   15 Comments   |   Jessi Frey

The first advice everyone gives to a band is to throw as many gigs as possible, anywhere and everywhere. I would like to stop for a[...]

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Putting Up Flyers – Old School Style

Posted on April 20th, 2011   5 Comments   |   Scott James

With computers becoming more and more a part of our lives it’s easy to completely forget about some of the things we can do off-line to[...]

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Why Every Rockstar Needs To Learn Marketing

Posted on April 18th, 2011   3 Comments   |   Jessi Frey

Let’s take a quick trip to the past and rewind a few decades. Back then people would go to school, get a job, stay loyal to[...]

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