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Become Your Own Gig Booking Guru

Do you have trouble booking shows? Are you playing for the wrong crowds? Do you send email after email with no response? It's tough being an independent musician – booking your own. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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7 Tips To Getting Things Done And Moving Your Career Forward

Even with the tremendous availability of music business advice on blogs and in published books, many musicians still struggle with getting things done and climbing to that next level of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Adventure travel, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Standard Identification Number, AVERT, Borg (Star Trek), Disc jockey, International Standard Book Number, publishing, United States

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Kosha Dillz: Top 10 Places To Be At #SXSW2015 To Advance Your Everything

SXSW is starting and you're all about promoting your 5000 fliers and 100 cds and I get that, but if you could give 20 handshakes and connect with people you could elevate. Continue reading

admin on 03/16/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: AEG Live, Airbnb, Album cover, Anonymous (group), Ariana Grande, Austin, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, New York City, south by southwest, Texas

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EDM Giant SFX Reports $350 Million Loss

Robert Sillerman saw vast profits in EDM and said he'd bring those dollars to Wall Street. But as the company's latest financial report shows, despite an impressive list of acquisitions,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A State of Trance, depreciation and amortization, Disc jockey, Earnings before interest, Earnings per share, Electronic music, Net income, North America, Pro forma, revenue, SFX (magazine), taxes

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Berliant & Varner Exit Collective, Launch Revelation Management with Red Light

Managers are the centerpieces of most artists' careers; and their importance has only grown as record label dominance has waned. This week, two top managers decided it was time for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adidas Originals, Al Stewart, Alternative Press, Alternative rock, Animal print, Auditorium Shores, Plain White T's, Stone Temple Pilots, Talent manager, Twitter

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Couch By Couchwest Proudly Presents The Exact Opposite Of South By Southwest

Can't make it to Austin? Too smart to go during SXSW? Couch By Couchwest (CXCW) has been offering an alternative to the madness for five years running. Where? In the living. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 03/12/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Bands Shouldn’t Practice. They Should Rehearse.

When you are a touring musician, going to practice and rehearsing seem like the same thing but its not. How do you know that you are getting the most out. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 03/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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“Listen To Music No More Than One Hour A Day,” Advises World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has issued a warning against listening to too much music too loudly after releasing figures showing 43 million people between the ages of 12-35 already suffer. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 03/06/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Merchbar Launches Hot Merch Charts To Track Top Merchandise Globally

Merchbar, the platform that hit the market last September to provide fans with merchandise offerings individually curated to their unique personal taste has launched the Merchbar Hot Merch Chart.

Nia R Jones on 03/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alabama, American Staffordshire Terrier, Aretha Franklin, Artist, Blake Shelton, Bleeding Love, country music, Dolly Parton, Facebook, Whitney Houston

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5 Common Gig Booking Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid

We're all busy, right? You'd think inadequately written inquiries would be a rarity but, unfortunately, they're sent on a regular basis. Avoid making simple gig booking mistakes with these 5 pointers.

Guest Post on 03/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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