links for 2008-10-29
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Handy tool for you Last.fm users
whyifailed.com Blog
Help musicians and artists succeed since 2004links for 2008-10-28
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A fun little tool for your "oo, oo, I KNOW that song!" moments
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Keep an eye out for this one
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Find gigs and events to play for!
links for 2008-10-25
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Read this all the way through or you'll miss the best part.
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Musicians Twitter Roadmap by Ariel Hyatt and Laura Fitton
Is This What We Want?
So I’m watching the news tonight and seeing clips of reporters, Democratic Party officials, Joe Biden and Obama himself openly criticizing Joe The Plumber. They’re mocking him by saying “I don’t know many plumbers that make $250,000 per year (which isn’t what he said)” and several other disparaging things about him and his profession.
Excuse me?
Is this what we want from the leaders of a nation? An open attack on an average citizen simply because he asked a question they didn’t like? And by the way, please think review this issue in detail.
Review exactly what Joe asked Obama. There is NOTHING in that question that is wrong. It is a question we would all ask no matter what our income level is. And speaking of that, listen to the hatred being spewed at this man for “earning a quarter of a million bucks” a year (Obama’s words). You’d think this man was a murderer!
He’s an average hard working man who is exporing his options to better the future of his family by buying a business.
Which is exactly what our founding fathers had in mind when they declared independence from an over taxing, over governing regime. And yes, I’m hoping you’ll see the parallels.
links for 2008-10-18
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PHENOMINAL article!! Dead on accurate advice for bands and musicians. Almost as good as mine!
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This young lady is fast becoming one of my favorite journalists. Here's why
10 Mistakes You’re Probably Making
Just in case you didn’t catch this on my Facebook or my delicious links, if you have ANY interest to have a career in the arts GO READ Music Think Tank’s 10 Mistakes Bands and Musicians Make. It’s dead on, full of truth and honesty, and covers it all. I especially like reason #4 ’cause it’s what I’ve been saying since 2005:
4. Thinking The Key to Success is Musical Talent, Money, or Looks
Yes, if we’re talking about pop music, MTV, or the major label
system, a certain amount of a contrived “image” probably helps sell
records.
Obviously, money helps things. And it’s always good if you can sing.
But it’s not “image” that gets somebody on MTV, it’s marketing.
It’s not good songs that get people on the radio, it’s marketing. And
it’s not money, although it helps. It’s marketing.
You can play well, have money, and look like a model, but if you don’t have the marketing to back you up, none of it matters.
You know what? If you do have a good, solid marketing plan in place
(and you’re using it), everything else doesn’t matter so much.
Um. Well said.
links for 2008-10-17
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Food for thought
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It's your life after all
Blog Action Day – Poverty
Thousands of bloggers around the world will write about poverty today. Here’s my contribution:
Why You Should Be Wealthy
We live in a world that cannot make up it’s mind about money. And no group of people is more confused than the church. I personally believe this is a tragedy and I’d like to point out why. So here are my 25 reasons why I think you should be wealthy:
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Because you can.
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Because others can’t.
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Because others need you to be so…
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They can see your success and believe they can succeed too.
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Because righteous, rich and loyal Christians terrify the enemy.
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Because a 10% tithe of a lot is a lot.
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Because 25% or 50% of a lot is even more.
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Because there’s no way to legally become wealthy without helping a whole lot of people (and if you win the lottery, see reason #7). Wealth is gained by providing something people want and creating a company (jobs) to provide that something. Both of these activities help people. Period.
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Because the Lord gives you the power to gain wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 – But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.
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Because He hates poverty. Among others, here’s Prov. 10:15 – The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
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Because the bible says the following in Prov. 13:22 – A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.
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Because you’ll be free to spend your time how, where and when you’re truly needed instead of spending 50% of your waking life working for someone else.
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Because you’ll eat healthier and probably live longer.
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Because you’ll have extra food and…
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Extra cars and…
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Extra homes.
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Because someone you know is hungry, has a broken down car, or simply needs a place to go on vacation.
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Because you would be a Godly and kindhearted employer.
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Because you would be a Godly and kindhearted landlord.
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You’d have more peace in your life. I didn’t say happiness, I said peace (see reason #10).
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Because you could become more active in your community, town, state or country.
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Because money is a tool and…
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As a tool, it is either controlled by you, used against you, or sitting idly wasting away. Wealth is NOT about amounts, it is about control. It is about stewardship – which is really what this post is about (see reasons 1, 6-9, 11, 12, 13, 14-19 and 25)
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Because properly gained wealth is one of the tangible measures of how you’ve helped other people. This sounds controversial, but it’s not. What I mean is IF and WHEN you help people (see reason #8) you will gain wealth. For some reason, this repels people from moving forward in life. They keep their goals small so “people won’t think I’m greedy and selfish.” Sorry, but if you have the next Microsoft, Cancer treatment, Automobile Engine or local restaurant idea inside of you and you don’t let it out, THAT is being selfish and greedy. And DON’T apologize if letting them out gives you reasons 6, 11, 12, 13-16 and 18-21 in the process.
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What have you been given? This is much deeper than reason #1. That is not simply about effort but about living out the big dreams God has placed in your heart. The ones that make you excited and terrified at the same time. The ones that cause you to think “what if” and “no way” in the same breath.
My hope is that you’ll put “because you can” with “what have you been given” and become a #5. And isn’t that what you really want to be?
links for 2008-10-15
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If you've ever wondered why to join a company, this could help
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""We are focusing precisely on that area of the music industry which promises growth," said Hartwig Masuch, the chief executive of BMG Rights Management in Berlin." Could be a smart move
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The answer is yes.
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There are three powers at work in our lives. The first two are unity and submission. This is about the third: words.
Faith + Risk = Life
By William James:
“In human life, although we only see our world, yet encompassing it a
still wider world may be there; and to believe in that world may be the
most essential function that our lives in this world have to perform.
The “scientific” life itself has much to do with maybes, and human life
at large has everything to do with them. Not a victory is gained, not a
deed of faithfulness or courage is done, except upon a maybe; not a
service, not a sally of generosity, not a scientific exploration or
experiment or textbook, that may not be a mistake. It is only by
risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And
often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only
thing that makes the result come true.”
We must risk if we are to live at all.
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