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links for 2009-02-28

• Kevin's Remarkable Learning Blog – A weblog of Kevin's thoughts, ideas, and lessons learned regarding learning on every level. Read Kevin's Remarkable Learning blog today.
  Ask yourself: "Do I have a goal that I'm not making the progress on that I would like to?" Maybe TV is the reason…
  (tags: life success personal_development)

links for 2009-02-27

• TPB trial witness: file-sharing not bad for music business – Ars Technica
  WOW!!!
  (tags: musician music_business marketing music)
• 10 Things You Could Do Better Today | chrisbrogan.com
  10 simply put but insightful tips to changing your life today.
  (tags: life success personal_development)
• 8 Harsh Truths that Will Improve Your Life – Dumb Little Man
  (tags: life success personal_development)
• Sharing Setlists From Concerts Has Never Been Easier
  I'm not sure how musicians should interact with this site/service, but I'm convinced you should.
  (tags: musician music_business marketing success)

links for 2009-02-26

• The Republic Project Puts Musicians in Control of Their Content
  "…with the Republic Project, artists will have their own platform where they can sell their albums directly to fans, create and monetize their own video content, blog, and participate in artist and fan chat sessions."
  (tags: musician music_business marketing)
• Seth's Blog: Reinventing the Kindle (part II)
  A brilliant set of business and marketing models that music can/should use too!
  (tags: musician music_business marketing)
• Apartment Therapy Chicago | How To: Make an Inventory of Your Home … And Use It to Declutter
  (tags: tools life)

links for 2009-02-25

• Why iTunes Pass is a Great Idea
  "you buy the pass for a particular band for a fixed fee, and you receive all their stuff – singles, remixes, exclusives, videos – as it appears on iTunes." WOW!!!
  (tags: musician music_business marketing)

links for 2009-02-24

• Can He Save Rock 'n' Roll? – WSJ.com
  "Irving Azoff Wants to Concentrate Power in the Music World Like Never Before; Bruce Springsteen Objects"
  (tags: musician music_business marketing music money)
• LESSONS ME connects students with professional music instructors
  "LessonsMe.com brings together students of all styles and levels with Pro Teachers. LessonsMe.com was built from the input of music and voice teachers around the United States. There is no catch or gimmick, and no agency to go through."
  (tags: musician music_business music)
• 18 of the Best Music Tumblelogs
  "The tumblelogs featured here are using the eclectic medium to creatively express and share their passion for music. "
  (tags: musician music technology tools)

links for 2009-02-21

• U2’s New Album Debuts on MySpace Music
  "The latest release from arguably the biggest band in the world, the “No Line On The Horizon” album will be available exclusively on U2’s MySpace profile until March 3rd."
  (tags: musician music_business marketing music)
• Former NiN Drummer Takes Album Promotion A Step Further
  A MUST READ FOR ALL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS! This is too cool…and funny
  (tags: musician music_business marketing)
• Social Networks: NutshellMail Consolidates Social Network Alerts into Scheduled Emails
  "Email consolidating web application NutshellMail takes the inbox-overloading status updates and sends periodic emails with a quick snapshot of everything you missed."
  (tags: technology tools socialnetworking)

links for 2009-02-20

• Social Music: 5 Essential Tools for Marketing Your Band
  "Besides the obvious sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, musicians should leverage the opportunities available to them via the sites listed here."
  (tags: musician music_business success marketing)

links for 2009-02-17

• 10 Predictions for Radio's Next 5 Years – MTT – Music Think Tank
  Yes they're just predictions, but they're worth consideration.
  (tags: musician music_business technology trends)
• 7 Great Ways To Track Your Progress Towards Your Goals – Dumb Little Man
  "Tracking progress is important if you want to ensure that you are on the right path." and here's a bunch of ways to do just that.
  (tags: tools life success personal_development)
• Social Music: 5 of the Best Free iPhone Apps
  (tags: musician music technology tools)
• More Corey Smith – UGA Lecture | Future Of Music
  (tags: musician music_business marketing music)

links for 2009-02-14

• Seth's Blog: Music vs. the music industry
  I quote this on my blog today and link to the post but this is so IMPORTANT that I'm linking you to it this way too. I wish I could make you go read it, it's that good.
  (tags: musician music_business marketing money)
• Social Music: 5 Ways to Find Concerts Near You
  "We’ve handpicked five fantastic services that put your concert needs first."
  (tags: musician music technology tools trends)

“Greatest moment in the history of music…”

Eloquently stating something I’ve been saying for years, Seth Godin brings his take on the current state of affairs in the music business. Here’s a quote:

“The music industry is really focused on the ‘industry’ part and not so much on the ‘music’ part. This is the greatest moment in the history of music if your dream is to distribute as much music as possible to as many people as possible, or if your goal is to make it as easy as possible to become heard as a musician. There’s never been a time like this before. So if your focus is on music, it’s great. If your focus is on the industry part and the limos, the advances, the lawyers, polycarbonate and vinyl, it’s horrible.”

And that’s not even the good part. If you are serious about a career in the arts, go read the rest. In fact, subscribe to his blog.