I’ve sworn off linking to posts on sites that I encourage you to read, but this one is simply to significant not to. So, go read this if you’re at all serious about understanding and pursuing a career in today’s entertainment industry:
Terry McBride at Berklee | Future Of Music
A small teaser:
“As music returns to its emotional and social roots, McBride predicts a rapid change as we move from what he calls the “Digital 1.0” era into the “Digital 2.0” era where the accessibility of music and social media has grown legs and is now traveling with us on the train and down the street in the form of smartphones such as the iPhone”
Enjoy.
March 21st, 2009
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"If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on." – Lance Armstrong.
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Love this quote 'cause it's dead on: "What’s happened in the last ten years is kind of moot. The next 18 months will determine the future of the music business."
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All of us have peaks and troughs of energy at particular times of day.
March 5th, 2009
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Handy guide if you're attending the South by Southwest
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"Actors/Directors/Musicians and Comedy Icons Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are doing something they have never done before; performing a six week, 30 city multi-media acoustic tour without wigs and electric instruments."
March 4th, 2009
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Yeah, the music business is dying…
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Invoicing and time tracking are just a few of things you'll find help for in this post.
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Most artists will do their work at night, but you should be aware of the strain it puts on your body.
March 3rd, 2009
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"Why didn't the RIAA help the record industry figure out how to transform into an industry that would embrace and leverage file sharing?" Um, YEAH!!
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This advice for digital nomads is DEAD ON for musicians and artists. Read it to learn that "Your venture (whether online or offline) is not a business if it doesn’t have the following properties:"
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"You go out and go to work, using every resource of energy and imagination you have. The DMV is not going to bail you out. By and large, and with a few exceptions, you have to bail yourself out. Get to work." – Ben Stein
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"As a wise man once told me, now go do it! Hack away. The life you salvage might just be your own."
