Why I FAILED

TOO Funny

What did he say?

Birthday Greetings from Joe Cocker

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The Music Business is Not

From The Small Business Blog:

“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”

Van Morrison (b. 1945) Irish musician, The Times (July 1990)

Fix Your Follow Through

I HAD a terrific post that my remote tool choked on, so instead, jump directly to John Jantsch’s outstanding career guidance here. Yes he’s talking about marketing, but he’s actually laying it all out. As in: “fix your message, fix your follow through, and fix your hourglass first, figure out how to get bigger this way, and then turn the lead generation tap and prepare to witness a flood of growth.”

Read it. Think about it. Apply it.

Lifetime Value

My Son’s Band Spy Machine

My son’s band competed in a Nashville area Battle of the Bands tonight. Against bands older than them.

They won.

And I’m not at all surprised. They rocked the place.

Launch of Topspin

My thanks to TechCrunch for the heads up about former GM of Yahoo Music, Ian Rogers’ launch of Topspin. From Topspin’s about page:

“Our mission: To provide artists the tools they need to build successful businesses.

Topspin is a media technology company dedicated to developing
leading-edge marketing software and services that help artists and
their partners build businesses and brands. We help artists manage
their catalogs, connect with fans, and generate demand for music.”

Sounds good to me.

Rogers understands the networked world we live in and the necessity for companies/services like this. They have launched with a “select group of artists, managers and labels”, but will open up to everyone soon. Keep an eye on them - it could be well worth it.

The Right Use of Social Networking

Music and Business DO Mix

From NPR:

“All Things Considered, June 16, 2008 ·
Captains of industry, staffing their bands with top-drawer musicians,
are taking part in a series called Executive Sessions. It’s co-hosted
by Boston’s Berklee College of Music.”

Need I say more?

101 Very Funny Things

Before you read this, I should make the disclaimer that I married the girl singer in a band - just like my dad. Guess it runs in the family.

Enjoy.