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• REVIEW: “Volume 1” by Bogie, Kaufman and Mann

  Released last month by Figure Ground, Volume 1 is the first in "An Archival Series of Live Instrumentals," an ongoing collaboration of off-the-cuff recording... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Visualizations, Affirmations And Your Music Career

  Something a lot of successful people talk about is the importance of making a clear step by step plan if you are trying to develop whatever project you are... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• New Media And Your Band

  For a long time people have always had a basic understanding that if you want to succeed in the world you need to embrace new media. New media is, at the end... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Communicating With Your Fans

  I want to talk for a little bit today about knowing your audience and dialoguing with them on a level that they can relate too and want to be a part of. This... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cover Art And Your DIY Band

  Cover art is a tricky thing. In some ways it is the most important aspect of an album because as much as we don't want to admit it people DO judge albums by... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Economic Models, Ray Dalio and DIY Music

  So I'm working my way through Ray Dalio's Principles right now and thus far it has been an enlightening read. The book actually recommended that I spend some... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Build Relationships With Journalists For Your DIY Band

  My background comes from music journalism. I did this for years before I ever made a buck off the industry or even made a buck from my writing. It gave me a... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rising Tides Lift All Boats – A Primer On DIY Music

  This is an important one that I think if we all paid a little more heed to we would all be better off. The idea that if we all pool our resources then we all... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Name 5 Record Labels – I Dare You!

  Here's a new litmus test I've been using in order to help bands determine if they have reasonable goals to develop themselves within their scene. It's an easy... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Alternate Ways To Pay – Maximizing Profits At Your Merch Booth

  Something that routinely shocks me is the fact that so few bands are able to accept a variety of payment options at their merch table. Even groups who you view... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Defining Expectations And Reading Contracts

  So I just saw a pretty major band that I used to manage broke up. And they broke up because the singer decided to be whiny and was upset that even though his... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Running Your Music Marathon

  So I'm currently reading Ari Herstand's fantastic book, How To Make It In The New Music Business, a collection of smart and relevant pieces about the state of... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Being The Man: The Importance Of Networking at DIY Shows

  You know what amazes me? The fact that I have been a fixture on the Northeast metal scene for pretty much my entire adult life and I can still meet people who i... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 12 Promoter Theory

  12 promoter theory is a tricky thing, but also what I have based a lot of my tour booking experience around especially for lower level bands. It is the belief... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Being A Twitter Power User

  Twitter is, in my estimation, one of the most underrated tools in the world of social media. That's because it's a helluva lot more complicated than most of... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• On The Decline And Fall Of Gibson

  Gibson is going bankrupt, the whole world is talking about it but no one seems to be as happy as they should be. Or at least none of the majors. When it comes... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Quincy Jones and the Fractalization of Music

  The Quincy Jones interviews that went up a few weeks ago really got me thinking. They were all over the internet and were noted for killing a few sacred cows.... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Questioning The Industry

  Countless flights, infinite late nights, scars, girls, beers, parties, tears, screams, running from the cops, making new friends, longing for death, making... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Building Your Underground Cred

  Previously on this blog I've talked a little bit about how you are your scene and how you are the sum of the people you associate with. If you're hanging out... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Having No Zero Days

  I'm sitting here on a plane next to one of my favorite vocalists, hell the vocalist of two of my favorite bands about to watch him go play a reunion show with... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC