MADE

Check out this pretty fascinating TED conference talk by a guy named Julian Treasure. He talks about the immense power of sound. The video is only 5 minutes long but it’s quite profound.
The guy’s basic argument is that we’re so inundated with all kinds of noises in our daily lives that we often don’t realize [...]

I wrote a piece a while back about 4 emerging trends in the music industry that will affect every music artist from here on out. In this piece, I want to focus instead on some more general trends in the way we do business and interact in society today that will affect every music artist [...]

Not all “friends” are created equal. I think that all the connectivity and interactivity that’s happening on the new Web is a wonderful thing. But it’s also a two sided coin. There’s a dark side to it. The social Web has become a diversion to many people who see it as this bright, shiny new [...]

I know. This is a controversial statement. Even a bit radical. Why would anyone want to let anyone steal their ideas? Doesn’t protecting ideas incentivize people to produce more good ideas? Well, yes. But that’s not the full story.
First off, let’s not pretend that stealing ideas is a new thing. It happens all the time [...]

One thing that the traditional music labels have always been good at doing is making money. One thing that the indie music world has always been good at doing is connecting with fans. In this day and age, I would say that the indie world has a definite advantage over the major labels.
But only because [...]

I read an incredible story online about a guy named William Kamkwamba who built a windmill out of junkyard parts  in a country ravaged by famine and poverty. I thought to myself, what would society do without innovative minds like this?
All great tasks are accomplished through hard work, steely will and ingenuity. We’re often bombarded [...]

After years in the music industry, I’ve figured out what the A&R can do for your music career… nothing. A&Rs are glorified road managers and bullshit peddlers to radio stations, whose sole purpose at a label is to act as a chaperone to the label’s Artists.
Hard to believe?
Think about it in terms of salary. The [...]