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Internal Politics Killed The Record Labels
A friend forwarded me this excellent article in the LA Weekly about the decline of the A&R Rep. It’s a somewhat nostalgic piece for me because I tried my hand at the music business several years ago with some friends. In the process, we got to meet quite a few A&R people. They were all [...]
Continue reading...Four Important Music Industry Trends You Need To Follow
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The degree to which the music industry has ignored the future is criminal. It’s hurt a lot of people. It’s confused a lot of Indie Music types. Including maybe you. Think about American Idol. Here’s a hugely popular show that propagates the dusty old notion that music is still about “getting signed.” That notion is a [...]
Continue reading...5 Things Labels Did That You Shouldn’t
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Kanye West has perhaps one of the fattest egos of any human being on Earth. He was once asked what the greatest pain in his life is. He replied that his greatest pain is not being able to see himself perform live because he’s “God’s Vessel.” Let me admit that I think there’s nothing wrong with [...]
Continue reading...The Secret To A Successful Record Label
Monday, January 5, 2009
The reason most businesses fail isn’t because business is risky. It’s because many business people do risky and stupid things. Business, especially in the Internet age, really isn’t all that risky. Time is the main investment. I’m always shocked at the number of people involved with an indie record label in some way who don’t fully [...]
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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