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What They Don’t Teach You In School

What’s more important, elaborate demos or a concrete plan that incites industry insiders to listen to your music — and sign you to their label? Michael Laskow distills chapters on these subjects into a Cliff Notes of practical advice.

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How To Present Your Demo

Here is a checklist that will maximize your chances of getting heard and respect the listener's time. https://youtu.be/ftuJHlVhY5c 1. Never send more than three songs unless specifically requested otherwise.Demo listeners like watching the "in" pile diminish and the "out" pile grow as … Read More

Developing Your Management Skills

Many of you out there are truly interested in becoming a Personal Manager—if you could only figure out how. Well, here's a great, inexpensive and surefire way to develop those managerial skills and see if you've got what it takes. First, find an unsigned artist/band that attracts your attention. … Read More

Music Business Attorneys

A good, honest, knowledgeable music attorney is an invaluable asset to an artist, and an important part of his Pro Team. Music attorneys serve many functions, the least of which is shopping tapes to the record companies. And because nowadays the top attorneys in the business (you know, the ones who … Read More

Recording Equalization Tips

Equalization is the term used to describe the process of changing the balance between high and low frequencies. Equalizers allow us to selectively boost and/or cut specific frequencies or bands of frequencies. With regard to equalization of the instruments you are recording, you must first assign … Read More

Writing Television Music

I recently wrote about recognizing opportunity and then seizing it. In this article, I'm going to make it even easier for you. I'm going to show you the fastest, cheapest, and easiest way to make money with your music. I'm surprised you haven't figured it out for yourself yet. You stare at it … Read More

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Production Services

Ardenwood Sound & DVD:dedicated to bringing you the highest quality Production Sound Mixing, Audio Post & Audio Mastering for your film, video or music project. Their primary concern is delivering the best location sound you can hire along with related services such as Hollywood-style DVD … Read More

Free Tips & Music Lessons

Acoustic Guitar Lessons:Guitar Tricks is 45 guitar instructors with over 2500 online guitar lessons in one massive site. Online guitar lessons use video, mp3 and guitar tablature so you can learn guitar at any time of day or night. Lessons cover every major style including acoustic, blues, … Read More

Music Resources

3000 Records - Independent Record Company:an organization that operates as a independent record company and offers Music Promotion Services to other labels and independent Musicians 8x10PromoPhotos.com:Wholesale publicity & promotional photo reproduction, 8x10 glossy duplication, photo … Read More

Songwriting Resources

Blogging Muses:a tips and tricks website with articles that help spur creativity in songwriting Songmaker's Salon:take the tour of original song lyrics, free e-books, useful music related links and some free verses Jai-Jo Music:renowned songwriter and songwriting coach, Jai Josefs can help … Read More

Management Services

A.K. Music & Talent Agency:brings artists from the entertainment industry together with those searching for new talent; featuring video clips, MP3s, artist profiles, and complete booking capabilities they prefer their listing in Showcases Black Dog Promotions:an aggressive, fast growing, … Read More