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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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Music Business Money-Making Secrets

Why is it that some people in the music business make tens of thousands of dollars a year, while others wallow in poverty most of their lives? Is it because the rich ones are just plain lucky? Or because they were born into a musical family with clout? While these easy-road explanations might be … Read More

Home Demo Recording

How well-recorded do my demos need to be? Great question. We get it all the time. The answer is actually very simple. For song pitches, the recording can be much less "produced" than it should be for artist pitches. Some people believe that a song pitch demo should leave some room for imagination … Read More

Increase Your Odds of Getting Signed

Most artists dream about getting signed to a recording agreement, yet few know anything about the record company personnel responsible for discovering new talent, what these people look for in an artist, and where and when they look to find it. You might just find that the first step to getting a … Read More

Ten Tips for Building Stronger Songs

If you want your songs to stand the test of time, you have to build them solidly from the ground up. These are ten things you'll need: The cornerstone: a unique title, a dramatic situation.The title is the emotional center of the song. Come up with as suggestive a title as you can, one that … 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

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Free Tips & Music Lessons

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Management Services

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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

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