identify the 3 tips 1. raise eyebrows, 2. lower your jaw, squeeze your butt for power. - this actually seems like the formula for soiling your underpants.

2 qualities of a great songwriter are 1. Patience 2. Being among the willing

Metallica's latest effort does alot to crank up the volume but not the quality.

If you grew up with "rules" rooted around practicing then you might wanna re evaluate if those rules are helping you or hurting you. Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

Guns N' Roses hit with a copyright lawsuit. Songs stolen from indie musicians.

You may not get to a million followers on Twitter, but it is worth taking the time to see how the top 10 musicians on twitter are using the service.

pt 2.

Okay, so your an independent artist, more power to ya. You write, produce, record and distribute your own tracks, but how well is your music being received. Major record labels have numerous methods to track the performance and popularity of their music. Soundscan, and Billboard are some of those ways. But once the music reaches the consumer thats when the metrics come to a screeching halt. Luckily now as an indie musician you have many ways to track your music, some ways actually rival those of the record labels. You can now monitor your brand, and even statistics such as how much time my audience spends listening to my material, and what songs are shared the most in their network.

Pt. Oscillator Pt. Drum Buddy

We can't stress enough the importance of building up your song library. Organization is as much part of the process.

Great Songs aren't written, they're re-written.

a few tips on how not to approach a music blogger.

Infringement Insurance Policies for Songwriters

AOT (Artists On Twitter) helps people connect, like bands and artists, technologists and music entrepreneurs.

Internet Radio Stations Rejoice.

If you ever had a project that required sound effects, you could either wait for it to start raining or your baby to start crying and then whip out your tape recorder. Or you can visit Songle. Songle is a massive database of sound effects, that you can use to help give your song writing projects that little bit of extra.

technology should be used to help create new business models

A strong news hook is essential for getting media exposure

Have you embraced the free.

Touring tips