Song Placements Blog

Theres been a lot of talk about how to survive the music industry, what social networks you should be on and online distributors you should be with but the simple truth is that the music you create is much more important than your current method of distribution. So i challenge you for 2010 to step your game up partner with that one drummer and create amazing music, be relentless and most importantly get out of the house and book some shows. Paying or non-paying, it doesn't matter if your the right person for this, the money will come.

Practice is something that all great musicians submerge themselves in. Its not looked at as chore but as a necessity for sharpening ones strengths and talents. What better way to sharpen your skills than a fun exercise. Homegirl from the howtopractice blog challenges you to a game of opposites attract, that forces your brain to go against the conventional to strengthen the conventional.

Radio is starting to have an uphill battle with digital media. The car radio as we know it is losing its monopoly, and this could mean big news for internet radio stations, iPods and hard drives. The new wave seems like its how many itunes playlists can you get in? Radio used to be an 18 billion dollar monopoly, but predictions have it only sitting at 8 billion by 2006.

RIP Imeem. Today in HOLY F*%^$ WHAT JUST HAPPENED, Imeem a favorite among many music enthusiasts has just evaporated, in a deal that has Myspace music acquiring "certain assets". Myspace plans to leverage imeem's industry leading technology and their snocap service. Right now Imeem users are left on their face with no other option to sign up to Myspace. How do you feel about Imeem disappearing?

What are you pretending not to know? The musicpromotionblog has a great piece on pretending not to know in your music career. It all boils down being afraid of success.

As more musicians become producers with the help of their oh so advanced audio software sound quality is actually steadily improving with each update to pro-tools. Pro-tools or no Pro-tools did you know that there is no real correlation between audio quality and music sales. At least this is what this chart is supposed to prove.

I've been hearing some chatter recently about underground music going the way of the "black guy mohawk"-out the door. one definition of Underground music is music that refers to a variety of post-1960s rock, pop, or dance subgenres that developed a cult following despite their lack of mainstream. Even though music can't hide from the internet I still believe that because of the pressures put on todays bloggers and DJs to "play for pay" or "go where the money is" that underground music can still live and thrive and evolve on the internet. Hopefully we can help increase the underground network by strengthening long distance ties between musicians and their fans. Everyone is now the underground musician. Music will go back to its purest form where the main inspiration for doing it is the love and the respect.

A new radio study has noted that radio reaches 77% of adults over the age of 18 on a daily basis. Thats more than twice the daily reach of CDs, five times the reach of satellite radio (15%) and six times the reach of iPods and Mp3 players (12%). What they fail to mention is that record labels buy out all of those slots.

Are you a the visual type? I am, thats why this chart comparing all of the online music distributors is freakin awesome. If your new to the world of online distribution then let this chart be your roadmap to thousands if i dare say millions of sold songs.

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It's Time to Call Your Manager Out. What exactly is the role of your music manager? The reason we're asking is because unfortunately for the music manager there has been a role change that has slowly been taking place over the past couple of years. No longer should your manager be concerning themselves with getting you signed, rather they should convern themselves with developing and unlocking true value for their bands. READ HOW http://songplacements.blogspot.com/search?q=manager+

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Eric Beall recently made a trip to Amsterdam to partake in the Writers Camp sponsored by Holland's equivalent of our ASCAP/BMI/SESAC and Harry Fox Agency, BUMA STEMRA. While on his visit he actually made time to experience the Vincent van Gogh Art Museum, which he calls "a career retrospective". While browsing the Art and reading the personal letters between Van Gogh and his brother Theo, Eric was able to see numerous parallels between Van Gogh the painter and all of us who write songs and make records. Here are 3 of those parallels outlined here for you. 1. Where you are now is not where you are going. 2. Where you're going will be depend upon your willingness to challenge yourself with new opportunities, and by the people with whom you choose to surround yourself. 3. Ultimately, it's not about where you are, or where you're going. It's all about the journey. To get a more elaborate explanation of these 3 parallels head over to Erics blog to read the full article.

Do you use a Gibson guitar to craft your hit songs? If you do then FREEZE your under arrest for aiding in the smuggling of illegally imported wood. The manufacturing facility of Gibson guitars in Nashville was recently raided by the police, who took computers, files and other things to build evidence that Gibson shipped illegal rosewood from Madagascar via Germany.

Applying the Record Label Model to the Indie Artist You may already be familiar with the online world of myspace music and facebook pages, and the offiline world of shows and radio play, but as George Howard puts it "Err too far online, you fail. Too far offline, you fail". In order to be successful today you need to achieve the perfect balance between online and offline marketing. Eleetmusic's Kevin English outlines how to use the four R's (Radio, Road, Reviews and Retail) of the "Not so new record label model" to capture the audience statistically proven to be more receptive to trying to new things. College students.

Songwriting goes International? Youtube is taking major steps towards making their database of millions of videos accessible to the deaf, hearing-impaired and those individuals that don't speak english. There technology can insert captions in 51 languages, meaning that listeners world wide will soon be able to enjoy the cleverness of your songwriting.

How Effective is your Word of Mouth. So you have this great Album that your going to showcase tonight at your newest gig. Once the crowd heres your inspiring melodies and awesome rifts the word should spread about your magical compact disc right? Well Openforum blogger Yvonne DiVita begs to differ, she believes word-of-mouth is manufactured, not born. Here are 5 effective ways that you can manufacture your word-of-mouth through positive actions.

Rolce-Royce and Mecedes-Benz extend commitment to HD Radio Get your autotune ready to cover up any imperfections in your voice. Rolce-Royce and Meredes-Benz USA are extending availability of its premium HD Radio feature packages to more of its newest automobiles, with the goal to bring superior sound quality and clarity to all of their 210 models. That includes the E & the E-Class coupe, the CL, CLS, S and the SLK. If your particular about sound quality this may be a blessing and a curse.