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| In This Issue First of all, as I type this there is a war going on. This forum is to talk about all things music related, so I won’t really touch on “the war.” My only point will be as you stress out over learning new songs, people have bullets and bombs zooming by their heads (and it kind of puts things into perspective). This issue we deal with a few sites for the ladies. We have an
"improved" Spotlight artist page as I was able to "interview" a
tremendous talent in Maria V (her story is almost as phenomenal
as
One of the most promising new singer/songwriters of the year" ~Keyboard Magazine "a sweet and beautiful voice" ~ Music Connection "Her piano-based pop is melodic and unique" ~ Onstage Magazine With a voice that is absolutely hypnotic, it is no wonder that
her music is being used on “The Real World” as well XM satelite
Radio. Her openly emotional songs have huge hooks and memorable
melodies. Marina's soft, quirky voice, injected with a subtle
Russian accent, provides an experience you will not forget. Read Dave's "Interview" with Marina V
Questions From/For the Group.Giging Outside Your city & Online ConcertsIn
getting to know the current Spotlight Artist” Marina V I noticed
that she will be participating in an online concert. This is
scheduled on 3/28 and can be viewed by going here
I also noticed that Garage Radio (an old friend of the MCC and the
newest affiliate), is getting ready to have an online
concert On April 8th. Kill By Inches (the heaviest band on the indie
scene) will be performing LIVE from the GR studio! According to
their website, they will be webcasting LIVE streaming video of the
event via Quicktime for broadband users. You can even contact
garageradio.com to set up your own concert on the net. The next questions comes from Sue. Sue, Some other ideas I’ve heard of is “Gig Swapping.” Now straight up, I’ve never done this –so if YOU (reading this) have help me out. Apparently you find a band that wants to come south, and you want to go north. You set it up that they do one set to “open” for you and you do the same for them. This acts as an “Audition” for the new bar owner. Depending on the set up, you either pay for free, or take part of the cut. If you are playing for free, at least you’re only playing one set (and have the rest of the night for other activities). Realize a club owner may not let this idea fly. They have to take your word that this band is good (which is why it’s a good idea to do this with a band you have checked out). This is where the old technique of "explaining in a fashion showing how they are going to benefit" comes into play. This might include: Two bands for the price of one.
C’mon Cooler Friends Help Sue Out. I’ll be putting Sue’s question in the Message Board, or you can send an e-mail to answer. Battle of the bandsHaggis is
still our reigning “champion” (special thanks to Endever for
participating). It was a tight race, but in the end, Haggis made a
GIANT push to win. In the last two weeks I’ve been marketing the
promotion, and we have some new folks taking advantage of the cheap
publicity. Haggis will take on Contact High in
the "Hard Rock" category. Christine Martucci will take on Tycoons in
the “Rock” category. In the "Alternative" category we have “Large
Marge” going up against Exhibit F. In the Metal category we have E.
X. Vortex going up against Morning Glory. Hey Ladies(Internet Sites For the Female Musician)Here are some sites specifically designed with the female rocker in mind Gogirlsmusic.com Here is a site for anyone with a female in the group. GoGirlsMusic.com, is the oldest online community of independent women artists (started in 1996) GoGirls produces the GoGirlsMusicFest and GoGirlsRock! Madalyn Sklar started GoGirlsMusic.com with a vision of bringing together other indie women musicians from around the country and world. They have a list of coming events. This is nice as you can see what is available before you submit your $35 registration fee (Needed to be included in the shows, and other opportunities). You can pay by credit card or use your paypal account. If you are looking for free stuff. The site has interviews with different artists, reviews, articles and more. They recently added a feature called gigpage where you can pay less than 5 bucks a month and have your calendar on your site (no need to learn programming, or search for a fee java script). Guitar Girls http://click.topica.com/maaaWDXaaWQJSaaaaaab/ Sparklecraft.com
Fact: the music business is full of weasels. They feed on the excitement of new (naive) artists, get them to sign a poor contract, and milk them dry. Well this book shows you the business from many including the artist, producer, label, and lawyers side (and more). From assembling your team of managers, lawyers, producers, to payola and kickbacks, to copyrights, publishing royalties, sneaking lawyers tricks Moses Avalon covers everything in great detail. Typically when a book is this thorough there are parts that you end up skipping as it doesn’t apply, but Moses insights of the “squeezing”, back stabbing, and shenanigans kept me glued to every page. If you are thinking that life would be great if you could just
get signed to a major label, you REALLY need to read this. Moses
shows you how you can sell 1,000,000 records and still owe
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It turns out he has worked with Warner Brothers, Atlantic, and BMG.
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