Category: Musician's Advice
Parametric EQ - Simplified Use Of...
| Posted on April 14, 2010 at 10:47 AM |
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James Lee Stanley
My sister Pamala (www.pamalastanley.com) and I were talking about mastering and premastering and she was telling me how she had to go thru an entire stereo master track and take down the kick drum every place in over modulated. I asked her why she didn’t just use a parametric eq and dial in the offending frequency and then diminish tha...
Music Marketing Tips
| Posted on April 14, 2010 at 10:45 AM |
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David Hooper
Sounds simple, and perhaps you're wondering, "Do what now? I don't know what to do!!"
The answer to that question was best answered by Ray Bradbury, when he said, "Jump off the cliff and you build your wings on the way down."
The Best Way to Be Successful at Anything
Being successful within the music business is a lot like learning a new language......
Paul Williams Visits the OC
| Posted on April 7, 2010 at 12:09 PM |
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David Sachs
"I don’t know how to do this, but something inside me does.” These words portrayed a re-occurring theme as legendary Hall of Fame Songwriter Paul Williams visited Orange Coast College (OCC) Wednesday, in a presentation abou...
Music Promotion on CNN
| Posted on April 7, 2010 at 12:07 PM |
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David Hooper
A band called Handsome Furs partnered with Sub Pop and CNN to do a Web series about its tour of Asia. Band members filmed it themselves using Flip cameras.
Get more info here.Any touring band should be doing this!
What is an Anchor Gig?
| Posted on April 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM |
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James Lee Stanley
I just did something that I don’t believe I have ever done before. I saved the Saturday night of the tour because I knew I was going to do it at a club where I always do extremely well.
While I contacted them first, I never heard back from them as I put the tour together, but I kept moving forward in faith, knowing that it was going to work out. ...
Serve the Song, Part II
| Posted on March 31, 2010 at 11:49 AM |
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James Lee Stanley
Today I am finishing up my taxes and can get back to my new solo recording, Backstage At The Resurrection. And one of my goals when I return to it, after not hearing it for almost a week, is to see what I can take out; what I can do to simplify the recording and still leave it happening.Why Do You Make Music?
| Posted on March 24, 2010 at 3:12 AM |
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David Hooper
Just read this post about book marketing, which I feel has some interesting thoughts that pertain to the music business. To paraphrase...
Are you doing music as a hobby, profession, or
business? Your answer makes all the difference in the world.
S...
Stage Fright!
| Posted on March 24, 2010 at 3:11 AM |
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James Lee Stanley
I am on a plane back to Los Angeles after attending the Northeast Folk Alliance Conference (http://www.nerfa.org/) , as many of you already know.At the conference I had the opportunity to perform on their mainstage. The best thing about that is that nothing is competing with the attendees attention. That’s the only thing scheduled.
Serve the Song
| Posted on March 17, 2010 at 12:43 PM |
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James Lee Stanley
One of my oldest friends is a wonderfulsinger/songwriter named Stephen Bishop (www.stephenbishop.com). I methim through a mutual friend, John Jarvis, a fabulous keyboard player,with whom we were coincidentally writing for the same publisher,William H Morris, and we were both signed to them by Steve Morris. Sowe had to connect, you see?
And what we use to do when we werecoming up, was get together and show e...
Read Full Post »How Do I Price Myself?
| Posted on March 10, 2010 at 2:11 AM |
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James Lee Stanley
I got an interesting post from a friend in Chicago today that is something that we all to consider. How do we price ourselves? By that I mean, how much do we ask for ourselves? How much should the ticket price be; our guarantee; our percentage? And how do we determine what that is?
First of all your value to a concert promoter is how many people you can bring in an...
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