Music publicity has changed drastically in the past few years. Gone are the days when just having a CD was considered a shoe-in, and gone, too, are the days where staying on the road for 6-10 months a year guaranteed a good living. Here are the days of Pro Tools, cheap CD manufacturing (or DIY...
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Here are 10 recommendations for strategies that can lead to success in music, and in life, which are excerpted from the Online Course taught at Music Power Network.  Take them with a grain of salt.  With this new decade comes the promise of digital music, the power of the entrepreneur and the tools to...
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As we roll in to 2010, the selection of band-friendly social media tools is growing. Say goodbye to sporadic MySpace updates and incomplete tour information on Facebook. There are now more options for sharing your music with fans and empowering them to share it with others. Since MySpace Music has failed to show much...
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Boomy or Thin-Sounding Mix The most common problem I hear with mixes is uneven levels throughout the range of bass frequencies. This can present itself as either a thin-sounding mix or a boomy one. Some mixes sound alternately thin and boomy in different sections of the song. The main culprit behind a skewed bottom end is...
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More than a decade after we first fell in love with the high-socks and half T-shirt music video which made us fall in love with Britney. She knew how to be a pop teen princess and how to build an image. “It’s Britney Bitch!” Britney has earned herself as a pop music ringleader. Circus was her...
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Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance”, “Pokerface”, “Love Game”, and “Paparazzi” all became international hits, producing more number 1 Billboard Pop songs chart singles than any other first album in history. The Fame has sold nearly 5 million copies worldwide. When she brought dance music to the pop scene, “Gaga has changed the horizon of music on...
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