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Music Publisher's Send President-Elect Trump Their Wish List
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Many in the music community have argued that the Obama administration has a too cozy relationship with tech, particularly Google. Could a Trump team be better for the music industry and the creative community? David Israelite who helms the National Music Publisher's Association hopes so, and laid out a wish list in a letter to the president-elect. Dear President-Elect Trump, As the association representing America’s songwriters and music publishers, we congratulate you on becoming the 45th President of the United States. ...
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8 Ways To Get Back To Work Post Election [Kosha Dillz]
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In this set of tips, rapper Kosha Dillz suggests eight different ways in which artists and creatives can get back to work and on track once again in the wake of what has been a decidedly disruptive election season. Guest Post by Kosha Dillz I think the time is the time. Now is the time to be more focused then ever. I have done a stark analysis and it seems that my entire Facebook friend list is unfriending each other, as well as ...
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4 Great Music Business Quotes
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In this compilation of quotes, major industry players such as Don Passman, Snake Sabo, and Amy Porterfield share some powerful and important pieces of advice on finding success while living a life in the music business. Guest post by Rick Goetz of MusicConsultant At Music Consultant, we’ve interviewed hundreds of leaders and visionaries in the music industry. Below are some powerful words of wisdom! of Everything You Need to Know about the Music Business, on what successful artists have in common: “They ...
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What A Donald Trump Presidency Means For All Musicians And The Music Business
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Now that post-election shock is fading slightly, many musicians and industry professionals are wondering what effects there will be on the music industry when President-Elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Guest post by Kevin Erickson of the Future of Music Coalition When President-Elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he will be charged with leading a deeply divided nation. And on many issues important to musicians, we still have very limited information about his views and positions. Future of Music Coalition is a ...
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Why The Rebirth Of Liner Notes Matters For Music
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In the old days, consumers of music were able to flip through liner notes of an album in order to ascertain precisely who was behind their favorite tracks. Now, after a digital hiatus, new technology could once again make this information, plus more, easily accessible once again. Guest post by Deborah DeLoach, VP at VeVa Sound Until about fifteen years ago, it was fairly easy to tell who had produced, recorded, and mastered an album— just flip through the gatefold or ...
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Discover Lyn Stanley: New CD In Development "Looking For Angel Eyes"
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Frank Moten
“To Lyn-A Great Talent!” –Sammy Nestico He chose these words to inscribe Lyn Stanley’s copy of his autobiography. Music was always part of Stanley’s life. Her mother was a spirited jitterbug dancer, her father was an enthusiastic amateur jazz pianist and her grandfather was a trained opera singer. Despite this grounding in the arts, Stanley’s mother steered her toward a corporate profession. College, a communications degree, a Ph.D. program, marriage, a successful businesswoman and later a competitive ballroom dancer took ...
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Librarian Of Congress Fails To Alert Oversight Committees Of Massive Abuse Of Copyright Loophole By Google, Amazon [Op-Ed]
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Owing to a convenient loophole, Google and Amazon are enjoying selling off the world's music without the inconvenience of having to pay royalties to songwriters. This recent exploitation comes partly, it seems, courtesy of Carla Hayden, recently appointed Librarian of Congress, writes Guest post by Chris Castle of MusicTechPolicy [OP-ED] The Librarian of Congress? You may ask what in the world does the Librarian of Congress have to do with the music business? The answer is–more than you might think, mostly due to the ...
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What We've Lost In The Age Of Streaming Music
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Here Paul Cantor laments the lost age of downloadable mix tapes, bootlegs, and artist catalogues as well as other forms of content no longer available on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music, plus the the demise of the blogs which once contained them. Guest post by writer and producer Paul Cantor I have been searching wide and far for a series of recordings that I’m certain, were this six or seven years ago, I’d have no trouble finding with a simple Google ...
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