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Making  a Demo Work  * Today's article was written by Brian D Hensley and offers some excellent advice on how to use a demo CD most efficiently and effectively.  As a band or as a solo artist, eventually you have to start thinking about making a demo CD for A&R reps, producers, production companies, and record labels to help market, fund, and traffic your music. Getting someone in the music industry to take the time to listen to your demo is not an easy task. Most demos are tossed in the garbage before they are even opened and if they are listened to, even if you only put three songs on the CD, most people in the music industry won't even bother listening to the whole thing. Don't take it personally; it's the music industry. But if you do have something special and you are ready to put together a demo CD in the attempt to get the attention of the music industry, there are some things you need to know to be successful in this venture. First, you have to take some tim...

Market Music Online  *Today's article was written by Devin RamirezDo check out Devin's website as well, where he offers a lot more information, free beats to download and more:  http://angelicvibes.com/beat-store-2 First and for most, you must have quality music. Unless you want to be the next Slim Jesus or Rebecca Black, you should have quality music that is worth listening to. Not only should your music have good content, but it also needs to sound professional and catchy. Social Media is a great way to market and share your music! You can literally connect with thousands of people in seconds! You should at least sign up to three different social media sites. It might be hard to keep up with more than three, so I advise you to stick with three. If you think you can handle more, then please sign up to as many as you'd like! The more the better. Stay active, but do not to spam! That just annoys people and can seem like you're desperate for attention. Instead of spamm...

 Music as Therapy “ The first thing that we realize when we choose to push play on recorded music is that we are actually matching our current state  …and when you do that you are making subconscious, instinctive about the music you listen to because it feels good, you become phase-locked to that music.   …So listen to the music that makes you feel sated, but once you’ve satiated that mood than you shift the music that will soothe you.  …At work you need to choose music to empower everyone and for health.  …Music therapy is able to promote wellness, manage stress, alleviate pain, express feelings, enhance memory, improve communication and promote physical rehabilitation.  ” ~ Judith Pinkerton Today’s quote originates from the  Conscious Discussions Talk Radio  episode titled:  Music for Therapy ~~  www.BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Intellectual Property for Song Writers *Written by Tony Joett - a celebrated Tanzanian vocal coach and newspaper columnist. His "Letters From A Vocal Coach" column is published in Business Times every Friday. He also offers Tutorial Video Clips on YouTube, and recommends High Quality Vocal Improvement Products on the Joett Music Blog, If you are a musician or songwriter, and you think you've got what it takes to write great songs for the international market, then it's about time you consider investing in intellectual property. This article will not only aim to expound on the term intellectual property, it will also elaborate on the three reasons why creating music is a perfectly viable business proposition in itself. And then I will tie all of that in with the advantages of learning the basics of singing to expand your musical horizons. So let's begin. You will probably be wondering why I specifically mentioned 'international market'. The reason is pretty...

Using Youtube In Your Music Career *Written by Gabe Shillinger, who invites you to "check out his YouTube - http://youtube.com/thisisthelegion or http://legionbeats.com for beats, hooks, mixing and mastering." YouTube has been a HUGE promotion tool for millions of artists and if you're not taking advantage of it, you're definitely missing out. YouTube is the 3rd biggest website it in the world (behind Google and Facebook) and it has become arguably the #1 way to listen to, discover and share music. The idea of consumers "owning" music is fading and being replaced by streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and especially YouTube. Convenience and cost are huge part of that shift, but "shareability" is also a huge factor. When we used to consume music solely through terrestrial radio, TV and physical media like CDs, it was really hard to share that music. Now with the click of a button, you can share it with literally millions of people. What does ...

Back in 2009, our talk radio was still going strong and we had the honour of interviewing many wonderful guests from around the world. Today we'd like to recommend the interview with   Craig Cortello and our topic of the day was: The Role of Music in Business .    While the archived interview is no longer available, here's an excerpt: “Statistics reveal that 85% of the people out there who have never played an instrument would have loved the opportunity to play one  …There is a great resource out there called Support Music ( www.supportmusic.com ) – teaches people how to go about promoting music in the community.  …National Association of Music Merchants ( www.namm.org ) also has a foundation that supports musicians and teachers… And Little Kids Rock ( www.littlekidsrock.org ) is another foundation that provides resources, instruments and support to teachers.  …I would say that there are a number of books that show that playing music affects a child’s...

Promote Music * Melisa Marzett   ( classyessaywriter.com ) composes great blog posts about music, business, social media and self-development  and has this to say about herself:  "I graduated from University of Phoenix, my major is marketing. But the second thing I always was interested in is writing, that's why I work as a writer now. Moreover, I write articles for various blogs, sharing my personal and professional experience. I cover various topics, including business, marketing, social media, self-improvement, lifestyle & health ."   With the help of internet and social media in particular, the new music stars appear every day. If you have a band or solo music project, you definitely want to be one of them. Of course, talent is highly important, but these are your promotional efforts that determine if you will be popular or not. And now you have more opportunities than ever - with the minimum efforts you can become visible and heard by tho...