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Oh how far has Snoop come. From a youngster involved in petty crime in South Central LA all the way to the one rapper your grandma loves. Jay-Z might be the biggest brand in Hip Hop, but Snoop owns the title of most beloved rapper outside of rap’s audience. Props. Here he is on CNBC [...]

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Last week I wrote about patience, and I just had to share Thembisa’s excellent commentary on the common misconceptions found amongst new artists on being a star vs. being celebrity, which of course is extremely related to the idea of being patient. “[...]A generation of creative people and recording artists [are] impaired by what I [...]

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Most reactions to my mini post on Donald’s Passman’s classic “All You Need To Know About The Music Business” perhaps being less and less relevant in today’s music industry, asked the question: “Well, which books are you reading that are more relevant to strategies employed in the new and developing music business?.” Here’s a few [...]

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For those who aren’t yet following me on Twitter, an exciting/scary announcement. Exciting because it’s what I’ve essentially always worked towards, scary because I will now be completely on my own (with my amazing bands) and will be the only one responsible for my success or failure ha! There will be no love lost between [...]

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A CD spindle, now transformed into a bagel holder. Invented and photographed by Piwonka. Previously: Repurposing Pt. 3 Repurposing Pt. 2 Repurposing Pt. 1

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I’ve been hearing about ArtistData.com for a little while, and am very sympathetic to their core belief that “musicians should only enter data once.” I signed up a while back, but haven’t used it yet so I cannot comment on how well it works. I can, however, comment on the way they’re trying to spread [...]

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First of all, apologies for the lack of posts. I’ve been traveling a lot the last three weeks and laptop time has been limited. Getting back into it now! I hope you’ve been following me on twitter, which for some reason never stops even if I’m underwater or away from reception. This is a bit [...]

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Mr. Passman’s book was always considered the bible of the music industry. I haven’t opened it in 3 years, but it functions well as the base for my monitor. It’s a great book, a milestone in the business, but how relevant is it these days?

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As we’re setting up for next year’s Wakey!Wakey! single and album release I’m doing a ton of reading on nerdy topics like data-mining, data-driven marketing, pattern detection and more. In the process I’m learning a ton about how valuable traffic and data are in marketing music. Wired recently posted this video interview with Topspin Media’s [...]

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