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TOP L.A MUSIC SUPERVISOR LOOKING FOR URBAN MASTERS
- Published 9th May, 2008
New Opportunity at THE MUSIC BROKER NETWORK: Highly successful West Coast Music
Supervisor is looking for various Urban masters (R&B, Hip Hop,
etc.) to place in various Film TV projects. He always has a number of
projects on at one time so is really just looking for things that
interest him, rather than trying to fulfil a specific brief: if he
likes your work, he'll try and use it for future projects.
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How To Succeed In The Music Business. Part 2
- By David Wright
- Published 9th May, 2008
- Record Industry
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Whatever genre of music you’re in, you need to define your
definition of success. If your definition is ‘being a rich and
famous superstar’, then, well ‘good luck’... but if your
definition is ‘being a creative artist doing what you want to do
in life by sharing your music with those who will listen’, then
you should succeed. And if you’ve got the bottle to stick to
your own sound and style, your own beliefs of how your music
should sound, then you’ve even more chance of success in the
long term.
Recent Articles
Hit the top of the MySpace Music Charts
- By Richard Jay
- Published 4th June, 2008
- Music Marketing & Promotion
- Unrated
If you're an unsigned musician and you're NOT on MySpace, then you're doing something wrong. True, it may not be the most popular social networking site amongst certain groups of people, such as school children for example, but those stories you've probably heard about A&R people searching MySpace: they're actually true.
DIY Radio Promotion for Unsigned Musicians
- By Richard Jay
- Published 4th June, 2008
- Music Marketing & Promotion
- Unrated
Getting your music played on radio is an absolutely essential part of
building a following and bringing yourself to the attention of people
within the music industry .... but it can be very difficult to get
noticed by radio stations, who only seem interested in artists that
have sold millions of records !! Radio Promoters can be your best friend in this situation, as it's
their job to get new artists on radio stations nationwide.
How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet
- By Richard Jay
- Published 4th June, 2008
- Music Marketing & Promotion
- Unrated
As many of you will know, I've been a successful songwriter/composer & producer for over 10 years now. I took a break from writing music for a few years, but have recently started working on a few new projects. During my time "away" from writing, the Internet has gone from being a useful toolto absolutely essential .... and now, pretty much redefining the music industry as we know it.
Innovative Software for Lyricists & Songwriters
- By Richard Jay
- Published 4th June, 2008
- Songwriting
- Unrated
I've moved around the country quite a lot over the past few years:
5 houses in 5 years. In one of the first moves, I somehow managed
to lose a bunch of lyrics that I'd been saving for future songs !
That was really annoying ...
Now, if I'd been using Virtual Studio System's "Lyricist" software,
then that wouldn't have happened.
5 houses in 5 years. In one of the first moves, I somehow managed
to lose a bunch of lyrics that I'd been saving for future songs !
That was really annoying ...
Now, if I'd been using Virtual Studio System's "Lyricist" software,
then that wouldn't have happened.
How To Get Your Music in Film & TV
- By Richard Jay
- Published 4th June, 2008
- Songwriting , Music Publishing , Film/TV Music
- Unrated
I wanted to tell you about my new book, aimed at unsigned musicians just like you. It's called "How To Get Your Music in Film & TV" and is the only book of its kind. Published by Music Sales (the largest publisher of music books in the world) it gives you all the information you need to find Film & TV projects that are looking for music from unsigned artists ... and then tells you how to sell it to them.