Laptops or Desktops? If you travel a lot, go with a laptop. If
you’re at home a lot, go with desktop. Simple!
Mac or PC? If you want to work at the Hit Factory in NY or Miami
you’re going to have to learn to use a Mac. If you just want to
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May 30, 2008
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How do you hear about music? Do you listen to what the critics
say? Do you wait and see what comes on BET and MTV? Maybe you just
listen to what your friends say his hot? Try surfing the web a
little and looking for indie artists. Check out the [...]
May 30, 2008
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Nobody is going to give you a record deal. You have to prove you
can sell. In fact major record labels are cutting their own big
named artists who are not selling. Here is a list of all the
artists who were dropped by major record labels in 2007.
***Add Omarion to this [...]
May 29, 2008
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Having a degree can’t hurt, but the decision is up to you. Kanye
West enrolled in college, but then dropped hence the name of his
album College Dropout. Timbaland never went to school and Bill
Gates dropped out of Harvard. Clearly success can be achieved
without a degree. However, some people learn better in [...]
May 28, 2008
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Were you born in 1980? Did you listen to music now and think it
is completely void of talent and substance? You probably do. This
is because you are no longer a part of the age group Record labels
market to.
Record labels and many other companies market to teenagers because
they spend money. Most teenagers (not [...]
May 28, 2008
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In the 1970’s the music trend was Disco. In the 1990’s it was
Rap and now we have Dirty South. Listen to me young people, if you
can start a new trend you will be a legend. If you follow trends
you’ll be forgotten like Disco.
A good example of this is Run DMC and [...]
May 28, 2008
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A distribution deal is every recording artists’ dream.
Most record deals are every independent recording artists’
nightmare. However, most recording artists’ don’t know
it. Standard recording contracts require the artist
and or songwriters to give up song rights and publishing.
Song rights and publishing is where the money is.
A distribution deal is different. A major record label
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May 27, 2008
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In the music industry the most common seals of approval
are:
Grammy Nominated
Grammy Award Winning
Multi Platinum
Plantinum
Diamond
Industry Approved
By Jamille Luney
Music Analyst
May 27, 2008
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What matters is that it sells. Your friends may tell you it
sucks, a record label may tell you ‘it’s just not there’, and a
studio engineer might say the production is garbage. Don’t get bent
out of shape just prove them wrong.
The best way to prove this is through record sales. [...]
May 26, 2008
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This will help you with your online marketing strategies. New
York Times published this article on April 4, 2008. The article is
listed at the link below.
NYTimes Permalink Posted on Jamille Luney.com
Music Analyst
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/technology/04myspace.html?ex=1365048000&en=17881bc1d120351e&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
May 23, 2008
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