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Saturday, July 28, 2007

STAGE FRIGHT

Live performance is part of the deal for most musicians but what if fear overcomes you every time you have to play a gig?

Stage fright or 'performance anxiety' are fairly common for even some well known entertainers.

Here are some practical strategies you can use to make your performing life a little easier.

Check out Overcome Your Stagefright


[Resource http://www.tips.com.my/Article/Musicians---Overcome-Your-Stagefright/65025]



Thursday, July 26, 2007

WHO REALLY WRITES THE SONGS?

As a songwriter who aspires to write songs for other artists , here's something I came across that I find slightly concerning. A CNN Entertainment article called "Ok, who REALLY wrote that song"

According to this article it's common practise for professional songwriters to give a co-write credit to the artist/singer who will be releasing the song. A co-write credit without the singer having actually made any contribution to writing it. It apparently gives the singer more credibility as an 'artist' if they "write their own material". Maybe this is common only to the top 40 style pop market.

This of course leaves aspiring professional songwriters with a possible ethical dilemma.

Would I personally give away an un-earned song writing credit for the privilege of having my song performed by a 'famous' singer. The short answer is probably (and possibly sadly) yes. At least initially if it was a way in and it was a way to get my song across to a ready audience, I would probably be prepared to share a songwriting credit with a singer who hasn't contributed a word or note.

Being a professional songwriter is a business. Getting to write for an established artist who along with their record company has the power to make you a lot of money and establish you name is the trade off. It's using leverage. Songs are where money is in the long term and once you are established you have more bargaining power in your hands and can negotiate better deals.

I welcome other songwriters and what they think of giving away a writing credit.

[Resource http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/25/music.whosreallywriting.ap/index.html?iref=werecommend]


Thursday, July 19, 2007

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR MYSPACE PAGE

An attractive and well designed MySpace page is essential if you want your page to stand out.

Ideally you should aim to have a page that makes people stop and listen to your music and read about you or your band.

As you may have noticed, there are no instructions for how to customize your MySpace page and many people opt for some of the free MySpace layouts available.

But if you want something a bit different...here's a worthwhile tutorial for indie musicians who already have a MySpace page or would like to set one up.

You'll learn how to set up a basic site, change colours and a background, manipulate text and add some graphics.

Click here for a step by step guide to customizing your MySpace profile




[Resource http://www.webreference.com/authoring/design/MySpace_Band/]


Thursday, July 05, 2007

HOW TO HELP YOUR FANS HELP YOU SELL YOUR MUSIC

Do your fans love your music? Why not let them help you sell it - with a twist.

Invite your fans to sign up for a FREE account with GoodStorm then upload your music onto a nifty little widget gadget called 'MixTape'.

MixTape can then be uploaded on your fans website and/or MySpace page. Visitors can then listen to and purchase downloads generating revenue for you and your fans :-)


[Resource http://music.goodstorm.com/