BARENAKED MARKETING

For Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, the decision to go 'green' is proving popular with their younger environmentally conscious fans.

The band tour in bio diesel buses and trucks, use bio degradable cups, real plates and even have a plan for recycling their old guitar strings.

This independent band who were formerly signed to a major label now have greater creative and marketing scope as an indie band including recycling their music.

Read here, all about the new environmentally friendly incentives and marketing tricks of the men who are Barenaked Ladies.



[Resource http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/lifestyle/story.html?id=060932e6-76cb-45d4-b941-f6661d62be08]

GET PAID FOR PRACTICING

Here's an article I came across that tells you how you can do just that. Get paid for practicing. It was written from the personal experience of Kevin Brown, a saxophone player who has spent the last 36 of his 40 playing years, getting paid to practice.

This is well worth a read for some ideas. Read it here.

[Resource http://geoffandwen.com/blind/newsarticle.asp?u_id=17473]

MUSIC BUSINESS RADIO WANTS YOUR DEMO

Music Business Radio does a podcast show each week. They play and review 6 or 7 songs in each weekly episode to a worldwide audience as well as industry guests.

They accept music of all genres and you can send your Cd to:

Tuned In Broadcasting
ATTN: Music Business Radio
1310 Clinton St. Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203

You can subscribe to the free podcast here


[Resource http://www.indiemusician.com/music_business/2007/02/music_business_.html]