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  • The 100 lb. Book of Rules In The Music Business...
    Entertainment Attorney Neil Sussman tells you what you need to know... in plain English!
  • Audio Production In The Abstract...
    Producer Steve Adamek shares the secrets of his success!
  • The State Of The Music Industry...
    Consultant Christopher Knab takes on the music industry single-handed!
  • Jack Endino
    "Godfather of the Seattle Sound..." Addresses Musicians Network ®

DotMusic Marketing Articles
by Christopher Knab,
FourFront Media & Music

  • Guerilla Music Marketing Suggestions
  • Tour Marketing Itinerary
  • Changes in the Way Music is Sold Over the last 30 Years
  • Income and Expenses For Musicians
  • Income and Expenses for Developing Your Career
  • Things To Remember About Record Distribution
  • Selling Your Music Online - Part Two
  • Selling Your Music Online - Part One
  • Becoming A 'Priority' At A Record Label
  • How Internships Can Help Your Music Career
  • A Music Business Revolution
  • A Record Distribution Test
  • Your CD Cover Is Your Most Important Advertisement
  • Copyright and Songwriting Basics
  • Planning Your Radio Promotion Campaign
  • What's a Record Label Deal All About?
  • How to Improve Your Demo/Promo/Press Kits
  • Distributor and Label Relations
  • Distribution Setups for Indie Labels
  • Tips For Working With The Music Press
  • Inside Record Labels: Organizing Things
  • What is Artist and Product Development?
  • Do You Really Need Your Own Barcode?
  • Music Industry Quotes To Live By
  • How Radio Stations and Record Labels Work Together
  • We live in an age of music for people who don't like music.
  • The Business Of Live Performance.
  • Promo Kit Photos.
  • The Different Kinds of Deals That Await Successful Independent Labels.
  • Career Planning Part 3.
  • Career Planning Part 2.
  • Career Planning Part 1.
  • Music and the Business of Music: Thoughts For the Aspiring Musician.
  • Music, Business, and Technology: Adapt or Die.
  • Your Record Release: Manufacturing and Cover Design Considerations.
  • Artist/Band Interview Form.
  • 35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label.
  • A Marketing Plan for Independent Releases.
  • Refusing to believe that art and commerce are inseparable.
  • Poor musicianship: lack of professional skills that make a master musician.
  • The belief that someone will come along and discover you.
  • Improper funding of recording and promotion plans.
  • Lack of a commitment from fellow musicians in the group.
  • The unwillingness to get down in the trenches and do grunt work.
  • Naive concepts and wrong beliefs regarding the reality of the music industry.
  • Discouragement...Quitting because of no support from people you think you need.
  • The fantasy of being a star is easier than working to be a star
  • So, what's so hard about making it as a musician?
  • Ch..Ch..Changes In The Music Business
  • "Let's Put On A Show!"
  • A Delicate Balance
  • Making Money With Your Music
  • Early Adopters, Middle Adopters and Late Adopters
  • A list of essential information for dealing with a record label and a radio station

  • HOME STUDIOS - TO FIT YOUR BUDGET:
    "If you are serious about making records, put together some kind of a home studio as soon as possible..."
  • DE-MYSTIFYING THE MIXER:
    "The mixing console is the most complex piece of gear in a studio..."
  • ANALOG VS. DIGITAL- A COMMENTARY:
    "This has been the great debate since digital recording became readily available in the early 1980's."
  • THE SCOOP ON MICS:
    "The microphone is the front line in the path to the recording media..."
  • MASTERING MASTERING:
    "You've finished mixing your album and a sigh of relief emanates from your body..."
  • EXPOSING THE COMPRESSOR:
    "Behind digital reverbs, this is undoubtedly the most used piece of outboard gear in a studio..."
  • HOLLANDAISE, BEARNAISE, REVERB, ECHO:
    "A long time ago in the land of studio, sweetening your production with echo (as it was called then) was an expensive, cumbersome, and one-dimensional effect..."
  • RECORDING ELECTRIC GUITAR:
    "Getting a great guitar sound in the studio can be elusive and frequently frustrating..."

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