Month: May 2012

Loyola University Forum with A&R VP at Concord Music Group Nick

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Nick Phillips is Vice President of A&R at Concord Music Group, one of the world’s largest independent record labels. In this clip, Nick talks about his entrance into the music industry, working with artists, the future of the music business, and many other insightful music business-related experiences and thoughts.


Queen – “One Vision” Documentary


Trina Shoemaker Explains the Art of Producing

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Engineer and producer Trina Shoemaker sits down with ArtistsHouse to discuss her career as a producer and engineer, explain what a producer’s role is in a recording session, assess what qualities make a good producer or engineer, and more. She also demonstrates proper technique when miking a guitar cabinet.


Marketing Plan Tactics For Independent Musicians – Part 1 of 3: New Album Preparations

Chris Hacker here, I create Marketing Plans for artists at Cyber PR® and really enjoy working with my many clients. I’ve noticed a huge problem though. Artists call the Cyber PR® offices all the time looking for us to promote their new album, totally fine of course, but the problem lies in that many of…


Big Fish Funk Soul Horns Review

http://soundsandgear.com/big-fish-funk-soul-horn-library-review checking out a funk soul horn library from Big Fish. Chopping samples and making a beat in NI Maschine


How to Book a Tour: Unconventional Advice

There’s plenty of advice out there for booking a tour. In fact, I’ve written on it a few times (including this step-by-step guide). People generally talk about the same kind of stuff: how to approach a venue, where to book, promoting, etc. However, I want to cover some of the territory that people don’t talk…


Pensado’s Place : #58 – Bob Power

In the 58th episode of Pensado’s Place, Dave and Herb are happy to welcome legendary producer, engineer, composer, arranger, performer, and educator Bob Power!


Adele’s ’21’ Passes 9 Million U.S. Sales, Hits 64th Week in Top 10

he Adele train just keeps a-rollin’ this week as her “21” album moves back up the Billboard 200(up two spots to No. 2) with a 31% gain (101,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan). The mega-successful “21” also surpasses 9 million in U.S. sales too, becoming only the 29th album in the SoundScan era (1991-present) to…


At Universal Music Group, There Are Roughly 25 Executives Making a Million Dollars or More

That’s according to estimates shared by a pair of sources, both of whom agreed to disclose top-level compensation details with Digital Music News.  Astonishingly, the number of Universal Music Group executives making annual salaries in excess of $1 million used to be well over 30, but that heady-headcount is decreasing as financial pressures increase. Accordingly,…


Young Listeners Turn Off Broadcast, Tune Into Internet Radio

A recent study has found that Internet radio listenership is on the rise — and while digital device usage may have something to do with this increase, it’s harder to pinpoint social media’s role. The study, commissioned by the digital audio advertising network TargetSpot, found that 42% of U.S. households with broadband Internet listen to…