From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Eye Of God

This post has nothing to do with the music business, but I just wanted to share it with you guys.

How To Get A Music Manager & Booking Agent

If you ask 100 independent artists what they need in order to take their career to the next level, most of them are likely to say that they need a good manager, or that they need a booking agent.
Problem is, about 99 of them probably don’t understand what a manager and booking agent really does, [...]

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Who’s Your A&R?

In the video below, producer, Isaac “Ike Dirty” Hayes III, discusses the current state of A&Rs and the need for record labels to recruit A&Rs with a musical background.

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The Making Of “My President Is Black”

Music production can be incredibly challenging to get into; especially when technology has made it possible for nearly anybody to have a fair shot at it. But whether you’re learning to produce in a music school or learning on your own, nothing can replace real, live examples of music you listen to every single day.
Earlier [...]

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DJ Toomp Discusses The Business Of Production

In this impromptu video, the man himself, DJ Toomp, discusses the business of production and making it as a producer.

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What You Can Learn From Ryan Leslie

I’ve been waiting for this album for years. And when I say years, I mean, before his YouTube channel became a hit and before anybody knew who Cassie was.
I remember first hearing his music before he signed with Casablanca; some artists I knew had signed a deal with NextSelection at the time and R. Les [...]

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