The band are amped up. They’re flat-out excited. A producer had come to see them play, loved the show and agreed to produce some music for them. This is an exciting moment in any band. We hashed out the basic plan before the Johnny Walker ran out. Was this their big break? Perhaps. Time will tell. It also could be the wrong move. No one will know until years from now. One thing I have seen repeated with every band that succeeds is the series of small breaks that lets the band climb to the top. This is the true system to becoming a star and a working musician
Retired Rock Manager/Producer
Twenty five years of music biz madness... advice and stories for free...actual help with your music career not available..........Best of Luck.....
Further thoughts on why Major labels suck….
This morning I had a conversation with a musician friend about the demise of the music business. It’s interesting to note that some people are still arguing that the music business still exists. This is complete lie. The days of the huge labels controlling a massive industry are over. The labels that remain are pale shadows of their former selves. How did this come to be? It’s simple. They did it to themselves.
In the late 1980′s and early 90′s the music business underwent a format change. Vinyl records became obsolete and the CD became the new format. For the major labels (names like Columbia, Warners, RCA, BMG, Arista etc) this brought in a deluge of unearned money. It’s important to understand why this money wasn’t earned.
Lesson #16 How to create an all ages show (pt 2)………..
This is part two of a blog that will cover the basics of how to set up your first all ages show. In the first section you picked out a couple of other bands that we can invite to play on the show so we can turn the gig into a real show instead of just a glorified practice for your band. Then you scouted out some possible places that you can rent as the concert hall/gig space. Finally I covered some basic tips and warnings about cops and fireman. OK, go back and read it. Now let’s move on.
Lesson #12 Let’s talk about Royalties (pt 2)……..
In the last post I mentioned that people pay royalties for the USE OF THE SONG. The song itself is the property. This is not to be confused with the recording of the song. The recording is a different piece of property. Think of it this way. You buy a dvd of Termintor 2. Does that mean you control the use of the movie Terminator 2. Of course not. You just have a copy of it. The company that paid for the movie owns the rights. Well behind those Hollywood dudes is a writer, the guy that wrote the script. He may still own the script. That writer is like the songwriter
