What are the 4 Music Business Marketing Elements that every Musician promoting their music should know? We’ll get around to that in a few. But first, imagine your music product done? Your music is ready. You’ve got your song ready. Heck, you may have even went to DiscMasters and got a few hundred CD’s pressed and ready for sale. The [...]

  Are you are an up and coming; Recording artist, Produce, Music Publisher, DJ, Music Manager or Record Label?   The music business is full of talented people. If you’re reading this, I’ll bet you’re talented as well.  But if you’re looking to become a success in today’s music industry, you’ll have to have a competitive edge. A competitive edge [...]

I’m told by some that Drake is a “reverse rapper”.  Most successful rappers go to TV. Drake was a teenage TV star on Digrassi The Next Generation before his rap career took off. Either way, there is no denying DrizzyDrake is everywhere with the fan base to follow. So what are some of the secrets to Drake’s success in Today’s [...]

Although I’ve never been a real fan of Rihanna’s, the uniqueness of her voice makes her superbly recognizable. I can’t help but be impressed by her level of success in the music biz. I love her life motto: “Never a Failure, Always a Lesson” So what Music Biz lessons can an upcoming artist learn from of the multi-platinum International musician, [...]

“Imagine yourself as the person you want to be. Then live up to that image” ~Legendary Songwriter / Actor Kristoffer “Kris” Kristofferson. Fonzworth Bentley completed “C.O.L.O.U.R.S. (Cool Outrageous Lovers Of Uniquely Raw Style)”The recording was to be released on Sony Urban. But it was never released. It was not promoted (“shelved”). Why? His record label was “dissolving” underneath him. Who [...]

Today is the age of the “fail”. Can you believe that people actually search the internet for ‘fail videos’? Why Are We discussing Rebecca Black? Digital Music News Reported Ms. Black has sold $198,685 on YouTube and iTunes alone. (1) YouTube = $102,000 Plays approaching 102 million  (as of April 14th) at a $2 CPM, with a 50% content owner [...]

They say, “Those whom don’t plan to succeed plan to fail”. Those who succeed in the Music Industry have had a plan. Many Musicians wonder what makes a music biz plan work. I bet at one time or another, every recording artist, music producer, songwriter and music manager has wondered, “how do I make it in the Music Industry”. Well, [...]