Top Earning Dead Musicians In 2013

Top Earning Dead Musicians In 2013

It somehow seems appropriate to share Forbes; list of the top earning dead musicians on a day called Black Friday. Almost making the $7 million cut were Richard Rogers and George Harrison, who earned $6 million each and earning just a touch less were Tupac Shakur, Frank Sinatra and Notorious B.I.G.
The Top Earning Dead Musicians In 2013 are:

5. Jenni Rivera ($7 million)
4. John Lennon ($12 million)
3. Bob Marley ($18 million)
2. Elvis Presley ($55 million)
1. Michael Jackson ($160 million)
Forbes figures are based on pretax earnings from October 1st, 2012 through October 1st, 2013. Management and legal expenses were not deducted, and estimates are based on information provided by lawyers, agents and others along with data from Nielsen SoundScan, the RIAA and Pollstar.
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Do the opposite

Ask yourself: "What does everyone else do in this situation or when faced with this problem?" Then do the exact opposite.

I have experienced this very same problem myself. I work in a cold storage warehouse, and our boss has to go on production points, and the thing is I know a lot of people cheat when it comes to getting their points for the day but yet If I try myself I always get caught by my boss, and it forces me to do the opposite. I know it's not fair but yet, I have a job, and I like it so I know I have to make do with what I got or look for another one. Either way that's how it is.

Forbes List Of World’s Best Paid Musicians 2013

Forbes List Of World's Best Paid Musicians 2013

Forbes has released a new list of the best paid musicians of the last 12 month. Forbes looked at income from June 1st, 2012 through June 1st, 2013, using data sources including Pollstar for live concerts, the RIAA, Nielsen SoundScan, managers, lawyers and many of the artists themselves. The took into account ticket sales, royalties for recorded music and publishing, merchandise, endorsement deals and other business ventures.

24. Tiesto $32 million

23. Pink $32 million

22. Tim McGraw $33 million

21 Katy Perry $38 million

20. Red Hot Chili Peppers $40 million

19. Rolling Stones

18. Dr Dre $40 million

17.One Direction $42 million

18. Jay Z $42 million

17. Rhianna $43 million

16. Muse $43 million

15. Roger Waters $44 million

14. Jennifer Lopez $45 million

13. Calvin Harris $46 million

12. Paul McCartney $47 million

11. Diddy $50 milliom

10. Kenny Chesney $53 million

9. Beyonce' $53 million

8. Elton John $54 million

7. Taylor Swift $55 million

6. Justin Beiber $58 million

5. Coldplay $64 million

4. Toby Keith $65 million

3. Bon Jovi $79 million

2. Lady Gaga $80 million

1. Madonna $124 million

The Forbes rankings reflect pretax income of living artsits before deducting fees for agents, managers and lawyers. Read the full story here.

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Kanye West Doesn’t Just Need Cosigns For His Genius. He Needs Money For DONDA!

Kanye West Doesn't Just Need Cosigns For His Genius. He Needs Money For DONDA!

Kanye West may actually be the hardest working ego in show business today. And he also may be building to a gigantic meltdown cause he's been giving off lots of business-related sparks of late and I'm seeing despair and depression ahead. Louis Vuitton still won't meet with him. Silicon Valley wants to meet but won't date. And everybody he attacks seems to slay him so easily with dumb humor you just have to wonder how much longer this can go on.

Kanye West has really tried for a long time to break into the fashion industry beyond the Kanye-branded products for popular brands which he's also approached seriously. But it just hasn't gone well as he's regularly reminded us.

Years of boiling rage and frustration finally caused him to lash out at Sway who started out the show laying on the superlatives so thick one wondered when Sway would start passing the plate for a We Worship Kanye Fund. Seriously, if Sway makes you angry, then you've got problems, Son.

Kanye West's Failed Search for DONDA Funding

But maybe Kanye's starting to melt cause Silicon Valley's also turned down his courtship, according to Valleywag.

Apparently Kanye West invited all these digital overlords to a proposal ceremony or something? You probably know more about it than I do.

And he's been meeting with them and asking for advice and investments related to DONDA which he hopes will "become a trillion-dollar company that completely disrupts the fashion industry."

His pitching style is getting poor reviews:

"If you see his behavior, it's so erratic, he's not focused and kind of all over the place."

Supposedly he's also telling people in the Valley:

"I'm the next Steve Jobs."

To cap things off, he didn't like Tony Hsieh's advice and started talking smack about Zappos selling "shit product." So Zappos served him with a toilet joke and a multilayered reference to "Paris" that even managed to skewer the avant garde pretentions of current pop stars (R.Mutt will tell you).

That little episode nicely connects his rejection in the high fashion world with what will turn out to be his rejection in the tech investor community. Those VCs and tech ceos love to give advice even when they don't know anything about what you do. Why would they want to meet with Kanye now?

So now his only friends in Silicon Valley are people like Ben Horowitz, who's still posting rap lyric intros on his VC blog like that was cool, and people that are out to take advantage of Kanye or seek easy publicity.

Looks like tough times for Kanye's dreams of DONDA.

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How Creating a Set List is Exactly Like Creating a Mix Tape for Your Girlfriend

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How Creating a Set List is Exactly Like Creating a Mix Tape for Your Girlfriend

A Guest Post by Crowd Audio

There is this scene in “High Fidelity” with John Cusack where he obsesses over the perfect mixtape to give to a girl.

It might be in the book, but in my memory it’s still played by John Cusack because he’s just so good at being confused, flabbergasted and cool, all at the same time.

But you need to take care when you’re making a playlist for your girlfriend. You can’t just mess around with that without some serious brainstorming. And you definitely don’t want to accidentally put a song on there that’s a reminder of your last relationship.

Girls pick up on that because they know they’ve never heard the song and they’ll put two and two together. Because they’re smart like that.

And you need to put the same amount of care into structuring your set list for your next show. The DIY musician blog over at CD Baby has some good points on choosing the right songs in your setlist, but I’m looking at from a different standpoint. The set list has to convey a journey. It has to be a show. Therefore it has to have dynamics and contrast.

Let’s look at some examples.

Start Off Strong

If you’re an unknown band, then start off with a powerful and catchy tune that’ll catch the attention of the audience. Especially if you’re the opening act.

If you have a following and they all like that “one song” you wrote, don’t even think about opening with that. Make the audience wait. Otherwise they’ll just leave like if Journey played Don’t Stop Believin’ at the start of their show.

Keep the Momentum Going

Once you’ve nailed the audience in a trance of musical euphoria, keep going. I would say the first two songs should be interchangeable. They should be just as powerful and catchy to keep the audience glued to the stage.

Sidenote: I realize “catchy” doesn’t necessarily reflect what every musician is trying to evoke with his music. What I mean is “memorable,” “eye-opening,” or “exciting.” Basically pick the song that you think everyone will think is awesome.

Relax

Now it’s time to lay back and enjoy yourself. You’ve caught the audience in your musical web so you can afford to take a side-step into a slower song or a ballad. Think of it like a surfer: It’s the time you spend paddling back out after catching that big wave. You give yourself and the audience a welcome change of pace.

Depending on the length of your set, this might be more than one song. It might even be a separate subset of your concert. I remember this Smashing Pumpkins gig where Billy Corgan came out and played a whole acoustic set by himself in the middle of the show.

The band I am in use this technique as well to lengthen our set when we haven’t rehearsed every single song together. Instead of everybody playing all the time, the drummer and bass player take a break in the middle of the set and the two of us(guitar player and singer) sing a few of our quieter songs.

Pick Up The Pace

Once you’ve nailed that big chorus in your ballad, it’s time to start winding up the dynamics of your set list again. Pick a song that’s a little different than a ballad but not super energetic. Think of it like the eye before the storm. Play a song that’s groovy but subdued.

Funny story, but I was at White Snake a few weeks back and they followed this sort of structure almost exactly. After they played their relaxing ballad “Is This Love?” they played “Here I go Again,” which is kind of a massive rock song.

However, it’s not as ferocious as “Still of the Night,” that they ended the show with. And that leads me to…

End With a Bang

Whatever your single is that everyone came to listen to, this is where you play it. If every band in the world only played their hits at the beginning nobody would stick around until the end.

And again, if nobody’s even seen you play and they’ve stuck around for the end, rewards with an ace of a song up your sleeve.

Alright, I’m clichéd out.

If you’re serious about taking your music to the next level but have no idea on what makes a professional mix, use Crowd Audio’s competition service to launch a contest around your music where you can pick the mix you like the most out of dozens of submissions.

Crowd Audio helps you take your music to the next level. They connect independent bands and musicians with excited audio engineers eager to help them with their music.

If you’re a musician, Crowd Audio gives you access to a community of audio engineers eager to mix and master your music, giving it that professional sound.

If you’re an audio engineer, Crowd Audio creates a community of like minded individuals looking to gain experience by doing the audio work they love.

Through community and crowdsourced competition, bands get a professionally produced sound while audio engineers get exposure and experience.

Crowd Audio helps you take your music to the next level. They connect independent bands and musicians with excited audio engineers eager to help them with their music.

If you’re a musician, Crowd Audio gives you access to a community of audio engineers eager to mix and master your music, giving it that professional sound.

If you’re an audio engineer, Crowd Audio creates a community of like minded individuals looking to gain experience by doing the audio work they love.

Through community and crowdsourced competition, bands get a professionally produced sound while audio engineers get exposure and experience.

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Like Creating a Mix Tape for Your Girlfriend

How Creating a Set List is Exactly Like Creating a Mix Tape for Your Girlfriend

A Guest Post by Crowd Audio

There is this scene in “High Fidelity” with John Cusack where he obsesses over the perfect mixtape to give to a girl.

It might be in the book, but in my memory it’s still played by John Cusack because he’s just so good at being confused, flabbergasted and cool, all at the same time.

But you need to take care when you’re making a playlist for your girlfriend. You can’t just mess around with that without some serious brainstorming. And you definitely don’t want to accidentally put a song on there that’s a reminder of your last relationship.

Girls pick up on that because they know they’ve never heard the song and they’ll put two and two together. Because they’re smart like that.

And you need to put the same amount of care into structuring your set list for your next show. The DIY musician blog over at CD Baby has some good points on choosing the right songs in your setlist, but I’m looking at from a different standpoint. The set list has to convey a journey. It has to be a show. Therefore it has to have dynamics and contrast.

Let’s look at some examples.

Start Off Strong

If you’re an unknown band, then start off with a powerful and catchy tune that’ll catch the attention of the audience. Especially if you’re the opening act.

If you have a following and they all like that “one song” you wrote, don’t even think about opening with that. Make the audience wait. Otherwise they’ll just leave like if Journey played Don’t Stop Believin’ at the start of their show.

Keep the Momentum Going

Once you’ve nailed the audience in a trance of musical euphoria, keep going. I would say the first two songs should be interchangeable. They should be just as powerful and catchy to keep the audience glued to the stage.

Sidenote: I realize “catchy” doesn’t necessarily reflect what every musician is trying to evoke with his music. What I mean is “memorable,” “eye-opening,” or “exciting.” Basically pick the song that you think everyone will think is awesome.

Relax

Now it’s time to lay back and enjoy yourself. You’ve caught the audience in your musical web so you can afford to take a side-step into a slower song or a ballad. Think of it like a surfer: It’s the time you spend paddling back out after catching that big wave. You give yourself and the audience a welcome change of pace.

Depending on the length of your set, this might be more than one song. It might even be a separate subset of your concert. I remember this Smashing Pumpkins gig where Billy Corgan came out and played a whole acoustic set by himself in the middle of the show.

The band I am in use this technique as well to lengthen our set when we haven’t rehearsed every single song together. Instead of everybody playing all the time, the drummer and bass player take a break in the middle of the set and the two of us(guitar player and singer) sing a few of our quieter songs.

Pick Up The Pace

Once you’ve nailed that big chorus in your ballad, it’s time to start winding up the dynamics of your set list again. Pick a song that’s a little different than a ballad but not super energetic. Think of it like the eye before the storm. Play a song that’s groovy but subdued.

Funny story, but I was at White Snake a few weeks back and they followed this sort of structure almost exactly. After they played their relaxing ballad “Is This Love?” they played “Here I go Again,” which is kind of a massive rock song.

However, it’s not as ferocious as “Still of the Night,” that they ended the show with. And that leads me to…

End With a Bang

Whatever your single is that everyone came to listen to, this is where you play it. If every band in the world only played their hits at the beginning nobody would stick around until the end.

And again, if nobody’s even seen you play and they’ve stuck around for the end, rewards with an ace of a song up your sleeve.

Alright, I’m clichéd out.

If you’re serious about taking your music to the next level but have no idea on what makes a professional mix, use Crowd Audio’s competition service to launch a contest around your music where you can pick the mix you like the most out of dozens of submissions.

Crowd Audio helps you take your music to the next level. They connect independent bands and musicians with excited audio engineers eager to help them with their music.

If you’re a musician, Crowd Audio gives you access to a community of audio engineers eager to mix and master your music, giving it that professional sound.

If you’re an audio engineer, Crowd Audio creates a community of like minded individuals looking to gain experience by doing the audio work they love.

Through community and crowdsourced competition, bands get a professionally produced sound while audio engineers get exposure and experience.

Crowd Audio helps you take your music to the next level. They connect independent bands and musicians with excited audio engineers eager to help them with their music.

If you’re a musician, Crowd Audio gives you access to a community of audio engineers eager to mix and master your music, giving it that professional sound.

If you’re an audio engineer, Crowd Audio creates a community of like minded individuals looking to gain experience by doing the audio work they love.

Through community and crowdsourced competition, bands get a professionally produced sound while audio engineers get exposure and experience.

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@MusicDealers: 49 Female Music Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice

It’s been a minute since the first batch of fierce, fabulous, female music business entrepreneurs showed up on my blog, and as you can see it was worth the wait. I’m thrilled to be showcasing now over 100 women. Please share this, retweet this and feel free to repost on your own blogs. With Love, Ariel

Artists/Producers/Composers

The Three Ps

Christine Ben Ameh “The 3 PS- 1. Patience. 2. Perseverance. 3.Practice (Makes perfect).” Recording Artist/Songwriter @CHRISTINE_AMEH

Be Bold

Carsie Blanton “Be excellent, be committed, be bold.” Indie Singer/ Songwriter @carsieblanton

Don’t Fear Failure

Roswitha Bartussek “Envision your destiny and take small daily steps towards it. Don’t be afraid to fail, the more often you fail the more likely you will succeed. Be your authentic self, don’t try to fit in, carve out your niche.”

Artist, CEO of Queen Rose, Inc. @queenrose

Be Present

Ann Klein “Make the very best of where you are; it’ll take you where you want to go.” Artist (singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist) @redcharvel1

The Truth Will Set You Free
Erin Dickins “ Tell the truth - in music and life - never sing a lyric that you wouldn’t have as an epithet. Never do anything artistically to please anyone else. It’s all you - be authentically you - in your passion, your joy and your dreams. Shine your light big and bright no matter how big the challenges. Love every minute of the journey.” (not just a) Jazz VOCALIST - Recording artist on Dot Time Records @erindickins

Dream Bigger
Aoede “Dream BIG and often! Never let a little thing called life get in the way of your grandest dreams! If you dream it, put it out into the Universe, truly believe and work crazy hard to make it happen, your dreams can come true. Listen to your muse, believe in yourself, and don’t be afraid to be a pioneer; if it hasn’t been done before, pave your own path!” Award-Winning Pop and Children’s Musical Stories, Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist @aoedemuse

Find Your Tribe
Barb Morrison “Work with people (whether it be a manager, a producer, an agent, a publicist or a record label) who GET you. Having someone fully understand what you’re trying to say with your music is crucial. It’s much more important than how connected they are in the industry.” Record producer & film score composer @barbmorrison

It’s Not All About You

Cheryl Engelhardt “Your results are not about you- they show up when you create an opportunity of value for someone else. I use this nugget when pitching music-to-music supervisors, getting a film-scoring gig, when talking with a potential coaching client, or even when inviting a friend to a movie. “What’s in it for them?” is the phrase I have running through my head before making a request of anyone.” Songwriter / Composer / Creative Career Coach @CBE

Don’t Let Your Ego Control You
Trudee Lunden “ Don’t let your own ego supersede your humanity while building relationships or promoting your business. Although music is global, people in this industry travel in a small circular world. Music and creativity in general holds a valuable place in society, however, we’re not saving lives, feeding the poor or sheltering the homeless (unless donating our time, resources or earnings for these purposes).” Singer/Songwriter/Music Publisher @GreenMusicLady

DO Your Dream

Bettie Ross “Do your dream: Know what your dream is, and work hard at achieving it. DO it, don’t just dream it. Get really good at your craft, whether it’s playing an instrument or songwriting or singing, being a manager or an attorney, whatever it is. And I mean, get REALLY good at it. Learn from each opportunity, even if it is not exactly what your dream is.” Composer, Keyboardist, Songwriter, and Music Engraver Bettie [AT] BettieRoss [DOT] com

Anything Could Happen
Sarah Petrella “If it can happen to someone, it can happen to you. We are all talented beings, and the winners win because they don’t give up.” Singer/Songwriter @smpetrella

Do What You Love
Jeanna Isham “The thing that filters out the good from the great is stamina, persistence, and an undying faith in yourself that this will happen for you. If this is what you’ve been put on this earth to do then do it and never stop. After all, if you truly love it then it shouldn’t be about money or fame. If you love it then you’re successful just by being one of the few that is living their love every single day.” Dreamr Productions

Keep Growing
Chaise Candie “Never Stop Growing - Developing your skills and talents should be an ongoing process. Immerse yourself in the industry and gain as much knowledge as possible. Be confident and proud of what you’ve accomplished yet avoid becoming complacent.” Singer, Songwriter & Performer @chaisecandie

Hard Work Pays Off

Anna Laverty “Work hard and ALWAYS be the last one standing.” Producer/Sound Engineer @annalaverty

Never Give Up
Tania Stavreva “Never give up. In the music industry I find that there is always a path toward success that is not always easy. Facing difficulties and barriers is often disappointing but they make you stronger. Being able to remain motivated, inspired, passionate, creative and stubborn about your art and about your goal, that is what I consider the right path to victory and success.” Concert Pianist @taniastavreva

Give & Take

Holly Brewer “There is a difference between giving and being taken advantage of. Find and define the line between both and keep it balanced.” Composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and I co-own the record label Nervous Relatives Records (since 2002) @TheFolksBelow

Be Patient

Leanne Regalle “There’s no such thing as overnight success. Slow, steady progress over time adds up. Craft your vision and keep working towards it every single day. You will make mistakes. Leave your ego at the door, be flexible, and keep moving forward. Your contribution matters.” Songwriter and Owner at Livin’ Out Loud Music, Blogger at Make Creativity Pay @leregalla

Be Your Own Friend

Marcomé “Your best investment is in a solid self-esteem and a goal that evolves you and others.
You’re the first person you get up with and the last you go to bed with for the rest of your life so better learn to become your own best friend. Without inner peace, money does not bring true lasting happiness.” Canadian new age music vocalist, songwriter, music producer @Marcome

Hit a Wall? Wait.

Dee Handyside “It’s damn tough. But when I hit a wall, I no longer continue to bash it. I take a step back and wait. A person, opportunity or event will come along and open a door so that I go through the wall unscathed. I call them my ‘wall-angels’.” Owner, Performer @DeeHandyside

Create A New Way
Zoe Boekbinder “Sure, sure, heed good advice… but also find a way of doing it that is different than the way its been done before.” Artist @zoeboekbinder

Cultivate the Powerful Women in your Life

Normandie Wilson “Make sure to surround yourself with other women! Seek out women’s groups and the advice of women who are kicking ass and taking names. Remember that you are a reflection of the 5 people that you spend the most time around. Make sure those people are the top of the top.” Entertainer @normandiewilson

Listen

Madalyn Sklar “Passion and persistence will get you far. Don’t be afraid to go big. Surround yourself with smart, motivated, like-minded people (join or start a mastermind group). Listen. Listening will get you further than anything else.” Founder, GoGirlsMusic @madalynsklar

Artist Management/Agents/Publicists

Trust Your Instincts
Carla Sacks “Don’t look sideways. Summon your gut and trust your instincts. Try to always do right, it will make you happy and happiness is contagious.” Founder, Sacks & Co. media relations @sacksco

Fame Isn’t Everything
Hilde Spille “In the rock-music business, every artist wants to become famous, it seems. I
can assure you that success is not dependent on fame. Every step counts. Too
many people in the business still believe the myth that fame will solve all
your problems. Don’t believe that, it adds more problems than you can
imagine.” European booking agent, entrepreneur, personal e-coach for artists, and
 blogger @HildeSpille

Stay Focused

Susan Fontaine Godwin “Nurture your vision. Know that it will take longer to realize your vision than you expect, and it will look different than you thought. Know that you will encounter criticism, naysayers, roadblocks and delays, but it’s part of the process that will help form and fashion your vision into reality.” Founder/President of CCS @copyright_queen and @doingmusicright

Respect Everyone

Lauren McKinley “Realize that this industry is ever changing and relatively small. Not only should you respect everyone you meet and/or work with, but also you should always offer help where you can. The people you help today will be the ones helping you tomorrow.” Owner, Clover Marketing & Management @CloverMktg or @LFMcKinley

It’s Ok to Say No

Leanne de Souza “Never feel the need to apologize for life balance choices. If you can’t take that Skype call at particular time because you are doing the school run, that’s okay! Just reschedule, don’t feel the need to justify and explain every reason and decision. Be vigilant.” Artist Manager @rebelbuzz

Be True To Yourself

Lori Bumgarner “Never try to do things exactly the way others tell you to do it or exactly the same way they did it. Promotion of your brand has to be done in a way that is true to you. Not every species of flower blooms at the same rate or under the same conditions!” Image Consultant/owner of paNASH Style LLC @panashstyle

Kindness is Strength

Natasha Bent “Stay positive, work hard, don’t expect it to be easy, and always treat everyone with respect, fairness and kindness, even those that may not show it in return; that shows true strength.” Booking Agent at The Agency Group London office ( VP) @Agent_Tasha

Take Care of Yourself
Jessica De Wal “Work hard to build your business but always make time to work on your personal growth and well-being. When I just started my own company I felt I had to put in many hours and had to be available at all times because my dream of running my own PR company was finally coming true. I never made time to take good care of myself and eventually became ill. Over recent times I have cut back my working hours drastically and am planning ‘me time’ again. When you’re feeling well, you’re company will do a lot better too.” Music publicist and owner at It’s All Happening @ItsAllHappening

Pay Attention

Blair Clark “Pay attention ALL the time. The next big thing in social media, distribution, touring, etc could be right in front of you. Take time to keep up with what’s going on.” Artist Manager & Owner, Dance Panda Entertainment @dancepanda

Break The Stereotype

Cameo Carlson “Don’t allow yourself to fall into stereotypes. The music business tends to sideline women that are too aggressive in the “bitch” category and women that are too passive in the “doormat” category. Break the glass ceiling by being the most prepared in the room. Speak up and defend your positions passionately.” Head of Digital Business Development, Borman Entertainment (artist management company) @DigiMusicBitch

Find Another Door

Laurence Muller “When a door closes, never stand there like a dummy, find another door!” Label Manager / Manager

Educators

Set Goals

Kristin Yost “Someone once told me that goals without deadlines are only dreams…dreams are important, but goals are what propel us to dream even bigger.” Author of “How I Made a $100,000 My First Year as a Piano Teacher” @musicalminds

Be Grateful

Ajda Snyder “ Be true to your vision. Have gratitude for all your blessings and let your defeats humble you and help you grow.” Voice Teacher @ajdatq

Embrace Uncertainty

Dr. Jill Timmons “Enjoy the process and remember, sometimes you build the road as you go!” PRINCIPAL: ARTSMENTOR, LLC (www.artsmentor.com) @artsmentor

Don’t Take It Personal
Celia Slattery “Don’t take rejection personally. Keep working on improving your craft and persevere. Sooner or later the doors that are closed to you now will begin to open — or you’ll find other doors, or maybe crawl in through a window. Persist because you love music and you have a mission; not for any imagined pot of gold you think you’ll find at the end of the rainbow.” Voice and Performance Studio @celiaslattery

Music Biz Professionals

Fans First
Louise Dodgson “Always put your fans first. Too many bands & artists are concerned with attracting the interest of the music industry. But the best way to do so is usually to forget all about it! Concentrate on your fans. Communicating with them and working hard to expand your fan base. Making the music and sharing it with people who really appreciate what you do is the enjoyable part. Your fans will help create the buzz for you and if you’re doing your own thing with a keen and constantly growing following, the music industry will no doubt catch up to you in due course.” Editor, The Unsigned Guide @editorunsigned

Slow Down
Isabella Acker “We live in an era where everyone’s constantly bombarded with the invasive nature of technology and its demand for us to always stay up to speed. This constant connectivity can affect your ability to nurture your creativity. We must allocate time, even if it’s 15 minutes a day to stop, slow down, and get inspired.” The Black Key Group @BlackKeyGroup

Make It a Win-Win

Kerry Fiero “Strive to create win-win situations. That means every relationship is about finding a happy medium so everyone involved had something to gain. It is not about today…. but about tomorrow and the years to come when building a career. The win-win builds lasting relationships. Interns become bosses. Colleagues become friends. Strangers become allies. Every door that opens to your next great opportunity will be from someone you know.” Event Planner, Music Business Professional @KalwaysSTRIVING

Be Positive

Lynn Spin “Never get sucked into negativity. Even though the music industry is predominately men, never believe yourself unworthy to be on the same level.” Vice President of JaHMa Music @jahmarecords

Female Power

Kim Cameron “Never underestimate the power of female colleagues. They can be your most valuable allies.” Label Owner @Sidefxband

Know Your Data

Velda Garcia Fayz “Come armed with a strategy based on data. Know how to collect it, how to analyze it and how to use it so you can make informed decisions about what fans want and how they discover/buy new music.” President & Artist Manager Battlecross @GoVelda

Have Faith

Jennifer Allison “With faith passion & action, all things are possible. Love changes things.” Founder & CEO of EXE Media Group Co-Founder of Love The Little Ones PR for Transcendental Music @exemediagroup

Believe

Melani Ismail “Remember, it’s not about how you feel, it’s about how you believe. Keep going.” President of MAI Productions @melaniismail

Creative Entrepreneurs

Listen to that Gut Feeling

Farideh “Your business decisions need to feed your passion. Everyone has ideas about what you “HAVE” to do to make it. If you do everything they tell you to do, you’ll end up hating what you used to love. Take their advice but listen to your own gut feelings.” Founder & CEO, Sceneplay Business Strategist for Creative Entrepreneurs @faridehceaser

Persevere

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Optical Music Recognition Technology Will Be the Google Books of Music Scores…

Optical Music Recognition Technology Will Be the Google Books of Music Scores…
Monday, March 3, 2014
by Nina Ulloa


How can older music scores become relevant again?

According to Phys.org, Lancaster University is leading a project that could solve that problem. They are developing technology that will be able to read content from images of thousands of musical scores stored online.

These scores are stored as static images, so it’s not very easy to search through them. Furthermore, if a musician needs to alter a piece for their instrument they have to copy the entire score to make changes.

The project in question is called “Optical Music Recognition from Multiple Sources“. It is led by Dr. Alan Marsden.

The optical music recognition technology will operate similarly to Google Books, allowing people to search scores by phrase or note combinations.
Dr. Marsden says:

“Within a year we hope to bring about significant improvements in Optical Music Recognition technology, bringing new life to old scores and giving people with an interest in music new opportunities to interact with these large online music libraries.”
This project is one of 21 “Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities” projects being funded by a £4.6 million fund set aside by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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