As in all businesses, the most important and essential contributors to our success in show-biz come from the personal relationships we develop and maintain over the course of our careers.

Someone put it very succinctly when he or she said: "It's not about who

you know; it's about who knows you." To take that very truthful statement

a little bit further: It's not just about who knows you, it's about who…

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Have you ever noticed how some music productions seem to be

trapped in an era, while, even years after they were recorded, others remain fresh and timeless? Due to available recording technology and prevailing production trends, records tend to be branded as coming from a certain era and

even more specifically from a genre popular during that period of time. A few years

pass and these recordings…

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Question:



Why is that so many songwriters are so incredibly resistant to seeking and accepting coaching and feedback on their craft?



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My friend, music-biz book guru, Mike Lawson has done extensive research, studying which book titles sell, and which tend to languish. I’m paraphrasing here: “A tech guy, with no literary talent whatsoever, can write a boring-as-dirt text on how to mix in ProTools, or maybe a book on the subject of microphone… Continue

Since my wife gave me satellite radio for my car two Christmases ago, I haven’t felt compelled to listen to much country radio. There is a wonderland of new alternative and roots music to discover, as well as comedians to amuse me and informative political talk to get my dander up. However, after dropping my daughter off at work, driving her car (sadly deprived of XM/Sirius), I decided to check in on what’s happening on the country airwaves.



Although I’d recently read about some… Continue