When You Make A Mistake – How ...

Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, treated the Pop!Tech audience (and Nikolai, his lucky student) to a transformative music lesson. Now you can view the Pop!Cast and watch as Ben...

How Do You ‘Unleash’ You...

by Bob Baker Let’s talk about artist empowerment — one of my favorite topics lately … Not long ago I presented one of my first Unleash the Artist Within workshops. While promoting the event,...

Be Committed! You’ll Never Be ...

By Sheena Metal Everyone wants to be famous: live in a mansion, drive a sports car, tour the world in your private plane, date a model, float around in the pool while collecting royalties for CD sales, and...

A Secret to My Success...

by Bob Baker Would you like to know one of the secrets to my success? I learned long ago that positive, successful, empowered people do certain things a little differently than the majority of people. One of...

A Data-Driven Artist and Fan Perspec...

By james.lamberti I was fortunate to attend the Digital Music Forum West conference this week and help set the table for 2-days of discussion with Eric Garland from Big Champagne and Russ Crupnick from The NPD...

The Difference Between You & an...

by Kevin English I speak to musicians everyday who desperately want to become famous, sell millions of records and pack arenas. Once in awhile I have a chance to chat with entertainers who have been to the...

How To Survive The New Music Industr...

by Kevin English Every time you crack open a new book, read an indutstry blog or attend a music business seminar, you hope that something will be said to make your life as a musician better. Unfortunately,...

Loyalty and the Music Business...

Written by Jennifer Yeko True Talent Management For some reason, loyalty is a word not often written about in the music business. No, the sharks in the music business (and many folks that work in the...

Attending a music biz conference? Th...

Attending a music biz conference? Here’s the REAL way to do it… by Derek Sivers sivers.org Being the cheap music-biz conference slut that I am, I’m often asked my advice for attending a conference....

Nobodys Going to Help You...

Nobody’s going to help you. Does that encourage you or discourage you? by Derek Sivers sivers.org Nobody’s going to help you. It’s all up to you. Does hearing that discourage you or motivate...

Music Business Conference Dos &...

by Allen Johnston Music Conferences today have become big business for the individuals and companies that put them on. Almost every conference created has an educational component, a seminar, panel discussion...

The Ultimate Music Business Conspira...

by Bob Baker Whether it’s the second gunman on the grassy knoll, the alien mystery at Roswell or what really is hidden within the high-security confines of Area 51… conspiracy theories abound. Many...

What’s Wrong with ‘Ameri...

Bob Baker’s updated manifesto on how the popular show is creating widespread misconceptions about what it takes to succeed as a musical artist today. It’s one of the most popular TV shows of recent...