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Kilted Riffs

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Quote of the Day

May 6, 2010

“Music is now the realm of fans, of believers.  If you’re doing it to get rich, get out.” – Bob Lesfetz, The Lesfetz Newsletter” (by the way – if you don’t get the Lesfetz newsletter – why not? Chock full of music biz insight!)

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DIY!!!!

April 12, 2010

(Thanks to @snipeyhead for inspiring this riff!) It doesn’t matter if you’re a musician or an author – unless you’ve got a platinum CD or a NYT best seller on your hands, you’d be better forgetting publishing houses/ labels & focus your marketing on the new targets: ipods, ipads, Kindles, Sony Walkmans, MP3 players & [...]

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Who Cares?

April 6, 2010

You’re no different really – when it comes down to it – than anyone else. Even that one thing you do – the one that is guaranteed to appeal to the masses – it only hits if you’re lucky. Face it – without the story – without the visuals – without the hoopla, the gaga [...]

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Facebook Fan Pages

March 29, 2010

You can pay some “consultant” to show you how to add HTML to your Facebook page, sure! Question is: Do you know about tables, divs & CSS text styles? Do you have the time or interest to learn it? – Just a little food for thought about why your “consultant” is screwing you unless they’re actually [...]

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Topspin – email collection made simple!

March 27, 2010

I swear, in the last 2-3 weeks i’ve given my email addresses to so many Topspin widgets its crazy! – Why have I done this? Simple – It’s the easiest music sharing widget available right now! (Try “Amp Driven” from Music2work2 to see how easy it is for yourself!)

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There Are No Short Cuts

March 11, 2010

Oh I’m sorry – you mean you joined a band ‘cos it looked cool: sex, drugs & rock and roll – win the label lottery and get a lifestyle in your twenties that other people never see in a lifetime.  Well go borrow a time machine and go back to the 70’s and 80’s because [...]

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