Brandon Rice's "Choo-Choo Song" is a spirited, briskly executed and well sung track, which should be a fun centerpiece to his live show. Rice shows a fine sense of narrative and a playful sensibility as the song builds a full…
Read moreMar 28, 2013
Choo Choo by Brandon Rice
Choo Choo scheduled for iTunes release on April 2nd 2013. It will also be available on Amazon and Spotify plus many other digital download and streaming services.
Jul 31, 2009
Artists Find Backers as Labels Wane
By BRAD STONE Published: July 21, 2009 There was a time when most aspiring musicians had the same dream: to sign a deal with a major record label Now, with the structure of the music business shifting radically, some industry…
Read moreJul 20, 2009
Woody Guthrie
Did you know, Woody Guthrie wrote the song "This Land Is Your Land" as a rebuttal to "God Bless America"? He didn't feel like god should just bless America. I like Woody Guthrie.
Jun 12, 2009
Copyright Office Bogged Down by New System
By Lyndsey Layton Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 19, 2009 The envelopes fill white plastic tubs, stacked on hundreds of shelves in the basement of the Library of Congress. They're spreading to a ground-floor space that once…
Read moreJun 12, 2009
WalMart wont carry the best record of the year: Green Day's "21st Century Breakdown"!
The American record industry allowed itself to be bamboozled into giving WalMart and similar operations a near monopoly over their music. It was a catastrophe for them and their artists, especially emerging artists who now have no place to sell…
Read moreMay 21, 2009
Why Susan Boyle Matters-written by Peter Bolland
Why Susan Boyle Matters Written by Peter Bolland By now 50 million of us have seen the viral YouTube video of Susan Boyle's remarkable performance on the BBC TV show "Britain's Got Talent." It's the most widely seen video clip…
Read moreMay 21, 2009
House Committee OKs radio payments to music labels
Reuters, May 13, 2009 5:00 pm PDT Broadcast radio stations may finally be forced to pay music labels for playing their songs, as proposed U.S. legislation moved a step closer toward approval on Wednesday. While newer media such as satellite,…
Read moreMar 27, 2009
Check out these video interviews about promoting and marketing your music.
video interviews about promoting and marketing your music: http://sivers.org/soundadvice
Mar 19, 2009
Great interview about the music business with Seth Godin
GREAT interview with Seth Godin about the music business: http://www.musicmarketing.com/2009/03/seth-godin.html Thanks Derek Sivers