The B# Newsletter (For Musicians)

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| The B# Newsletter | October 23, 2007

Publisher: MuBiz.com
http://www.MuBiz.com
Editor: Kenny Love
Primary Email: kennylove@...
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Copyright © 2007 MuBiz.com All Rights Reserved

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"The B# Newsletter" is a FREE music industry newsletter
published by MuBiz.com. It is focused toward independent
musicians and recording artists. Its intent is to inform and
enlighten artists through articles, resources, products, and
services that will significantly enhance them in their music
careers. Additionally, it offers Op-Ed/Commentary on various
Music industry headline news.

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IN THIS ISSUE…

I. "The Music Industry's Root Canal"

By Kenny Love


II. Music Business & Career Resources/Products/Services

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I. "The Music Industry's Root Canal"

By Kenny Love

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"Root Canal" (noun): a treatment or procedure involving
the opening, cleaning, filling, etc.

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Although I have never experienced a root canal firsthand,
I am familiar with enough people who have experienced
one (or several) enough for me to go kicking and
screaming should my dentist ever meet me at his door
with two 300-pound orderlies after his review of my
horrific dental x-rays.

And, being afforded descriptions of root canals from my
several friends who have been unfortunate victims of this
procedure, closely regarded as "oral circumcision," I
must say that it appears that certain entities within the
Music industry are experiencing their own versions of
root canals.

In fact, I received innumerable Google music industry
alerts over the past several weeks that revealed how the
long-time powerful major record labels are exhibiting
desperation through their attempts to present "new" old
methods, i.e., boxed music sets of enormous content
that have long been abandoned in the interest of industry
progress. Obviously, it is safe to say that the majors
are now out of "fresh" ideas (as if they ever had any fresh
ideas to begin with).

In fact, on last week, I felt almost saddened for the
major labels (certainly, a bout of temporary insanity) to
the point of allowing one tear to symbolically fall halfway
down my cheek (much like flying a flag at half-staff in
response and respect to a political death)...that is, until
I abruptly recalled how these desperate "beggars" are
the same entities that have manipulated every level of
the commercial Music industry for the past 40-odd years.

And, admittedly, it is interesting, even fun (you know
you like it too), to watch these former corporate
behemoths now struggle (belatedly) in an effort to
establish a foothold where none exists while in denial
that the industry is consistently ever changing, and
almost daily at this point. The majors are now
struggling to win harder than a 400-pound runner on a
cross country track meet.

This is perhaps the most poignant example of a paradox
in this day and age...a perfect simile of a drowning
person desperately reaching for a disconnected floating
tree branch while fifty yards from the shore.

Imagine being able to harness and bottle the sheer
collective energy of unsigned musicians who have
received numerous rejection letters through the history
of the Music industry from every major and major owned
record label for each of their music releases. At what
price could such a bottle sell for as a revolutionary new
energy source, indeed? What would be its Wall Street
stock/share value?

Alas, not only the major record labels, but also the
equally guilty traditional retail distributors and broadcast
radio stations who have historically contributed to
shutting out most independent artists from the upper
echelons of the commercial Music industry never
envisioned this day descending on them.

And, they are aptly and best described as a patient that
is now halfway through a most painful root canal whose
dentist has just been notified that the patient's dental
insurance just expired.
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Editor's Note: Kenny Love is president of MuBiz.com,
a promotion and publicity firm providing services for
musicians, recording artists, authors, and filmmakers.
Visit the website at http://www.MuBiz.com

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* As always, your comments regarding this article are very
much appreciated, so please feel free to send them to
kennylove@...

Again, if you are an author who would like to contribute a
"unique" article that helps musicians and recording artists
succeed in their careers, please feel free to send it to me
for consideration of publication within the B# Newsletter.

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II. Music Business & Career Resources/Products/Services

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1. http://www.MuBiz.com
(MuBiz.com Hqtrs.)

2. http://www.MuBiz.com/KL-ProPer.html
All About Me (Professionally & Personally)

3.http://www.MuBiz.com/12-StepProg.html
The Highly Popular 12-Step Program To Music $ucce$$!

4. http://www.MuBiz.com/vsm.html
Virtual Sheet Music

5. http://prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb466569.htm
(Billboard News on The B# Newsletter)

6. http://prwebpodcast.com/releases/pod466569.htm
(My Billboard Radio Interview)

7. http://www.MuBiz.com/aboutMuBiz.html
(MuBiz.com's Mission Statement)

8. http://www.MuBiz.com/mc101.html
(Music Business Contracts For All Your Music Needs!)

9. http://www.MuBiz.com/licensingyoursongs.html
(How To Get Your Music On Film & TV Soundtracks)

10. http://www.MuBiz.com/MultiSpeak.html
(This is THE Single Most Important Link for Doubling,
Tripling & Quadrupling YOUR Music $ales INSTANTLY!)

11. http://www.MuBiz.com/services.html#RECORD_PROMOTION
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12. http://www.MuBiz.com/GigPromo.html
(MuBiz.com's Gig Promo)

13. http://www.MuBiz.com/services.html#Video_Scripting
(MuBiz.com's Video Scripts)

14. http://www.MuBiz.com/RecordLabel-BizPlan.html
(An Indie Record Label's Fool-Proof/No-Fail Business Plan)

15. http://www.MuBiz.com/UM.html
(The Ultimate Metronome!)

16. http://www.MuBiz.com/Finalized.mp3
(MuBiz.com's Radio Commercial)

17. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/bsharpnews
(The B# Newsletter)

18. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/klmb101
(MuBiz.com's Online Classes)

19. http://www.MuBiz.com/klmuzres.html
(My Music Resumé)

20. http://www.MuBiz.com/writeres.html
(My Writing Resumé)

21. http://www.MuBiz.com/hiphopbts.html
(Huge Library of Hip Hop Beats)

22. http://www.MuBiz.com/proprod.html
(Get the secrets of leading studio producers)

23. http://www.MuBiz.com/Bandit.html
(Here is the inside info on getting signed to record labels)

24. http://www.MuBiz.com/musiclicense.html
(Here's how to get your music on movie & TV soundtracks)

25. http://www.MuBiz.com/zzounds.html
(Lowest Priced/Highest Quality Equipment For: Musicians & Singers!)

26. http://www.NysaLove.com
(Original Art work for your CD Cover or Music Business)

27. http://www.MuBiz.com/StunRing.html
(Be Safe & Protect Yourself On The Road, At Gigs & On Tour!)

28. http://www.MuBiz.com/schgrant.html
(Want A Music Degree, But Think You Can't Afford College? Think
Again!)

29. http://www.MuBiz.com/lifegrant.html
(Starving Musician? Never Heard Of It! What's That? Click
the above link to learn how you can get FREE money from
the government for your music career without the need to
get a boring suicidal day job!)

30. http://www.MuBiz.com/4life.html
(Life's All-Problem-Solving Resource!)

31. http://www.MuBiz.com/OnlineGigs.html
(Book Your Own Gigs & Get Gig Offers)

32. http://yahoogroups.com/group/klmb101
(Online "Real-Time" Music Business Class!!!)

33. http://www.MuBiz.com/F4.html
(Absolutely FREE Digital Electronics!)

34. http://www.MuBiz.com/bb-bf.html
(Bob Baker's Masterpiece On Taking Advantage
Of & Effectively $elling Music on MySpace)

35. http://www.MuBiz.com/MusicBlogPower.html
(Learn HOW to Blog Your Music To Riche$!)

36. http://www.MuBiz.com/viralmusic.html
(Increase Your Music Buyers Dramatically!)

37. http://www.MuBiz.com/mustsee.html
(Musicians' Must-Have Survival Products)

38. http://www.MuBiz.com/services.html#CD_COVER
(CD Cover Concepts)

39. http://www.MuBiz.com/KLFiction.html
http://www.icutek.net
(My "Other" Lives)

40. http://yahoogroups.com/group/newsletterworld-G1
(Diversified Newsletter Subject Content For Life)

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Some Humor, Perhaps?

"The Case Of The Great CD Cover Mystery"
http://www.MuBiz.com/CDMystery.html

"Nightmare on L Street"
http://www.MuBiz.com/nightmare.html

Scary Review 1
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=2132

Scary Review 2
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=4780

"Attack of the Killer Musicians!"
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=4525

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Thank you for reading us...until next time…

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| The B# Newsletter | October 23, 2007

Publisher: MuBiz.com
http://www.MuBiz.com
Editor: Kenny Love
Primary Email: kennylove@...
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