Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #10 - May 2nd 2001
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WELCOME!
Welcome to the May 2nd edition of the Music Biz Academy digest!
Most exciting news this week? Don Henley's alternative to the
RIAA, the Recording Artists Coalition (RAC) is getting some great
attention in the press. Whether or not the RAC can create a
formidable opponent to the RIAA remains to be seen, but at the
very least artists concerned over sleazy and unfair recording
contracts are finally having their voices heard. The RAC
announced they will be opening offices in L.A. and D.C., and
currently boast 57 high profile members, including Billy Joel,
Eric Clapton and others. Check out the story link below for more
details on this fascinating development.


MOSES NEEDS YOU!
Record producer and industry watchdog Moses Avalon is seeking
artists in song-writing teams that are split in their performing
rights organizations. For example, one writer on a team is ASCAP,
and the other is BMI or SESAC. If you would like to participate
in a survey regarding the implications of this kind of
arrangement, contact Moses directly at MosesAvalon1@... .
While you're at it, don't miss Moses' very cool web site at
http://www.mosesavalon.com/


HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
NEW Spring 2001 Edition!
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/htpromotemusic.htm
The Spring 2001 Edition is finally here! This update features a
new, step-by-step guide to promoting your music on MP3.com, as
well as a fresh look at what's going on in the search engine
world. How do you promote your music successfully when search
engines start CHARGING you to submit? Find out this and more in
this latest update! More details, including book contents and
testimonials at the URL above!


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RADIO AIRPLAY 101: TRADITIONAL RADIO VS. THE WEB
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/radio/index.htm
How is web radio (and downloading) going to impact your efforts
in reaching mass numbers of people with your songs? Fortunately,
for those who have studied media there is an answer that we can
use. But you need to separate "radio" from "downloads" in order
to understand it.


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CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/index.html
Founded in 1974, CLA provides lawyer referrals, dispute
resolution services, and a resource library to artists of all
disciplines and arts organizations. Their lawyer referral service
can provide you with a brief half-hour consultation for $30 (for
non-members) in numerous areas of law, including copyright,
contract drafting, incorporation, mediation and arbitration. CLA
also holds a number of workshops focusing on the music business
available throughout southern California. If you need an
entertainment lawyer, and quick, CLA is a good place to start.


GETCHRISTIANMUSIC.COM
http://www.getchristianmusic.com/
Here's a musician's community for independent Christian
musicians. Participants get their own web page with sound
samples, images, etc., and may be featured on GetChristianMusic's
MP3 radio station. Good points? Well, it's a Christian community,
working together to promote independent Christian music. Bad
points? The commission is rather hefty, as GetChristianMusic.com
takes 45% of your sale. Example, if you sell your CD retail for
$13.99, you get $7.69 of that.


GIG MAGAZINE
http://www.gigmag.com/
One of the difinitive sources for bands on the road, Gig Magazine
is now online with a new look and design. Although the web site
only gives you a small taste of what you'll within the pages of
the printed magazine, it does feature new articles every month.
You can also peruse their manufacturer list. Gig Magazine is
available nationally, most notably Tower Records. You can
subscribe to 12 monthly issues for only $14.95. Subscribers get
access to 'Backstage' where archives as well as a buying guide is
available - though as of this writing the links to the
'backstage' portion of the site are now working.


MUSICIAN'S FRIEND
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/
Musician's Friend is the worlds largest direct mail music gear
company - and one of the most respected and trusted companies of
it's kind. With a huge catalog featuring over 500 manufacturers
you can find pretty much anything you want. Order their FREE
catalog online or enter their free weekly $1000 gear givaway!


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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR FANS
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=3636
Stop trying to get a recording contract, you have no idea what's
inside one of those 100 page, single space contracts anyway.
Instead get to know who your fan is. Study who the people who
come to see your live shows, buy your records and merchandise,
and visit your websites. Those folks are the most valuable assets
you have outside of the great songs you have written. Article by
Christopher Knab.


WHAT IS "FAIR USE?"
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=3583
Copyright law makes several limited provisions for copying
without first obtaining permission from the copyright holder.
These include situations where material is copied for the
purposes of review or criticism, educational use, or news
reporting. All these factors, specified in Section 107 of
copyright law, are to be used in determining whether a particular
situation qualifies as a fair use. Article by Jay Lickfett.



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EMI, BERTELSMANN END MERGER TALKS
http://www.ftmarketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={A24B813D-7075-42EB-89D6-3B648A\
6178DF}&source=moreover1
EMI and Bertelsmann's BMG said on Tuesday they had ended talks to
merge their companies into the world's largest music record label
as disposals demanded by regulators would have made the deal
unfeasible.


JUDGE ALL BUT GIVES UP POLICING NAPSTER
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/sci_tech/story_8451.asp
A federal judge overseeing the case against Napster Inc.
essentially threw up her hands and appealed for help today in
stopping the exchange of copyright songs. For the moment, her
ruling guarantees Napster users can continue downloading
copyright music at will. Major record labels want the online
music-swapping service to remove any copyright songs from its
Internet site, but removing the songs has proved exceptionally
difficult, since Napster users constantly make them reappear
under different file names.


DON HENLEY'S RIAA ALTERNATIVE GAINING STEAM
http://www.mtv.com/sendme.tin?page=/news/articles/1443204/20010426/henley_don.jh\
tml
Maybe the Recording Industry Association of America had better
watch its back. The Recording Artists Coalition — which counts
founder Don Henley, Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette among its
members — is making strides toward becoming a formidable
opponent.


REPORT SAYS MUSIC INDUSTRY SELLS VIOLENCE TO KIDS
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010424/ts/media_violence_dc_8.html
America's music companies were labeled the bad boys of the
entertainment world on Tuesday in a government report that said
they were still marketing songs with violent and lewd lyrics to
children. The Federal Trade Commission's study on the
entertainment industry and its marketing practices was a
follow-up to a scathing September report that accused the entire
sector of aggressively selling violent and sexually explicit
films, video games and music to kids.


MUSIC DOWNLOADING UP 40% SINCE LAST SUMMER
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-5714928.html?tag=ch_mh
Music downloading has become one of the most popular Web
activities, according to a new survey by the Pew Internet &
American Life Project. The report says that the number of
American adults downloading music has grown more than 40 percent
since last summer, and nearly 30 million American adults tune
into the Web to get songs.


RECORDING INDUSTRY SCORES WIN WITH COPYRIGHT OFFICE
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=184147&thes
ection=technology&thesubsection=latest
The recording industry scored a win with the US copyright office
this week, which has ruled that radio broadcasters are not exempt
from licensing royalties when they simulcast their programmes on
the internet.


NAPSTER BLAMED FOR FALLING MUSIC SALES
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/110/business/Napster_blamed_for_falling_music_\
sales+.shtml
Napster Inc. and other Web sites offering free access to recorded
music contributed to a 14 percent fall in sales of single
recordings in 2000, the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry said.bSingle sales in the United States,
which represents 38 percent of total music sales, fell 46
percent. Music sales worldwide fell 1.3 percent by value and 1.2
percent by units.


LOUDENERGY ACQUIRES ASSETS OF RIFFAGE INC.
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=21429
loudENERGY.com, an online/offline, global music community that
enables artists, record producers and consumers to interact
directly, announced that it has acquired the assets of Riffage
Inc., an online music company that allowed unsigned artists to
post their music on the company's Web site (www.riffage.com).


MOVIE INDUSTRY TARGETS GNUTELLA USERS
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/15/ns-22291.html
The movie industry is training its legal guns on the Gnutella
file-sharing system in its latest efforts to combat piracy.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA ) has sent
hundreds of letters to major Internet service providers and
universities, warning them that some people on their networks are
violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by trading
copyrighted movies through Gnutella.


STREAM DIGITAL MUSIC TO YOUR HOME STEREO
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2708585,00.html
It's all fine and good to listen to your MP3 music on your PC or
portable player, but once your digital audio collection has
reached a critical mass, you're bound to want to listen to your
Napster favorites on that home stereo system you paid thousands
of dollars for. Well, if you have an Ethernet or Home PNA (Home
Phoneline Networking Alliance) network set up at home, you're in
luck: Digital audio receivers have arrived on the scene.


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Recommended Resources
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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
Spring 2001 Edition!
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/htpromotemusic.htm
If you want to sell your music on the net in any form, this book
will teach you how to design and market a web site that will SELL
YOUR MUSIC and bring in that extra income you need to boost and
financially support your music career! The author is currently
making over $4000 a month selling music related products and
advertising on the internet. 'How to Promote Your Music
Successfully on the Internet' shows you exactly how he did it,
step by step! Download Version Available!


THE MUSICIAN'S ATLAS - 2001 Edition
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/musiciansatlas.htm
Created by The Music Resource Group, this 368-page volume
provides access to over 15,000 music businesses and key industry
contacts in more than 25 categories. Current names, phone and fax
numbers, e-mail and website addresses, detailed submission
policies and the styles of music preferred is just some of the
information you'll find on every page of The Atlas.


THE INDIE CONTACT BIBLE
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/indiecontactbible.htm
Need to create some BUZZ about your music? Looking for reviewers?
Radio station contacts? Promotion services? Then grab The Indie
Contact Bible. This fantastic new musicians 'black book' contains
350 pages filled with contacts with publications and radio
programmers all over the world. These are people who actively
look for music to review! Download Version Available!


THE GUERRILLA MUSIC MARKETING HANDBOOK
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/guerrillamusic.htm
This guide to independent music success features over 175 ways to
thrive and prosper with your own band or record label. Download
Version Available!


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