Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #14 - July 3rd 2001
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WELCOME....
Welcome to the July 3rd edition of the Music Biz Academy digest!
It's been another fun two weeks for Napster. The service, while
still alive, has been struggling to find itself while pleasing
everyone. As a result, it's pleasing no one. While you can never
call anything truly dead on the internet, Napster appears to
getting weaker...and weaker...and weaker. Early Monday morning,
Napster began blocking all song transfers as it prepares it's
system for a pay-service upgrade. More information on that in the
news section below.


MUSIC BUSINESS SEMINAR: MAKING MONEY WITH YOUR MUSIC
Time is rapidly running out to register for Christopher Knab's
Music Business 101 seminar in Seattle. This 8 week long summer
school course starts July 16th, from 7-10 pm. The comprehensive
course includes 24 classroom hours of information designed to
empower any musician, band, or music industry aspirant who wants
to learn what it takes to prepare, protect, promote, distribute,
and sell independent music. For more information, see
http://www.knab.com/workshops.cfm


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INDEPENDENT PROMOTER CHECKLIST, PART 1
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/radio/index.htm
If you are hiring a promoter to push your artist to radio, here
are a few things you can consider which will help you have the
greatest chance of success. Article by Bryan Farrish.


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DIGITAL VISTA: ART DESIGN BY RICH DISILVIO
http://www.d-vista.com/music/
Rich DiSilvio specializes in what he calls "Visual Promotions"
which includes web design, CD cover art and multimedia. In
reviewing DiSilvio's portfolio we must say we were quite
impressed! The artwork presented all has a very personal, unique
touch, with a visually stunning presentation. Those of you
looking for a fantasy art/otherworldly look for your CD covers
check this out! Digital's CD cover art work would certainly make
your CD stand out on the rack! Clients include some names you may
have heard of: Alice Cooper, Yngwie Malmsteen, Krokus, Lita Ford,
K7, and more. Add'l services include computer illustration and
graphics. Very highly recommended.


JAVAMUSIC
http://www.javamusic.com/
Here is a music community that takes the meaning of 'community'
to the next level. Sign up for free and not only get your own web
site, but get paid for it. JavaMusic pays you .03 cents per song
download. You can also participate in the many activities
provided by JavaMusic, including message boards, chats, contests,
download freebies and tools, read articles from industry
insiders, and more. Other services include CD reviews, mp3 player
promotion, and CD manufacturing. A great stop for java, music,
and promotion.


STATIONMP3.COM
http://www.stationmp3.com/
How would you like to upload your MP3 song files to one place and
have them automatically distributed to places like IUMA,
MusicBuilder, MP3.com, Vitaminic, BeSonic, and others? Even
better, how would you like to be able to check your listener
stats for all of these places from one centralized location?
That's what StationMP3.com offers to it's Platinum members -
submission, promotion, and distribution of your music to 15
different MP3 sites. It's a beautiful service for musicians who'd
rather not bother with this rather tedious task.


TSA: TIM SWEENEY & ASSOCIATES
http://www.tsamusic.com/
If you're looking for assistance getting your music career off
the ground, you might want to give Tim Sweeney and his team a
call. Sweeney is a specialist in independent music marketing and
has spent his 19 year career developing artists for major and
independent music labels. Every year, Sweeney sponsors dozens of
music business workshops which he pays for himself. Yes, that's
right, these workshops are FREE to the artist! Sweeney has also
published a number of "how to" guides including everything from
releasing independent records to making the most of your live
performance. We found TSA's credentials impressive. We expect you
will to. If you're serious about the music business be sure to
research TSAs services.


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11 MYTHS ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/cds/111/111244.html
This streaming audio guide from David Hooper of Indiebiz.com
gives you the basics about labels, distribution, radio and more.


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NAPSTER'S LATEST BID TO STAY ALIVE: SHUTTING DOWN
http://www.mtv.com/sendme2.tin?page=/news/articles/1444905/20010702/index.jhtml
It took Napster's own new filtering technology to do what much of
the recording industry has been trying to do since 1999 — shut
the system down, if only temporarily. Early Monday morning,
Napster began blocking all song transfers. In a message to users,
Napster promised that the shutdown is only temporary and blamed
it on problems with the database used in its new screening
technology.


YAHOO LAUNCHES INTO WEB MUSIC
http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,44884,00.html
The startup era in digital media ended Thursday when heavyweight
Yahoo moved to become the fourth major distributor of music
online. After years of struggling to develop a cohesive
entertainment delivery strategy, Yahoo (YHOO) said it would
purchase Launch Media (LAUN) for $12 million.


MUSIC WAS EASIER WHEN IT WAS FREE
http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,44858,00.html
The first online subscription service that offers major label
music will launch near the end of the summer. Then a few months
later another subscription service will roll out. Then another.
And another. By the end of the year, no fewer than 11 companies
are expected to offer subscription services. None will offer
music from all five major labels. None will offer unlimited
listening. Many won't allow consumers to burn their music onto a
CD.


HIT LIST DWINDLES IN NEW NAPSTER SOFTWARE
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5093396,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl
Napster is funneling people to a new version of the software that
includes technology supposedly able to identify a song accurately
using a digital representation of its sound. When it released the
software last Friday night, the company touted it as a way to
release many previously blocked songs back into its network.
Readers, however, report that almost no songs are getting through
the network with the new software.


JUDGE PUTS AN END TO NAPSTER APPEAL
http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,2198,3531_790981,00.html
Napster will not get another chance to lift an injunction that
prohibits the Redwood City-based company from allowing its users
to share copyrighted music files. An attorney for the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed the news saying
that the judge denied Napster's request Monday for a rehearing of
the music industry's landmark copyright lawsuit.


NAPSTER COULD PROVE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW
http://www.nationalpost.com/tech/story.html?f=/stories/20010615/592658.html
Two industry-backed Internet music services are expected to roll
out by the end of this summer, hoping to replace the hugely
popular free music-sharing Internet service that ran afoul of
copyright law. They are the products of a year dominated by
soul-searching, chest-thumping and high-profile lawsuits over who
gets to control the sounds of the Web. But can these pay services
succeed legally where Napster did illegally? Much is riding on
the answer.


MP3.COM EMPLOYEES AND ARTISTS CHAT AT YAHOO!
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=23757
Q: Can you promise to us that the indies aren’t gonna be wiped
out of the mix when the Vivendi takeover is complete?
A: Excellent Question....


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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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