Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #23 - November 16th, 2001
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Welcome, subscribers to the November 16th edition of the Music
Biz Academy Digest!

IT'S ALL THE RAGE....
The news shaking up the industry this week is the retalitory
noise being made by prominant post-Napster file swapping
services. MusicCity Networks, the folks behind Morpheus (apparent
heir to the file-swapping throne), is taking on the big record
labels, saying to them, essentially, 'Go ahead, make my day."
MusicCity has the backing of some big time lawyers, as well. The
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has a strong interest
in digital rights and properties, has agreed to defend MusicCity
against any copyright infringement charges that come from the
recording industry.

CEO of Morpheus, Steven Griffin likens himself to 'William
Wallace'... you know, the 13th century scottish hero whose story
was told in the film Braveheart. Griffin knows the record
companies are coming after him, and frankly, he's ready to do
battle.

More on this fascinating story at
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2001/tc20011115_6234.htm


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THE GUERRILLA MUSIC MARKETING HANDBOOK
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B AND R DESIGNS
http://www.bandrdesigns.com/
Looking for that perfect promotional knick-knack for your band?
Then head on over to B and R designs. They will take your photo
or logo and print it on mouse pads, wall clocks, key chains,
puzzles, magnets, watches and more. Whether you need 1 item or
1000, B and R can supply you with the promotional gimmick you
need!


BCT STUDIO & GRAPHICS
http://www.bct-studio.com
BCT Studio is a one stop shop for all your graphic design needs,
including not only CD art design, but t-shirts, printing, web
design, logo illustrations and more. BCT also provides audio
production and CD duplication services. All in all, BCT has a lot
to offer at very reasonable prices.


MI2N: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS NETWORK
http://www.mi2n.com/
One of our favorites, Mi2N is the place to find out what's going
on NOW in the music industry. Every day, you'll find dozens of
new stories, and if you're looking for a career in the business,
don't miss the career postings. mi2n's excellent news service is
split into ten distinct categories; Business News, Tech News,
Label News, Video News, Radio News, Career Announcements, Music
Events, Web Events, Music Releases and Band News.


MUSIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
http://www.mbsolutions.com/
Peter Spellman, the Director of Music Business Solutions, has
compiled a web site dedicated to offering business solutions to
the independent musician. As an experienced musician, manager,
and feature writer for Musician magazine, Peter has a wealth of
experience to draw from. MBS features include the free Music Biz
Insight newsletter, reference material, and articles on creating
music business strategies to build your foundations. MBS also
features one of the cleanest, most selective musician's resource
directories around.


SYPHAONLINE.COM
http://dawguide.com/
Founded in 1988, SYPHA is an independent consultancy specialising
in digital random access technologies for all aspects of audio
and picture recording and editing. The SYPHA web site features
the DAW Buyers Guide, an independent guide to digital audio
workstations, disk-based multitracks and tapeless recorders. The
DAW Buyers Guide aims to include not only every existing product,
but also those soon to be launched. It covers the whole range of
digital audio workstations, including turnkey systems, card
and/or software packages, disk-based multitracks and tapeless
recorders. Searchable database contains over 250 products
by application, system type, host platform, audio quality, replay
channels, cost range, manufacturer and system name.


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101 ONLINE MUSIC PR SOURCES - FREE TO TWO WINNERS EVERY MONTH
http://www.bob-baker.com/buzz/onlinepr.html
Bob Baker is giving away copies of his new music publicity
resource. "Some professionals hide their secrets, but not Bob,"
says Jeffrey P. Fisher, author of Ruthless Self-Promotion in the
Music Industry. Fisher is referring to Bob Baker's "Online Music
PR Hot List," a new downloadable book that reveals 101 places to
submit press releases, get reviewed, uncover PR connections and
promote your music on the Internet. Every month, Baker will give
away two copies of this new online music PR directory.


NATIONAL 'INDIE BAND SEARCH 2002'
http://www.indiebandsearch.com/
ModMusic Records is proud to announce the Indie Band Search 2002.
The Indie Band Search is a national contest that gives
independent musicians, artists, songwriters, and bands a chance
to be heard by entertainment industry professionals and compete
for prizes worth over $10,000. *Deadline for entries is February
14, 2002.


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CAN MORPHEUS PREVAIL WHERE NAPSTER FAILED?
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2001/tc20011115_6234.htm
When a 23-person company faces a lawsuit from 28 entertainment
conglomerates, choosing not to fight might seem like the smart
choice. Not to Steven Griffin, chairman and CEO of Internet
startup MusicCity Networks, a Nashville company that allows music
and entertainment lovers to share files downloaded from the Web
through its program Morpheus.


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TVT, MP3.COM SETTLE DIFFERENCES, END COPYRIGHT SUIT
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=2509&width=1024
TVT Records, the New York-based independent record label whose
artists include Snoop Dogg and XTC, has settled its copyright
infringement lawsuit against MP3.com. The settlement was reached
Nov. 7, but the companies made no official statement about the
accord at the time. Company spokesman Jason Consoli said terms of
the deal are not being disclosed, and that there are no plans to
reveal them in the future. "We're not really releasing a
statement, but I can say on our end that we're happy with the
settlement," Consoli said. "It was very amicable."


ROCK STARS LINE UP BEHIND NAPSTER
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5099605,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02
A group of recording artists led by Don Henley on Tuesday said
they recently filed a brief in a San Francisco federal court that
may give song-swap service Napster a shot in the arm in its
ongoing copyright-infringement battle with the recording
industry. The artists contended in their brief filed Nov. 7 that
the big recording labels may not indefinitely own some of the
sound recording copyrights they are suing over in the landmark
suit against Napster, said Jay Rosenthal, a lawyer for the
Recording Artists Coalition.


PIRATE-PROOF POP GOES PUBLIC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1651000/1651544.stm
Music makers are stepping up attempts to stamp out piracy with
the public release of CDs that cannot be played on computers.
Natalie Imbruglia's latest album is the first to go on general
release with a copy-protection system built in. Commentators say
that soon many more CDs employ similar anti-pirate technologies.
Before now, such systems have been added in a piecemeal fashion
to a limited number of releases in different countries.


MEASURECAST RELEASES TOP 50 INTERNET RADIO STATION RANKINGS
http://www.measurecast.com/news/pr/2001/pr20011109m.html
MeasureCast, Inc., the first company to provide Internet radio
broadcasters with next-day streaming audience size and
demographics data, today released its list of the top 50
streaming radio stations for October, along with its monthly
streaming radio demographics report.


FILE-SWAPPERS FIGHT BACK
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2823124,00.html?chkpt=zdnnt110701t\
s
A prominent civil liberties group is jumping to the aid of
MusicCity, a popular file-swapping company confronting a lawsuit
from the Hollywood and record industry that could blaze new,
influential legal ground. The Electronic Frontier Foundation
(EFF), which has represented hackers, cryptographers and computer
scientists in its push for digital rights, agreed to defend
MusicCity against copyright infringement charges by movie studios
and record labels. It's helping build a high-powered team of
lawyers to show that this case is different than Napster.


VITAMINIC BOOSTS NAPSTER’S RANGE
http://www.netimperative.com/media/newsarticle.asp?ArticleID=13090&ChannelID=2&A\
rticleType=1
Music sharing service Napster has signed a new licensing deal
with European digital platform Vitaminic SpA that will give
Napster a further 250,000 audio tracks for its new registration
model. The multi-year deal, the largest signed by Napster to
date, offers it a glimmer of hope amid its ongoing legal disputes
with the music industry by opening up music from more than 80,000
artists and 1,275 European and worldwide labels.


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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
2002 Edition!
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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
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step by step! Download Version Available for only $14.95!


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! The PDF version of this great book is now only
$29.95!


101 MUSIC BUSINESS CONTRACTS
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/101contracts.htm
Can’t afford a lawyer? That’s OK. We’re here to help, with 101
Industry Standard Contracts available for instant download, or on
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you would pay an Entertainment Lawyer for 15 minutes worth of his
time.


THE MUSICIAN'S ATLAS - 2002 Edition
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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. Available in
hard copy for only $24.95!


THE INDIE BIBLE
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Need to create some BUZZ about your music? Looking for reviewers?
Radio station contacts? Promotion services? Then grab The Indie
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review! Download or Hard Copy Version Available for $24.95!


MUSIC IS YOUR BUSINESS
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/musiciyb.htm
Used as the official textbook for the Art Institute of Seattle's
Audio program, this invaluable book is filled with insights into
the music business and tactics for marketing your music. It
includes examples of industry marketing documents, a sample of an
artist bio and fact sheet, and checklists for starting your
career and running your own record label. Available in hard copy
for $24.95!


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