Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #27 - January 21st, 2002
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Welcome, subscribers to the January 21st edition of the Music
Biz Academy Digest!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT....
The New Napster is on it's way. The beta version has been rolled
out for the public consumption, and Napster is working very hard
to obtain licensing that will allow it to both satisfy the major
labels and it's users.

The new, fee-based service, which will cost between $5-$10 per
month, will still offer it's users the functionality they were
used to - finding and sharing music through the Napster
'community'. However, all the music offered through Napster will
be 'legal', made available through licensing from the music
labels. If you have a song you want to 'share' with the
community, the Napster system will check the song to ensure it's
licensed, and if so, will allow it to be shared with others.

USING NAPSTER TO MARKET YOUR MUSIC...
As a musician, the new Napster will offer a very cool opportunity
- to license your own music and get paid for it. An artist
providing their original music to the Napster community will be
able to enter into a license agreement with Napster and actually
get paid directly as the licensor. What that payment will be, has
not yet been announced.

To preview the new Napster, visit http://www.napster.com/preview/

When the new Napster goes live, we'll be watching the 'pay for
play' opportunities very closely and will keep you, our
subscribers, in the loop.

Thanks for your ongoing support...

David Nevue
The Music Biz Academy
http://www.musicbizacademy.com
http://www.mp3.com/davidnevue


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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
2002 Edition!
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/htpromotemusic.htm
Learn the marketing and promotion methods that one musician uses
to bring in over $4000 a month in income from the Internet! The
author of this book is now doing online music full time! There
are no 'pipe dreams' sold here. The author details step-by-step
how he finally said good-bye to his day job and starting spending
more time on his music. Download Version Available for only
$14.95!


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Latest Additions To The Academy
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TOP 10 MUSIC MARKETING AND PROMOTION EZINES
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/musicpromotion/top10ezines.htm
Our good friends at The Bard's Crier have compiled their list of
the top ten music marketing and promotion ezines available on the
net. We totally agree with them... with one exception. In their
humility, they didn't include their own newsletter, which should
definitely be there!


2001: THE YEAR IN ONLINE MUSIC
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/musicpromotion/2001review.htm
2001 was a year that brought a lot of change to the online music
business. In reviewing the big stories of the last year, a few
really stood out...


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THE BARDS CRIER
http://www.bardscrier.com/
This highly recommended, free guerrilla music marketing ezine for
the working musician comes from Marc Gunn, a working musician
himself. The newsletter contains some fantastic articles about
promoting your music, both online and at performances. The Crier
also includes reviews of music biz books, as well as worthwhile
freebies on the net.


BRANDERS
http://www.branders.com/
Put your band logo on tons of cool products; mouse pads, lava
lamps, calculators, hats, shirts, clocks, games, toys, magnets,
notepads, chocolate bars, and more. You'll find more
merchandising options at Branders than just about anyone else.
You can even preview merchandise with your logo on it to see how
it looks before you buy. Highly recommended.


MICGUYS.COM
http://www.micguys.com/
Micguys.com is committed to bringing you quality studio
microphones, mic electronics and mic accessories for your home or
studio projects at the best prices. They cater to home studios,
project studios or recording projects where someone can't afford
to throw down $5,000 for a "high-end" studio microphone, but
needs something professional. The microphones and accessories you
will find on this site are name brand products that deliver the
performance you demand. Micguys also sells cables, poppers,
stands and other accessories.


STAGEPASS.COM: MUSIC INSTRUCTION RESOURCES
http://www.stagepass.com/software/
If you're in the mood to pick up a new instrument or simply brush
up on your chops, Stagepass.com offers a wide variety of
instructional software, books and videos for the musician.
Instrumental resources include the standards; guitar, bass, drums
and others, but also include more obscure instruments like the
mandolin and dulcimer.


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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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If you haven't the time or inclination to set up your own web
site for CD promotion, CDBaby.com is a reasonable alternative....

CD BABY PASSES MILLION DOLLAR MARK IN MUSICIAN PAYOUTS
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=31397
CD Baby, an online retailer of independently released CDs,
announced today that they have now paid over one million dollars
to musicians for CDs sold. CD Baby was started as a hobby in 1998
by musician Derek Sivers, looking for a better way to sell his
own CD online. His musician friends also joined up, and told
their friends. Soon, without any advertising, word-of-mouth
quietly made CD Baby the largest independent-only CD store, with
10,000 artists selling over 100,000 CDs a year.


THE SCRATCHY RECORD OF THE ONLINE MUSIC DEBATE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22972-2002Jan9.html
For a realm that was supposed to thrive at stunning speeds, the
world of online music sure seems stuck in a kiddie crawl. In
2002, just as in 2001, labels still fret that consumers will
pirate great gobs of downloadable music and put them out of
business. Retailers still worry that the labels will sell
directly to consumers, and put them out of business.


MUSIC INDUSTRY STILL IN FIRST GEAR ONLINE
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8395107.html?tag=ch_mh
Despite a year of headline-generating turmoil, musicians,
techies, media executives and lawmakers gathering for the second
Future of Music conference on Monday will find that much remains
unresolved on the digital-music landscape. Over the past year,
recording companies managed to force the shutdown of the free
online song-swapping service Napster and launch services of their
own. But they also saw new threats sprout up hydra-like in the
form of second-generation free services such as Kazaa and
Morpheus.


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MP3.COM TAKES ITS OWN LAWYERS TO COURT
http://www.silicon.com/bin/bladerunner?30REQEVENT=&REQAUTH=21046&14001REQSUB=REQ\
INT1=50564
MP3.com is to sue its own lawyers for allegedly giving the
company bad advice. The online music service alleges that its
legal team misled it over how to operate its My.MP3.com service
within US law.


AOL DEVELOPING SONG-TRADING OFFER BASED ON INSTANT MESSENGER
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2102848,00.html
AOL Time Warner is developing a variety of subscription online
music services, including an instant messenger-based
song-swapping offering, to beef up its fledgling Internet music
business, a company official says.


KAZAA TEMPORARILY STOPS FILE SWAPPING
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/18/kazaa.halt.idg/index.html
Online file swapping service KaZaA has temporarily suspended
downloads of its KaZaA Media Desktop client software in a move to
avoid a hefty fine, the company said on Thursday.
Dutch music licensing body Buma/Stemra decided to enforce a
ruling handed down by the Amsterdam district court on November
29, KaZaA said. In the ruling, KaZaA is ordered to make it
impossible for users to share copyright-protected material using
the KaZaA Media Desktop, or face a fine.


JUPITER MEDIA METRIX SLASHES ONLINE MUSIC FORECAST
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/046458.htm
Jupiter Media Metrix Monday cut its five-year forecast for the
size of the online music market by 11.3 percent, citing weakness
in the economy and music sales and later-than-expected Web
service launches. In data due to be officially released Tuesday,
Jupiter, an Internet research firm, said it had reduced its 2006
estimate of the size of the Web-based music market to $5.5
billion from its original forecast of $6.2 billion, announced in
July.


NAPSTER EDGES CLOSER TO LAUNCH
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/new_media/newsid_1753000/1753028.\
stm
Internet music service Napster is set to launch a version of its
new, legal service on Thursday. The relaunch of the file-swapping
service has been long-awaited, but Thursday's launch will offer
only a beta or test version to a selected group of 20,000 users.
The beta version will include more than 100,000 music files - but
will not include any major label content.


MUSIC INDUSTRY RETHINKING CD COPY PROTECTION
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991758
The music industry is having to rethink its drive towards
copy-protecting music CDs, following people-power protests and
probing questions from US politicians. BMG in Europe had launched
two of its chart CDs, Natalie Imbruglia's White Lilies Island and
Five's Greatest Hits, with copy protection technology but have
now switched production to "clean" unprotected CDs, following
consumer complaints.


TECH GIANTS VIE TO BRING WEB, VIDEO, MUSIC TO YOUR DEN
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.HTMLTemplate?tf=tgam/common/\
FullStory.html&cf=tgam/common/FullStory.cfg&date=20020109&cache_key=internationa\
l&current_row=2&start_row=2&num_rows=1
The battle for your living room, kitchen and den has begun, as
the heavyweights of the technology world announce plans for
hardware that will turn your house into a giant computer and
entertainment network. Consumer electronics firms are teaming up
with software and hardware companies to create home entertainment
hubs that store and route music, video, voice and Internet
content throughout a house.


NAPSTER CEO SEEKS CONGRESS' HELP
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8399302.html?tag=cd_mh
The head of Internet music service Napster asked the U.S.
government on Monday to force recording companies to share their
catalogs with independent digital music sites. Napster Chief
Executive Konrad Hilbers told musicians, lawyers and
music-industry officials at a music conference that Congress
should consider establishing a mandatory per-song rate that Web
sites such as Napster could pay recording companies if they
cannot forge deals on their own.


WAR ON COPY-PROTECTED CDS HEATS UP
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,42329,00.html
Burning and downloading songs may soon be an activity of the
past, as copy-protected CDs begin to hit the market. Last month,
More Fast and Furious: Songs From and Inspired by the Motion
Picture, became the first copy-protected release by a major label
in the United States. And Friday, Virginia Congressman Rick
Boucher sent a detailed letter to the Recording Industry of
America and The International Federation of the Phonographic
Industry voicing his concern over copy-protected CDs.


LISTEN.COM TAPS BIG LABELS FOR MUSIC SERVICE
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-8399766.html?tag=lh
Listen.com has signed music distribution deals with two major
record labels, giving it a long-awaited power boost in the race
to create the perfect online jukebox. The San Francisco-based
company said it has signed deals with Bertelsmann's BMG
Entertainment and EMI Recorded Music, which together represent
just under a third of U.S. music sales. Like many other online
companies, Listen.com has been seeking distribution rights from
the five major labels for more than a year as it refocused its
business on digital music subscriptions.


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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
2002 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 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
CD, or printed in a binder just for you. All for less than what
you would pay an Entertainment Lawyer for 15 minutes worth of his
time.


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


THE INDIE 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
Bible. This fantastic new musicians 'black book' contains pages
filled with contacts with publications and radio programmers all
over the world. These are people who actively look for music to
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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