Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #30 - March 6th, 2002
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Welcome, subscribers to the March 4th edition of the Music Biz
Academy Digest!

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT....
The biggest news to report this issue concerns the ruling by the
US Copyright Arbitration Panel that Internet-only webcasters will
be required to pay royalties of $0.0014 per song listener for
radio transmissions over the Internet. That doesn't sound like
much, but if 1000 listeners listen to 20 songs each in one hours
time, that adds up to $28/hour. Webcaster Live365.com has stated
they will have to completely reevaluate their business model if
this remains the going rate, and many webcasters have openly
expressed this fee will put them out of business. The Digital
Media Association, who represents webcasters, intends to appeal
the decision.

For more details, see:
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=8781
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/59316_netmusic22.shtml
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/carp/webcasting_rates.html

David Nevue
Editor, The Music Biz Academy
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/internet/index.htm
http://www.mp3.com/davidnevue


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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
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PLANNING YOUR RADIO PROMOTION CAMPAIGN
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/radiocampaign.htm
The commercial radio industry, at this time in history, couldn’t
be less friendly to the independent musician. However, that
doesn’t mean there isn’t some significant radio airplay available
to you if you know what you’re doing.


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INDIESPACE.COM
http://www.indiespace.com/
Indiespace was one of the very first online stores dedicated to
selling independent art on the web. In fact, on April 7, 1994,
they had became the first artist collaboration service reported
by Daily Variety. Since that time, Indiespace has continued to
grow and refine its mission - to provide a unique, "one-stop"
Internet solution for independent artists, musicians, filmmakers,
performers and industry groups. Instead of generic "web hosting,"
Indiespace offers an integrated service providing online and
offline support for sales, promotion, consulting and
career-building tools. Indiespace's client-base, at the time of
this writing, exceeds 1700 independent artists worldwide.
Services include web hosting, web design, e-commerce setup,
barcodes, and web and marketing training. Indiespace offers more
than just a place to put to music on the web, they offer a
complete hosting solution, with tools to boot. Setup is $50, and
hosting is $25/month.


MUSICLOVERSAUCTION.COM
http://www.musicloversauction.com/
MusicLoversAuction.com is sort of an ebay for musicians, only
it's much better organized and easier on the eyes. Categories
include not only instruments, but CDs, DJs, domain names,
memorabilia, lessons, posters, rehearsal space, software, studio
time and much more. On the main page you'll find the featured
auctions, as well as the 10 hottest auctions happening at any
given moment. All listings are searchable, or browseable by
category. A great place to buy or sell.


NORTHEASTERN DIGITAL MASTERING
http://www.northeasterndigital.com
Northeastern Digitial provides a large variety of services for
musicians, including audio mastering for CDs, DVDs and Internet,
Video production and multimedia authoring (CD-Rom, Enhanced CD)
and much more. Past clients include some big names; Frank Zappa,
Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Joan Jett, The Beach Boys and others.


SECOND SIGHT DESIGN
http://www.secondsight.com/
Second Sight Design has one of the highest profiles of any
designer we've reviewed. Past clients include Willie Nelson,
Bush, Merle Haggard, John Prine, and many other familiar names.
Services include CD art design, logo design, web design, brochure
creation, VHS covers, and 'interactive business cards'. Portfolio
and examples available at the site.


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B.E.A.M. GRANT PROGRAM HELPS UNSIGNED MUSICIANS
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=33162
Making a living in the music world can be a tough goal to
achieve. Many talented musicians go unnoticed because they don't
have the resources needed to display their talents. To help make
some of these life-long dreams come true, Jim Beam® Bourbon will
award another $100,000 in grant money in 2002 to unsigned artists
through the B.E.A.M. (Benefiting Emerging Artists in Music)
program. Final grant deadline is August 30th.


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.


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HITTING ALL THE WRONG NOTES
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020225-203524,00.html
Napster and other fee-based music services are trying to lure us
from free song swapping. They'd better try harder.


FORBES.COM SPECIAL REPORT: DIGITAL MUSIC
http://www.forbes.com/home/2002/02/13/digitalmusic.html
The world of digital music is a mess. The renegade startups that
pioneered the industry have failed to offer viable, mass-market
services. And in their place the record labels have done no
better. Forbes.com reports on a tremendous market opportunity
that has thus far been missed entirely.


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KAZAA: A COPYRIGHT CONUNDRUM
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50788,00.html
A California multimedia company with ties to an Australian
venture capitalist firm involved with the Kazaa file-trading
network could be headed for legal troubles. The complex
relationships between companies involved in file-trading networks
in four countries are unraveling, and entertainment companies
that want to protect their intellectual property are taking
notice.


MORPHEUS LOOKS TO GNUTELLA FOR HELP
http://www.business2.com/articles/web/0,,38328,FF.html
A glitch this week that locked millions of people out Morpheus,
the most popular file-trading network since Napster's fall, is
raising new questions about the future of the Net's free-music
bonanza. Now, seeking out new software, Morpheus is looking to
Gnutella to help them restore their service.


NAPSTER WINS TWO LEGAL VICTORIES
http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16490.html
A federal district court judge handed Napster a small victory
Friday, calling for record labels to detail their copyright
ownership of the songs the labels seek to have restricted. The
judge also questioned the record companies' online distribution
mechanisms. Instead of handing the major record labels a decisive
victory in the summary judgment, as expected, U.S. District Judge
Marilyn Hall Patel ruled that the record labels must prove
ownership of the songs in question -- an issue brought to the
fore last October by Napster.


NAPSTER'S NEMESES NOT SO HAPPY NOW
http://www.silicon.com/bin/bladerunner?30REQEVENT=&REQAUTH=21046&14001REQSUB=REQ\
INT1=51560
The 'big five' record labels whose legal action against Napster
sparked the demise of the controversial file-sharing service are
now subject to investigation themselves following a judge's order
last Friday to look into alleged anti-competitive practices.
AOL Time Warner, BMG, EMI, Sony and Universal are being
investigated over the launch of online music services MusicNet
and Pressplay which it is claimed contravene competition laws.


PIRACY BLAMED FOR CD SALES SLUMP
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/new_media/newsid_1841000/1841768.\
stm
The music industry has pointed the finger at illegal music
downloads and CD copying, or burning, for a 10% drop in sales of
compact discs in the US in 2001. A survey carried out by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), found that
almost a quarter of consumers questioned said they are not buying
new music because they are downloading or copying music for free.


WEBCASTERS SAY PROPOSED ONLINE ROYALTIES COULD RUIN THEM
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/59316_netmusic22.shtml
Internet broadcasters are viewing with caution a proposed royalty
rate that could make them pay fractions of a cent each time they
play a song online. The ultimate cost could be their businesses.
"Certainly, we would have to take a serious look at the business
going forward if this were to remain the rate," said John
Jeffrey, executive vice president of Web broadcaster Live365 Inc.


U.S. PROPOSES ONLINE MUSIC PAY
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43306-2002Feb21.html
A government panel proposed yesterday that organizations that
broadcast music and other radio content over the Internet pay
royalties based on each Web user who listens. The royalties would
go to the record companies that hold the copyrights for the
songs. Based on each recipient of an online broadcast, the rates
would range from 0.07 of a penny per song for a radio broadcast
to 0.14 of a penny for all other copyrighted audio sent over the
Internet.


INTERNET MUSIC PIRACY PACT GETS INTO SWING
http://www.ispworld.com/reuters/022102_gt9.htm
A ground-breaking international pact to protect musicians and the
multi-billion dollar recording industry from Internet piracy will
finally go into force in May, a United Nations agency announced
on Thursday. The treaty -- the WIPO Phonograms and Performances
Treaty (WPPT) -- bars the unauthorized exploitation of recorded
or live performances on the World Wide Web. It formally takes
effect on May 20.


ARTISTS LOOK FOR BIGGER SHARE OF RECORD DEALS
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,46263,00.html
It's time to pay the piper. That's what some musicians are saying
as they struggle to separate themselves from a recording industry
they say has shackled them, financially and artistically, for too
long. From Bryan Adams to Weezer, Christina Aguilera to Dwight
Yoakam, Courtney Love to the estate of deceased jazz singer Sarah
Vaughn, they're trying to shake off those chains of song.


TALKS FAIL--NAPSTER'S BACK IN COURT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-840873.html
Napster and the Big Five record labels are headed back to court
after a month of court-sanctioned settlement talks closed without
agreement. The lapsed deadline opens the door for potentially
uncomfortable scrutiny of the music industry's licensing
practices even as it sets in motion once again legal proceedings
that could result in billions of dollars of damages against the
pioneering file-swapping service.


GARAGEBAND.COM COULD RETURN
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Garageband.html
Garageband.com, a music download operation taken off-line Friday
after a financing deal fell through, is close to striking another
deal that could get it running again as early as March 1, the
company's CEO said Tuesday.


COURT TO RULE ON WEB MUSIC RATES
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-840539.html?tag=cd_mh
A U.S. government panel will announce on Wednesday how much
Internet broadcasters should pay musicians and recording
companies for use of their songs, setting the ground rules for
the growing Webcasting industry. The decision will have an impact
for years to come, say those involved in the negotiations, as
more consumers tune in to Internet-based broadcasts from online
music providers and existing radio stations over the next few
years.


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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! 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!


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
This great offering from music biz consultant Christopher Knab is
now available in PDF format! Find out why so many musicians fail
and how you can get the 'edge'. Learn how to attract
distributors, radio play, and how to create a demand for your
music. Music Is Your Business includes excellent flowcharts and
graphs, demonstrating in simple terms how the industry operates.
Sample artist bio, fact sheet, and checklists for jump-starting
your career and/or running your own record label! PDF Edition
only $19.95!


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RADIO & RETAIL PROMOTION
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/radiopromo.htm
If you're looking to promote your music either via radio or
through retail, we've teamed up with a radio promoter who has
quarterbacked campaigns for RadioHead (before they were stars),
Lit (Malicious Vinyl), and others. Our contact will help arrange
on-air interviews, CD reviews, and create a custom campaign
custom designed for your music.


ART DESIGN - CDs, Posters, One-Sheets, and Web Sites
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/artdesign/
In this business of music, image means everything! You know it,
we know it, the music industry knows it. Our hand-picked graphic
designers will help you make a powerful statement about your
music! Whether you need art design for your CD package, or just a
quick logo, it's all here. Check out the very cool one-sheet
designs, the perfect item to make your press kit stand out!


WEB SITE HOSTING
http://www.cdstreet.com/signup/musicbizacademy/
We've partnered with CDStreet to offer one of the best deals on
the net for musicians looking to sell their music via the web.
There are NO set up fees or hidden charges. CDStreet simply takes
20% of your CD price. If you need to ecommerce enable your web
site (as in, you need a shopping cart), you can use CDStreet to
do that as well. Visitors can rate your music, post reviews, get
news and information and listen to and purchase your music. Very
highly recommended, with lots of buzz on the ‘street’.


INSIDE SESSIONS: LEARN FROM THE PROS
http://www.qksrv.net/click-1043288-5834908
Brought to you by the Universal Music Group, the largest record
company in the world, InsideSessions is an Internet-based program
that teaches you everything you need to know to transform your
passion for music into a successful career as a recording artist
or industry professional. The online 10 session course features
instruction from artists Sting, Sheryl Crow & Nelly, record
executives Jimmy Iovine and Russell Simmons, producer Glen
Ballard and many others. Once you sign up, Universal guarantees
their A&R executives will listen to your demo, and even provide
you written feedback if you select that option.


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