Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #6 - March 1st 2001
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http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles

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WELCOME!
Welcome to the March edition of the Music Biz Academy digest.
This month we are featuring two new articles, the first 'The
Business of Live Performance' by Chris Knab is a must read for
any performing musician! Don't miss it!

I also want to thank our readers for the great feedback on an
article featured last month - 'MP3.com: A Case Study For
Musicians On The Fence.' The article generated quite a few
positive nods and notes of thanks. We are featuring it again this
month.

Also this month, one of our featured sites is Punch Media, a CD
manufacturer in Canada. As a note of personal endorsement I want
to share with our readers that if you're looking for a new shop
to put together your discs for you, Punch Media has given us
really great service so far - and the prices are pretty darn
good. Check them out at http://www.punchmedia.com


2001 SONGWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html
Win a grand prize US$50,000 in cash, merchandise and exposure.
Acoustic Cafe will provide radio airplay of the winners of the
2001 USA Songwriting Competition, giving winners great exposure
for their work. Acoustic Cafe (a new sponsor of the USA
Songwriting Competition), is a nationally syndicated radio
program serving over 60 cities in the US. Other sponsors include
MARS Music Superstore, Mackie, Guild Guitars, D'Addario Strings,
E-mu Ensoniq, Audio Technica, Music Connection, Performing
Songwriter, Event Electronics, Mix Magazine, Onstage Magazine,
Superdups, ASN and Sonic Foundry. All entries must be postmarked
by May 31st, 2001.


SUPPORT YOUR HOST
The Music Biz Academy Digest is brought to you by RainMusic.com
and your host, David Nevue. Try out some music and support the
work of the artist: http://www.mp3.com/davidnevue


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THE BUSINESS OF LIVE PERFORMANCE
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/musicbusiness/liveperf.htm
Live performance is glamorous and exciting. But performers often
forget that club owners have a different perspective on music
than musicians do. Article by Chris Knab.


INTERVIEW WITH PETER SPELLMAN
http://musicians.about.com/musicperform/musicians/library/weekly/aa021501a.htm
Peter Spellman is not only the the Director of Career Development
at Berklee College of Music and the founder of Music Business
Solutions, he has also managed a record label, authored a stack
of books on music marketing, and lectured at countless music
conferences, colleges, and workshops. Courtesy of About.com.


MP3.COM: A CASE STUDY FOR MUSICIANS ON THE FENCE
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/musicpromotion/mp3study.htm
Ever wonder whether it's really possible to promote your music
successfully on MP3.com? Here's an MP3.com case study based on
one musician's experience. Commentary by David Nevue.


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COSMICRADIO.COM
http://www.cosmicradio.com/
CosmicRadio is an internet based radio station offering music to
over a million listeners per week (Over 400,000 visitors a day).
For musicians, Cosmic-Radio offers a free opportunity to get your
music heard. Music submitted to the station not only get's
airplay, but gets some promotion through their bi-weekly
newsletter and radio playlist. When someone listens to your song,
they have a clickable image of your CD with the opportunity to
buy. There is a $45 setup fee, but after that CosmicRadio takes
just $2.99 per CD sold. You'll get a custom page for your album
and non-exclusive music distribution.


MUSICCLEARANCE.COM
http://www.musicclearance.com/
Need assistance getting permission to use that cover song on your
CD? Want to license music for your film or video? The Parker
Music Groups, AKA MusicClearance.com is in the business of
locating publishers and copyright owners for the purpose of
negotiating song licensing rights and fees for their clients.
Check out their credits for a very impressive list of clients.


PUNCH MEDIA
http://www.punchmedia.com/
This all-in-one CD manufacturer impressed us with not only their
customer service (email response was almost immediate), but their
very competitive prices. In business 11 years, Punch Media has
provided manufacturing and packaging services for numerous names
you've heard of, including the likes of Our Lady Peace, The Band,
Anne Murray and Tom Cochrane. Very friendly and very responsive,
Punch Media certainly deserves consideration for your next
project.


ZZOUNDS MUSIC DISCOVERY CENTER
http://www.zzounds.com/index.music?f=4420
zZounds is one of the nets premiers sournces of online recording
equipment as well as the usual - guitars, pianos, keyboards,
software, mics, tuners, and more. Search by instrument, or brand
name.


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MP3'S NEW FRONTIER: CARS
http://www.business2.com/content/channels/technology/2001/02/28/27252
Many car owners consider the stereo a crucial part of the driving
experience, and listen to tapes and CDs religiously on the road.
Many PC owners have become addicted to MP3 music files. But the
market catering specifically to MP3-loving motorists is just now
starting to get interesting.


RECORD LABELS SCOFF AT NAPSTER'S $1 BILLION OFFER
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2688324,00.html
Napster's offer to the music industry of a $1billion payment over
five years met with a cool reception today. Industry experts had
predicted that the offer would not come close to covering the
amount that Sony, Universal, EMI, Warner and BMG believe they are
owed by Napster for the copyright violation caused by its users
copying songs from each other for free. Now the record labels
have confirmed that view. Universal Music was the first of the
Big Five labels to respond to Napster's offer.


12,000 NAPSTER USERS TARGETED BY IFPI IN BELGIUM
http://www.computeruser.com/news/01/02/20/news9.html
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
has been waging a battle against Belgian Napster users over the
last few months. Adrian Strain, a spokesperson for the
federation, Strain said the IFPI started with a list of 12,000
Napster users in Belgium, whose e-mail addresses were expanded to
include postal details by staff within IFPI's Belgian operation.


MUSIC INDUSTRY REJECTS $1 BILLION NAPSTER OFFER
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1118034
Napster's offer of $1bn over five years to the recording industry
for a licence to distribute copyrighted material online, which
was made late on Tuesday, has already been rejected by music
industry hard-liners.


NAPSTER OFFERS LABELS $1 BILLION TO SETTLE
http://betanews.efront.com/article.php3?sid=982741423
Napster today offered the recording industry $1 billion to drop
legal action aimed at shutting down the song-swapping service and
put forth a two-tiered pricing plan for users. Napster said it
would pay $150 million per year for five years to the major
recording companies for non-exclusive licensing, and $50 million
annually for independent labels.


MUSIC INDUSTRY TO SNOOP ON NAPSTER FANS
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/7/ns-21063.html
The music industry is developing software that will automatically
detect people who are illegally swapping songs over the Internet
-- and it is prepared to pass the information onto the police.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),
a group which represents the global music industry, hopes to use
the software in its fight against copyright violation on the
Internet.


MEDIATOR NEGOTIATES NAPSTER CONFLICT
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/dailynews/story/0,2000013063,20205104,00.htm
A mediator appointed by the judge in the Napster case has been
negotiating a deal to allow the popular online music-swapping
service to survive without violating copyright laws.


NAPSTER TO PUT 'PROTECTION LAYER' ON MP3s
http://www.mediacentral.com/channels/inetecomm/02_16_2001.reutr-story-N16221895.\
html
In the new Napster, which the company says will be launched "as
soon as possible," users will still be able to swap MP3 files
ripped from their own CDs. But Napster will add a new "protection
layer" to MP3s as they move from one user's computer to another,
allowing the service to control what users do with the files they
download, according to a statement from the company.


MUSIC INDUSTRY BLAMES NET FOR SOME REVENUE WOES
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4852756.html?tag=ch_mh
The record industry poured a little more fuel on the online
piracy wars Friday, blaming a steep decrease in CD singles sales
in 2000 on unauthorized Internet downloads. Shipments of singles
fell by nearly 40 percent last year, after relatively flat growth
in the two previous years, the Recording Industry Association of
America said.


MP3.COM TO PROVIDE "ON HOLD" PHONE MUSIC
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4851951.html?tag=ch_mh
Internet music company MP3.com introduced Friday a new service to
provide melodies to phone callers placed on hold, marking the
company's latest effort to target business customers.


POLICE GO AFTER BELGIAN NAPSTER USERS
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/02/15/belgium.napster.ap/index.html
Acting on complaints from the music industry, police have raided
the homes of users of music-sharing Web sites looking for
evidence they infringed copyright rules, the prosecutors' office
said Thursday.



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Recommended Resources
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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
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 $3000 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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