Skip to Content
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BLOG
    THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BLOG
    • Home
    • Showcase festivals 2025
    • Search for:
    30 Jun, 2017
    You know it’s perfect when old people say you can’t do it.
    Old people, opportunities, Whining

    I was listening on a speech from a very famous old label guy from Japan the other day. He was very pessimistic about where the musicindustry where going. The sales where down. The digital in Japan didn’t work and the

    Continue ReadingYou know it’s perfect when old people say you can’t do it.

    29 Jun, 2017
    Not such a great idea
    annoying, great idea, Music companies, think again, Tips for artists

    One of the worst things I know is when you get pitches from companies that really don’t have thought their plan through. Usually they have identified a problem in the music industry that in reality is not a problem or

    Continue ReadingNot such a great idea

    28 Jun, 2017
    Blind leading blind
    failure, Managers, networking

    Aren’t we all failed musicians? I guess everyone that is in the musicindustry is failed musician in some way. I usually say I’m not a failed musician and that is my strength. It’s not totally true. I was in a

    Continue ReadingBlind leading blind

    27 Jun, 2017
    Sharks
    fail, fraud, music industry, Sharks, Tips for artists

    I was on a industry event a couple of weeks ago. The event was really good in itself but it was full of sharks. It all comes from the song (Rock) Superstar with Cypress Hill. In the intro he tells

    Continue ReadingSharks

    26 Jun, 2017
    It’s about connections and favours.
    favours, Network, problem solver

    The Magnettes did a show at Sofar Los Angeles yesterday. For that we needed special equipment. Usually on the tours we have drumpads and tracks but on Sofar it’s semi acoustic. So we got a problem, we needed a Cajón

    Continue ReadingIt’s about connections and favours.

    22 Jun, 2017
    Label services are not the way to go.
    Label services, Tips for artists

    Okay we put down our label services 2010 for a good reason,  it doesn’t work (we had it 2002 to 2010). So I’m quite annoyed that they are still out there. What’s even more annoying is that they are lower

    Continue ReadingLabel services are not the way to go.

    20 Jun, 2017
    It’s a lifestyle
    export, Lifestyle

    Breakfast in the patio behind our airbnb in West Hollywood. It will be a couple of hours before we have a important dinner with a recordlabel so it’s quite nice to relax in the shadow of a the vegetation. I

    Continue ReadingIt’s a lifestyle

    19 Jun, 2017
    Placements is not that hot any longer
    placements, Supervisor

    I’m going on a brunch soon. I’ve just arrived to Los Angeles and of course they are hyping this up with having some Supervisors at the brunch. After all its a music industry event and home for the TV and

    Continue ReadingPlacements is not that hot any longer

    15 Jun, 2017
    What kind of career? Sean Banan?
    career, house hold name, sean banan

    This is something I really had thought about for a long time. And I really don’t have an answer to it. At least not an easy answer. It is a difference of a career and a career. I meet an

    Continue ReadingWhat kind of career? Sean Banan?

    14 Jun, 2017
    You can’t afford to be an asshole.
    assholes, Tips for artists

    It seems like some people are just out to be assholes. If something goes wrong and people try to fix it, don’t just try to put in salt in the wounds. Yes it went wrong and that how it is.

    Continue ReadingYou can’t afford to be an asshole.

    Posts pagination

    1 2

    Recent Posts

    • Tired of artists that will never go anywhere.
    • The noobs water out the showcasefestivalpanels
    • Can’t hang around the local hero
    • The era of the stupid artist is over!
    • The best artist won’t win.

    Recent Comments

    1. Boyan on This is the turning point.
    2. silent.john on Mastering the Music Business in Romania
    3. Peter Åstedt on Fans or Just Numbers?
    4. Boyan on Fans or Just Numbers?
    5. 4 L I E on It’s a work relationship.
    Copyright © 2024 | Musichelp Blog