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CRASH Course For Success

Principle 2: Relationships
by Rich Redmond (part two of five)

Hey folks! Do you want to be a better musician? Do you want more gigs? Do you want more overall happiness in your life?

Well then, try my “CRASH” concept …

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4 Music Licensing Tips

[pdf layout=”1″ width=”1280″ height=”1024″ bgcolor=”FFFFFF” allow_full_screen_=”1″ show_flip_buttons=”1″ flip_timelaps=”6000″ ] How to negotiate licensing as an independent artist
by Winston Giles, founder/director of The Music Licensing Directory

The “new music industry” has arrived, and it’s constantly emerging and bringing with it …

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BUCKCHERRY – CONFESSIONS

by Brian McKinny

Buckcherry is an L.A. sleaze rock band that got its start emulating bands the likes of Guns & Roses, Motley Crüe, and L.A. Guns, and not much has changed with Buckcherry since the beginning.  The unusual Christian-themed …

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Otherwise Doesn’t Apologize

Lives life by music
By Jeni Blue Proft

Otherwise — a melodic rock band from Las Vegas may not be well known, but their single “Soldiers” and their newest release “I Don’t Apologize” — both quickly rising on the billboard …

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CRASH Course For Success

Commitment: Achieve what you want as a musician
by Rich Redmond (part one of five)

Hey folks! Do you want to be a better musician? Do you want more gigs? Do you want more overall happiness in your life?

Well …

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Intellectual Property 102:

What your mama never told you about your reproductive rights!
by Stephen M. Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

In the kinetic world of shagging and in vitro fertilization, artists still hold the top spot for reproductive rights. That’s according …

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Production Music Primer

3 ways to stand out from the competition
by Danny Pelfrey

As a professional composer and producer, I have been involved in many facets of the music business as a studio and touring musician, an arranger and conductor for recording …

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Trapt – Reborn

by Brian McKinny

Trapt is a post-grunge, nu-metal band from Los Gatos, California that caught my attention with their 2002 release of their self-titled album, ‘Trapt’.  The first of three singles on the album was ‘Headstrong’, a raucous anthem that …

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“A Perfect Day” with Carmine Appice

Drumming heavy before heavy was cool
by Ray Rocha, editor, Music Insider Magazine

Music Insider Magazine hooked up with “the world’s greatest drummer,” Carmine Appice to discuss everything from working with Kelly Keeling to playing with Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, …

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