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HOOBASTANK’S DOUG ROBB:
ROCK STAR AND DEVOTED DAD

by Brian McKinny, editor,  Music  Insider Magazine

February2013Doug Robb is a regular guy by most anyone’s standards. He’s married, has a 2 1/2-year-old daughter whom he adores, loves sports and is an avid motorcyclist. When I caught up with him …

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Using Social Media to Promote the Music Business

6 real-world examples from successful artists
by Steve Kayser

Social Media MarketingFor most of us, music is entertainment. But for the artists who create it, it’s their life, livelihood, business — the way they pay their bills. Social media as a force …

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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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Intellectual Property 101

How to sharpen your business and law skill sets
by Stephen M. Stern, executive editor

From be-bop to pop, from rap to classical and everything in between, musicians go to the beat of a different drummer; however, they all seemingly …

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TOBY WRIGHT

The mastermind and methodology
by Brian McKinny, editor, Music Insider Magazine

In speaking with Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum record producing, innovative recording engineer Toby Wright, time has a way of disappearing.  Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk …

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New Approaches to Music Licensing

How to create a proper strategy
by Winston Giles

Music LIcensingThe way that people discover, purchase and listen to music has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. CD sales continue to fall, legal music downloads are flat, and illegal downloading …

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Building Your ‘Musical Village’

3 foundational requirements
by Stephen Stern, executive editor

Short of going viral, Gangnam Style, busting through the density of the entertainment lithosphere takes a village — a village far different in mindset and skillset than a decade ago and, to …

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