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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
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Head Above Music would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. A special thanks to all the artists who contributed in the last two months, 82 articles in all. There is nothing like being able to turn to friends that share a similar journey in life to find guidance in your own passions, dreams, and song. I know this site will continue to grow as we all find our own success, not only with our music, but in life as well.
To a creative 2010, cheers!
Happy New Year,
Dave Tamkin
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
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2010 — The New Year / New You!!!
By C A R I C O L E
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Lists, lists, lists . . . and daily habits ” Being great at what you do is about taking action, doing your work and “creating” your career, not waiting for someone else to make things happen or just reacting to what comes towards you”.
Do you live in a constant state of “wanting & waiting”? Wanting to be recognized, to be noticed – waiting for the big connection to make it happen?
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 |
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Be Committed!…You’ll Never Be Famous If You Don’t Show Up!
By Sheena Metal
Everyone wants to be famous: live in a mansion, drive a sports car, tour the world in your private plane, date a model, float around in the pool while collecting royalties for CD sales, and drink beer right out of your private tap. But not everyone is aware that, with any career that has the potential to end in a bounty of riches and beautiful babes, climbing your way to rock stardom is very hard work.
So, how does your average musical genius go from penniless Pop Tart-eater to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? How do you move on up from mom’s garage to a deluxe apartment in the sky? What’s your first baby step on the Yellow Brick Road to fame and fortune? That’s simple…be committed!
It sounds silly, but many a musical boat has sailed with a crestfallen unsigned artist standing confused on the dock, for lack of nothing else but follow-through. Commitment to your deeds and plans is the single most essential skill towards achieving your goal of Ultimate Superstardom. Entertainment is a fickle business and chances don’t come along every day. One missed opportunity now could have spiraled into dozens even hundreds of opportunities down the line.
It may be true that talent is a gift you carry with you from birth, but commitment is a learned skill that you need to hone every day. So, how can you make sure that you’ve got what it takes to gather up your supreme musicality and conquer the universe with it continuously?
The following are a few tips that may help you to make sure that you’re truly committing yourself to your musical career on a daily basis:
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Monday, December 21, 2009 |
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“Let The Music Be Your Guide”
By the gang at Errorcraft Records
So you’re wandering around your place, looking at all the instruments scattered here and there, checking your band’s sites and thinking to yourself, “This is getting silly, where has all the gigging and driving around hell and back gotten my band? We have really good hooks, great stage presence, solid musicianship, and get lots of inebriated cheers at our shows, but unfortunately we can’t take any of that to the bank. How can our band get itself out of low gear?”
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Monday, December 21, 2009 |
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No Such Thing as a Face For Radio
by Jefferson Montoya
There was a time when a musician could remain unseen and still promote their sound. The music spoke for, and sold, itself. That was the time of radio and it was long before the time of the internet. Now, as things stand, there is no place to hide and all instances of public relations are visual. Simply put, if you are going to be on the radio you’d better look like you are going to be on T.V.
Do you know of a single radio station that does not have a website? No, you don’t. There are none. So, here it is for the people who just don’t get it. . . you are going to be seen.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009 |
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My Songs, My Recording Process
By Bella Dautova
Moscow, Russia
I have some good experience in composing and tweaking some synthesizers and studio equipment. During my music making I usually use many acoustic instruments too, such as tablas, bongos, congas, ethnic flutes, and even quite exotic stuff. As for electronics I use Korg Z1, Casio CZ3000 as main sounds sources. For sound effects I use small eurorack modular system. Sometimes I play solo on my Continuum Fingerboard too. As a main recording device I use ART TubeFire8 and for voice and acoustics my favorite mic is Nady SCM-2090 – it’s good because of its smooth and lush sound. ART TubeFire8
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 |
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OurStage offers artists the free opportunity to have their music heard around the world and connections with major industry players. Think of the EPK as a different cut of your OurStage profile, a souped up resume of your artistry that includes all your tracks, videos, reviews, a calendar of your upcoming gigs, and more. Best of all, once you complete your OurStage profile, most of the work to create your EPK will already been done for you. No other site has come close to offering you so much for so little.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 |
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Marketing During the Holiday Season
By Jon Paul Puno
As you sit by the stack of holiday greeting cards waiting to be filled out and mailed, have you ever thought about including your music in them? This is a great way of advertising your music as well as making a great gift for those who have supported you throughout the year. Holiday music is something that has universal appeal while never going out of style and works for almost every musical genre from classical crossover (Noel, Josh Groban), folk/rock (Christmas In The Heart, Bob Dylan), country (A Classic Christmas, Toby Keith) R&B (8 Days of Christmas, Destiny’s Child) to film/television franchises (The O.C. Mix 3 Have A Very Merry Chrismukkah). If time and budget permits, you can even record an entire holiday album as these are highly marketable. Josh Groban’s Noel, for example, was the best selling album of 2007 in the United States.
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