tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44866747417724694142011-11-27T18:41:25.345-05:00This is the official blog site of Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter, CEO, hitsamillion.ning.com. A blog especially for songwriters.ThedyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792607671259725678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-10945718684529054452009-01-02T11:59:00.007-05:002009-01-02T14:41:49.484-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Thedy at hitsamillion at gmail dot comJanuary 2, 2009, Hitsamillion.ning.com, an online music community, announces a ground breaking movement of members supporting members!Imagine this: you’re an artist or artist manager or author and you've got an upcoming project (album, or book) and 5 members buy it, and then tell 5 people. Imagine this: you’re a songwriter who

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(c) 2008 Hits A Million, LLC All rights reserved. Feel free to share it but do not copy and paste it somewhere else.In one of my prior blogs entitled, "Is MySpace making aspiring artist miss opportunities?" I advised aspiring music professionals to always be ready to meet a music industry professional in person and to give them exactly what they ask for when they ask for it. Then one of the

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(c) 2008 Hits A Million, LLCMany aspiring music professionals, when an industry professional asks them about their music, will quickly say go to my MySpace page. I've consistently read and heard this reply. Even at music conferences where music professionals expect to get a CD, an aspiring music professional will say, "I don't have any music on me, just go to my MySpace page." In fact, many

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I hear people say all the time, "I'm grinding." Yeah...? Really...? Are you...? Or are you really just doing jumping jacks: moving but you ain't going nowhere? Many people continue to do the same thing over and over again and wonder why nothing's changed. Yes, some things come through persistence. But dog, if you been doing the same thing for 10 years and nothing has happened, then perhaps you

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New! Hits A Million reaches almost 100,000 views in one month!! Come see why music professionals join this premiere social network every day!Hitsamillion.ning.com - The premiere social network for music industry professionals

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2008 Hits A Million Theme Song Contest Entry form.wpdHitsamillion.ning.com is one of the fastest growing social networking sites for music creators with over 80 members in a week and over 54,000 views in one month. And the site is constantly growing with new members and new content! Now Hitsamillion.ning.com needs a theme song which reflects what this site is about.Do you think you and/or your

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Because there are so many things that I want to see done at hitsamillion.ning.com that I had to have a team. I needed a team that was enthusiastic, helpful, resourceful, knowledgeable, loves music and had a servant's heart. Well I finally have the team that I wanted. Interestingly most of my team members turned out to be some of the members who initially joined hitsamillion.ning.com right after

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Another thing I love about hitsamillion.ning.com is all the great events I get to tell members about. There are all type of events that I post there in an events tab. Regardless of what you do in the music industry, I'm sure I've posted an event you'd be interested in. From music conferences, seminars, training courses, songwriting contests, beat battles, anniversaries, etc. Members also post

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Come out and join us on hitsamillion.ning.com for chat time. See my previous blogs on what the official Chat Time is. Come chat, network, get feedback on your music, and if your music is hot enough, your music will be featured! Chat time is always a lot of fun and information!Upcoming chat times will feature music industry news and information, a producers' beat battle, a poetic moment, and

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As I mentioned, I have really enjoyed the conversation and networking that I've been able to have using the chat room on hitsamillion.ning.com! So we are doing Chat Time again. Chat time is a formal time where we get together network, listen to each other's music, get feedback, vote on each other's music and the winning tracks/songs get featured on the main page! So if you are free tonight,

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It’s happening folks! It’s happening! On hitsamillion.ning.com, members are seeing some of their goals come true! Some are getting opportunities for radio airplay. Some are expanding their reach, their brand, and their audience by getting on-air interviews. Some are meeting producers and songwriters to help their artists or themselves put out their very first CD! Some are getting the

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Meet me and other songwriters, producers, artists, rappers, and music business professionals met up at the chat room on hitsamillion.ning.com!!! It was great!This chat time is a great way to meet other songwriters, producers, singers, rappers, music professionals, etc, to find out what we each other do, where we live, and perhaps what or who we are trying to find.First we networked, then we

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At hitsamillion.ning.com, first off: it's about the members!!!!!! That's why the members' pictures are on the main page at the top. As the owner of the site, putting the members' pictures at the top of the site reminds me who this site is for! I'm here to help and facilitate!Next, I will be featuring members on the main page. It will not be the same featured members on the main page. Members

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Hitsamillion.ning.com is networking site for songwriters, producers, artists, managers, engineers, and all music business professionals. I started hitsamillion.ning.com in November 2007 because I wanted to interact with songwriters, producers, artists, engineers and music professionals in a way that MySpace, Facebook, and a lot of other sites I was on at the time really doesn't provide. As an

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Visit HitsAMillion.Ning.ComHitsamillion.ning.com is a free site for everybody in the music business. Be a featured member! Have your music featured on the front page of the site! Start groups. Post videos, comments, blogs, music, pictures, and events. Post classified ads. Find music industry events. Get industry information. Make friends and contacts. Check it out

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In addition to the other suggestions that I mentioned about capturing your song ideas while you're out and about, I found another device that some producers and musicians use to get their ideas down while away from their stationary recording devices. Because I have not personally bought this particular product, I cannot tell you if this device is the best one to use or not. I'd suggest googling

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Perhaps I've convinced you that your true passion with music does not involve the business of selling records. Perhaps my blog has convinced you that you love music but you'd rather do something else. Perhaps you should consider becoming a film composer.Here's a great video on how to become a film composer:

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I've been blogging about grinding after you sign. Lyfe Jennings said he forgot to continue to grind after he got signed, noticed the decline in his record sells, and starting grinding again. I mentioned that a lot of folks in the music business like to use the word grind when they talk about how hard they work in this business and I said most are in fact not grinding as that term is really

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In my last blog, I talked about the importance of grinding after you sign a record deal, a publishing deal, a producer's agreement or deal, etc. So read that blog to understand the context of this one.JaWar also recently blogged about the fact that artists, songwriters, musicians and producers have to grind after they get signed. He added some interesting layers to this much needed discussion. In

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As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I went to an ASCAP event where Lyfe Jennings was on the panel and he said that he made more money and sold more records when he HAD to grind then when he got signed!He said that once he got signed, he chilled and didn't sell as much as he had when he was grinding. Now he's back on his grind.With record labels constantly dropping non-producing or low-producing

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Again, I'm continuing to help some of my readers decide whether they are in the right business. My other blogs have helped you decide whether you love music, love the music business, whether music is just a hobby to you, whether you are just a fan of music. All of these are very important questions to discover whether you should stay in the tough business of the music industry or whether you

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Again, I'm continuing my blogs that I started last week on whether a career as a professional songwriter, musician, artist, or producer is right for you. Check out my other blogs on this subject. Next, I want you to examine whether you are a fan of music or a professional music creator?According to dictionary.com, a profession is a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or

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**** to read my latest posts, you may have to refresh your browser*****I hope you've been reading my latest blogs on should you save yourself some money and get out the game we call the music business. And if you read them, you may say well, I love music but I don't love the music business!I personally prefer calling the music business, the music industry. Why? The music industry, for example,

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Hopefully you've read my blogs before and you know I always try to inspire people to stay in the music business and to see their dreams come true. But again, this week my goal is to encourage you to find your true passion if it ain't music. So in my last two blogs, I helped you analyze whether music was just a hobby to you and whether you love music or not. Hopefully by now, you know music is not

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*** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest post*******So I've been posting for the past couple of days about saving yourself some money by getting out the game called the music business. In my last post, I gave you some tips on finding out if music is just a hobby to you. Again, if it is, save yourself some money: don't attempt to get into the music business. Instead, find

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**** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest post******In my last post on saving yourself some money by getting OUT the game, we call the music business, I challenged you to ask yourself whether music is a hobby or a business to you. So here it is:If you are not willing to invest time in YOU: why should anybody else! Music is still a hobby to you.If you are not willing to invest

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** to see my latest post, you may have to refresh your browser or subscribe to this blog! *****Okay, I'm always attempting to be inspirational in this blog as well as help people learn the business side and the craft side of this business. On here, I'm always trying to inspire people to stay in the music business and to see their goals come to fruition. For all those who are really grinding it

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**** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest post*****If none of my other suggestions on creative ideas for songs helped you, then perhaps you need more inspiration. While reading this book, The Songwriter's Idea Book, I came across some key points she says writers have used to generate new song ideas:1. To activate your right brain: Become more physically active:a. just doodle on

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***** to see my latest post you may have to refresh your browser*****In my posts last week I discussed the benefits of having a songwriting and/or production team and gave some tips on starting one. If you have not read those blogs, click hereIn my last post, I talked about watching you who you get in bed with and discussed the consequences of working with someone you honestly don't know. But

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****to all my readers, I apologize for not posting more often and will change that as I refocus my energies to building up this blog and my other blogs so thanks for your patience****I did some posts recently on starting and establishing a songwriting/production team. I gave some pointers on that and I want to continue that topic with this statement: watch who you get in bed with!As an attorney,

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Now here's a video of Queen Latifah and Eve, two female hip hop lyricists and artists who, despite a male dominated industry, understand their creativity, their ability to expand boundaries, and their ability to be inspired by a problem, and by each other! They discuss what it was like doing a collaboration together for the first time. They collaborate with none other than the production team,

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*** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest post****Here's yet another inspirational post!Do you know who you are? I mean really! Are you seeing yourself for the person that you really are? Are you seeing your full potential? Or have you closed your mind? Titles can limit the mind, creativity, and potential ... or extend those things. It's all in the person holding the title. In

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Here's another video of a production team, Tim & Bob, talking about their success, the artists they worked with, their upcoming television show called The Producer's Diary geared towards up and coming producers. Thanks to Mack from thestudioexposed.com for sharing this video!Thedy B, Attorney/SongwriterHits A Million, LLChitsamillion.blogspot.com

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**** to see my latest posts, you may have to refresh your browser********I've been talking about songwriting and/or production teams. In those recent blogs, I've discussed the benefit of starting a songwriting or production team, gave some do's and don'ts for songwriting/production teams, shared an article on other tips for songwriting and production teams, and gave you places to begin meeting

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*** to see my latest blog, you may have to refresh your browser*****I've done a week of blogs on songwriting and production teams. So my question now to all of you who write alone, are you ready to start your own production or songwriting team? If you are a songwriter or producer who writes alone and is now ready to start your own team, but don't know where to find the people that you need, then

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*** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest blog*****In my prior post, I gave you some do's and don'ts for songwriting and production teams that I think will tremendously help your team! And in an effort to continue helping you and your songwriting and production team, I found another great article on tips that songwriting teams should consider when writing together. I think

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*** to view my latest post you may have to refresh your browser *****In my prior posts, I listed some popular hitmaking songwriting and production teams. I also gave you the benefits of writing with a songwriting/production team. Now, I want to give some advice to new songwriting/production teams to help you work together effectively. Don't simply read these tips, apply them. Discuss them with

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*** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest posts! *******In addition to some of the songwriting/production teams I wanted to make sure that I mentioned in my prior blog, I wanted to highlight some urban music production/songwriting teams. Again I think studying these songwriting and production teams will help new production and/or songwriting teams know that writing as a team is

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Did you enjoy my latest post about songwriting teams? Reading the stories of songwriting teams was good because you get a chance to find out how people met, how long they were a songwriting or production team, what hits they wrote together, who they previously wrote songs with, which artist they wrote for, etc. It's good reading! So check out that post if you did not!So the question is though:

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*** you may have to refresh your browser to see my latest post********In my prior post, I indicated that I was going to start talking about songwriting teams and their importance. So I wanted to first list some popular songwriting teams just to demonstrate that there is power in collaboration and team work. As reported by wikipedia.com, here are just some of the popular songwriting teams:John

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I'm a member of thestudioexposed. com. Its another ning social networking site much like my hitsamillion.ning.com site. But thestudioexposed.com consist of Bryan-Michael Cox, Donnie Scantlebury, Adonis Shropshire, Kendrick Dean, Sam Thomas, Troy Clark, Jahi Sundance Lake and Don Bowie. The show is produced by Breht Gardner, Bryan-Michael Cox and Fred Bumaye.Both hitsamillion.ning.com and

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****to see my latest post, you may have to refresh your browser*****I wanted to make sure that my readers on this blog are aware of my other blogs and that you are checking them out. Those blogs are PACKED full of helpful information too. So remember to check these blogs out:Interviewed.blogspot.com - new interviews from members of The Clutch, Bryan-Michael Cox, Midi Mafia (Fantasia), Chris

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***To ensure you are seeing my latest posts, you may have to use the refresh button on your browser****Check my previous blogs on other songwriting contests I've mentioned. But here's other opportunities to compete:Songwriting Contest #12Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest- Opens June 1st. Deadline is August 15th.www.saw.org/masc.aspThe Songwriters’ Association of Washington (SAW), founded in 1979

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In addition to the 10 songwriting contests that I mentioned in my previous post, here's another chance for you to participate in a songwriting contest, get exposure, win some money, and win a contract with one of the companies! This time you can compose and write a jingle to win! For more information, click on the link below. Sign up today to attend an open call nearest you! The deadlines to

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In my most recent post on creative song ideas, I attempted to inspire songwriters to dig deeper when writing their lyrics and to write about the things that are going on in society. I too wrote my version of a social/political song some time ago. The song is called Can't Erase. I want to do a video of Can't Erase and post it on YouTube. As soon as I get a better singer to sing it, I will.

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While my blogs are usually dedicated to educating and helping other songwriters, I also from time to time post blogs that are meant to encourage songwriters. Well, I'd like to take today to inspire you as a songwriter to write songs with meaning. What made me think about this? I was listening to Marvin Gaye's Make Me Wanna Holler while shopping this weekend and thought where is that type music?

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In my prior blogs, I shared with you 10 upcoming songwriting contests and the benefits of entering a songwriting competition. Now I'd like to share with you my own experience.I will never forget the first time I entered one of my songs into a songwriting contest! I was at my very first music conference, the Babbie Mason Music Conference, a gospel music songwriting contest. This contest was my

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-1899522383709562592008-05-15T00:11:00.003-04:002008-05-15T10:20:46.125-04:00

In my prior post, I gave you a list of 10 upcoming songwriting contests that you can take advantage of. The advantages and benefits of participating in a songwriting contest are:1. You can get your music heard. Many songwriters and artists are looking to get their music heard by music industry professionals. Well here's your chance to get your music heard by music industry professionals.2. You

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The following is a list of some upcoming songwriting contests:Songwriting Contest #1 -Deadline May 30, 20082008 USA SONGWRITING COMPETITIONThe 2008 USA Songwriting Competition deadline is fast approaching. Win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise such as cool gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, Peavey, Audio-Technica and more. Also, have your winning songs played on

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In my prior blogs, I gave you some tips on finding an entertainment attorney, tips on selecting an entertainment attorney, told you about the benefits of having an entertainment attorney, and even gave you tips on firing an entertainment attorney. Also in prior blogs, I gave you tips on how to save money and make the most of your music money. Now I wanna help you save on entertainment attorney

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Sign the petition to protect your/our/my rights as music creators! It does not matter which performing rights organization you belong to, you can sign it. If you don't wanna read this whole message, just go to www.ascap.com/rights to sign the petition. This petition about our Bill of Rights will go to Congress to let them know we as music creators have rights that need to be protected. Tell

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I know it's not typical to even suggest that there may be times when you need to fire an entertainment attorney! In my last blogs, I helped you with understanding how to hire an entertainment attorney, how to find one, and the benefits of having one. Now I want to help you know when to fire an entertainment attorney.Before I do that, let me put my disclaimer here: These pages are created to

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How to find an entertainment attorney:Ask other musicians, singers, songwriters, bands for referrals. Google local entertainment attorneyCheck your yellow pagesRead the Music Industry Connection book series. You can find a list of Atlanta and Los Angeles entertainment attorneys in those books. Again, if you hire a local attorney, make sure that the attorney is familiar with nationwide trends in

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As a songwriter or singer-songwriter, recording artist, producer, musician, garage band, and/or rock group, one of the people that you want to find when you are out networking is an entertainment attorney. An entertainment attorney should be an integral part of your plan to succeed in the music business. In my prior post, I discussed some of the benefits of hiring an entertainment attorney. Now,

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I've done now a month's worth of blogging on how to network, where to network, provided some encouragement to those of you who are really just tired of networking. Well, as a songwriter or artist, one of the people that you should find and meet when you are out networking is an entertainment attorney. An entertainment attorney should be an integral part of your plan to succeed in the music

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-6914371067196075872008-04-22T16:25:00.000-04:002008-04-22T16:29:54.830-04:00

In two of my prior blogs, I mentioned some songwriting books that I think every serious songwriter should have in their songwriting library. Having a songwriting library will help you solve a lot of problems that you may encounter as a songwriter. Problems with melodies, lyrics, rhyming, writer's block, publishing, mixing, mastering, etc are things that songwriters face often. So buy some

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-27373792124174290272008-04-17T09:44:00.001-04:002008-04-17T09:51:42.911-04:00

Here's another great way to network: participate in online music and songwriting courses!!!! Join other people as you learn to take your craft to the next level. In fact, songwriters, musicians, and artists are now having to go indie and wear multiple hats. You've heard that an artist has to be a triple threat to stand out (triple meaning sing, dance and play, or sing, dance, and rap). Now

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-10620532693755850842008-04-13T20:04:00.001-04:002008-04-13T20:39:54.565-04:00

(c) 2008 all rights reservedIf you like reading my blogs, subscribe today and tell a friend!In my prior blogs I gave you over 40 tips on the do's and don'ts of networking in the music business. Check out those prior blogs. Now, here are the do's and don'ts of networking in music forums.1. Do post your ad on a social networking site. Don't overpost or you will most likely be flagged or banned for

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Okay, based on my series of blogs on networking, you may be convinced now that you need to network. You may also know now from my blogs how to network and where to network. I've also provided some encouragement to those of you who are really just tired of networking.The question now is who do you network with? Who should you be looking for? What contacts should you be building? I'm glad you asked

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-63658146998393628192008-04-07T09:15:00.004-04:002008-04-07T21:21:13.563-04:00

I realized that at times this my songwriting blog, hitsamillion.blogspot.com, sometimes goes off topic. Yet, I've got raving reviews from those who have read my blogs and I appreciate all the wonderful feedback. But just to keep this blog on topic, I decided to create some entirely new music industry blogs. I'm so excited about them and want to tell you about them. My newest music industry blogs

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At recent music conferences and seminars, panelists talked about the advantages of networking globally. For example, at the Radio Music Conference held on March 22, 2008 in Albany, GA, John Christmas, a successful sports and entertainment attorney, and Alan Johnston, a successful music consultant, both talked about going global with your music. John Christmas said that there are many

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If you like reading my blogs, subscribe today and tell a friend!Here's why I say you need to get out the studio some and network. And yes you can network because I've given you over 40 tips on the do's and don'ts of networking at music conferences, the do's and don'ts of networking via email, upcoming music conferences where you can network , explaining why networking is important, how it's

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-24407720198386380562008-04-01T07:29:00.002-04:002008-04-01T07:41:35.630-04:00

In my last post I gave you over 30 different physical places to go to in order to network.If you've been following my blog and reading my posts, you already know that I'm about to say: get out of the studio, start networking more, and attend some upcoming music conferences. In my last post, I showed you that music conferences are just one out of 30 places you can go to network! (Click here to

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(c) 2008 all rights reservedIn previous posts, I've given you over 40 tips on the do's and don'ts of networking at music conferences, the do's and don'ts of networking via email, upcoming music conferences to network at, telling you why networking is important and how it's helped me. Now I want to give you some physical places that you can network as a songwriter, producer, engineer, musician,

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I've dedicated the past two weeks of blogging on networking. And some of my readers may be saying, but I don't feel like networking. In my last blog, I said network anyway! But the question is how do you network anyway when you don't feel like it? Here's some affirmations to help you when you don't feel like networking:1. When you hear yourself ask, "When is my big break going to come?" Just tell

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Network is just that: work! I don't know why folks think that the music business is not a J.O.B. You must work at your craft! Work at branding! Work at promotions! Work at publishing! Work at networking.And you may HATE meeting new people. You may hate making small talk. Hate seeing and meeting fake people. HATE going to clubs. Hate paying money to go to industry events. Hate to travel. Hate the

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Networking is so important! At a recent songwriting conference, I learned that success in the music business is 33% talent, 33% hard work, and 33% relationships. Those percentages are true for any field, not just music. In fact, Peter Drucker said, "More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject."T. Harv Iker is the

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If you like reading my blogs, subscribe today and tell a friend! Well, here's your chance to get out of the studio, start networking more, and attend some upcoming music conferences. Here is another abbreviated list of upcoming 2008 Songwriting/Music Conferences and Seminars for March 2008 through May 2008. But before you go to these conferences, I suggest reading my blogs on the do's and don'ts

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-8605389989302568682008-03-19T01:35:00.002-04:002008-03-19T09:31:48.761-04:00

Like reading my blogs? Subscribe today at the subscribe button located on the right hand side of this blog!In my last two blogs on the do's and don'ts of networking at music conferences and via email, I gave you over 40 tips on how to effectively network in the music business. I've also shared with you my own personal success story about how networking has continuously changed my songwriting

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-75052236198567661852008-03-18T00:01:00.004-04:002008-03-18T00:03:27.745-04:00

(c) 2008 all rights reservedLike reading my blogs? Subscribe today at the subscribe button located on the right hand side of this blog!In my last blog, I discussed the do's and don'ts of networking at music conferences. This blog, however, is dedicated to the do's and don'ts of networking in the music industry through email. Though some of these networking rules are really simple, I know

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-41028541309281930612008-03-17T03:51:00.003-04:002008-03-18T13:28:02.835-04:00

(c) 2008 all rights reservedIf you like reading my blogs, subscribe today and tell a friend! In my last blog, I suggested that artists, songwriters, producers, musicians, bands, groups, rappers, etc., get out of the studio, start networking more, and attend some upcoming music conferences. Big breaks in the music business have somtimes come through networking at music conferences such as the ones

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-42018798687833615372008-03-13T09:46:00.003-04:002008-03-13T11:47:06.040-04:00

Check out the following events for songwriters:Event #1The Southwest Georgia Radio and Music Conference is a one-day/one-night music conference and seminar with prominent music industry and business professionals. It is being held on Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Albany, GA at the Hilton Garden Inn, 101 S. Front Street, Albany, GA 31701. This music conference is anticipating a variety of tourists

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In my first blog, I listed some melody and lyric writing books I bought and use to help me with songwriting issues that come up from time to time. In my second blog, I mentioned music business books, music production books, music publishing books, and music industry resource books that I also own and use. Well, here's a short list of some great songwriting websites:Lyrics:

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-17448114792645106492008-03-11T00:03:00.004-04:002008-03-17T07:12:31.002-04:00

In addition to the songwriting books I recommended in my prior blog on recommended songwriting books, here are some additional songwriting books that will help you with the business of songwriting, promotions and music publishing so click on the links below and purchase your books today!Music Business Books:1. Music, Money And Successby Jeffrey Brabec and Todd Brabec - (a must have! This is the

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-82725574233346039792008-03-10T03:24:00.021-04:002008-05-05T07:48:32.838-04:00

As promised in one of my earlier blogs on melody first or lyrics first, here's my list of some songwriting books that I use or bought to help me with songwriting issues that I come across as a songwriter. (I might also add here that in addition to the first blog I did on creative ways to use your music money and the second blog on the same subject where together I listed over 14different ways to

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-58075064002569022772008-03-07T07:14:00.000-05:002008-03-07T07:13:30.657-05:00

In my prior blog called Create Your Own Style, Your Own Sound, I suggested that you stay creative and consistent and essentially "brand" your music. Well, I want to continue encouraging you to think outside the box!Because the music industry is changing and there are more indie artists and indie labels than ever, you as an indie artist/songwriter can now find recording artists who will record

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-21689475515023432592008-03-05T00:01:00.008-05:002008-03-05T23:47:27.418-05:00

In my prior blogs on creative ideas for songs, I talked about how to capture your ideas when they come and how to be opened to getting creative ideas for songs from anyone or anywhere. I even provided my own video on how I was inspired to write, Cops 'n Robbers. But how can you strategically, i.e. intentionally come up with creative ideas for songs? Here's a couple of places where you can start

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-15494903128916675812008-03-03T20:28:00.002-05:002008-03-19T09:13:42.496-04:00

During dinner, I was recounting to a multi-Grammy-award winning producer the other day that another engineer/singer/friend was advising me not to use a lot of harmonies in the R & B songs that I write for other artists. This singer-friend was telling me the R & B song I wrote was "wrong" because I was using a lot of harmonies and according to this singer-friend, R & B doesn't use a lot of

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-78358878999530616942008-03-01T01:21:00.002-05:002008-03-01T22:02:20.451-05:00

In my prior series of blogs in 2007 on Song Selection for Recording Artists, I discussed three things that artists should look for in choosing a song for their next album. As you can see from my 2008 blogs, record sales are down. So it would behoove any recording artist, and I do mean ANY, recording artist to make sure your songs have the three things I mentioned in them if you want your album to

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-10198322181332424112008-02-29T05:52:00.001-05:002008-02-29T10:47:17.223-05:00

As I mentioned in my prior blog, be creative with your money. Invest in the right things to build your music business and those right investments will reward you!In addition to the first 6 tips I gave you, here are 7 more tips on being creative with your music money:7. Take advantage of FREE advertising. Network on all the free social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, Youtube,

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I was so excited when I heard that Bryan-Michael Cox (or B. Cox) was going to be a panelist at Patchwerk's Music University IV! I'm such a fan of B. Cox's music. Since I consider myself a student of music and the music industry, I thought maybe going to Patchwerk's Music University IV just to hear B. Cox would be well worth the money for attending. Was I right?I'll tell you in a minute. . .B. Cox

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In my blogs, I have been discussing having distribution creativity in the music business, creativity in making money in the music business, creative uses of your music money, and PatchWerk's Music University IV's artist management panel's discussion of all of that. I said that the artist management panel at the PatchWerk's Music University IV said that artists and managers need to look now for

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-75632106292325367832008-02-21T10:42:00.007-05:002008-02-23T08:49:34.759-05:00

As I mentioned in my previous post, I attended Patchwerk's Music University IV on February 18, 2008. Representing the artist management panel at that event was Coach K (Rocko), Melinda Dancil (Monica's first cousin and longtime manager) and Snake (Czar Entertainment). This panel was great! Here's some of the highlights:1. Manager's must be on top of their contracts! They talked about a music

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In my February 15, 2008 blog, I said that networking, i.e. building relationships, is key to success in the music business. So I decided to share with you my experience at a recent event I attended. Patchwerk's Music University IV was held on February 17, 2008 at Patchwerk's Studio located in Atlanta, GA. Initially, I was reluctant to sign up because I'm always budgeting my time and money and

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As I mentioned in my last blog, when I attended Patchwerk Studio's Music University IV, Coach K, Snake, and Melinda Dancil all stated that artists and artist managers need to be creative with their money. In other words, artists and we as songwriters must be smart with our money. You might not have agreed with me that paying $75 for people to attend Patchwerk's Music University IV was relatively

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-65529874111942608352008-02-19T17:29:00.006-05:002008-02-19T20:16:10.691-05:00

I believe that it was at the Southern Entertainment Awards where I recently heard two panelists say that the music industry is a discouraging one. Songwriters are sometimes constantly told no. Your songs may be rejected. You may have worked hard to get your songs written and recorded only to find that you've run out of money. You hear various reports that different organizations are trying to

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-31388376271147222782008-02-18T12:56:00.004-05:002008-02-18T13:52:17.922-05:00

Okay, I admit we all as a songwriters have a preference of how we write songs. Some songwriters start with the lyrics first and some songwriters start with the melody first. Well, I have in the past typically started writing my songs with the lyrics. That's why I bought a lot of songwriting books on lyrics (which I will discuss in a later blog).But recently, I was working on three songs at the

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-6651153494222941752008-02-15T12:55:00.006-05:002008-02-18T12:56:55.199-05:00

As I said in a prior blog, success in the songwriting business is based on many things but one of the most important things besides writing a hit is networking. You CANNOT succeed in this business without networking. The music business is about who you know. People sometimes get mad because certain songs get played on the radio. Those who get mad often feel the song they wrote is much better than

Thedy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03031593568867327840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486674741772469414.post-67508405822912448142008-01-29T10:15:00.000-05:002008-01-29T10:18:28.125-05:00

An Urgent Message From Marilyn BergmanJanuary 28, 2008To All ASCAP Members,Over the years, ASCAP has worked tirelessly to convince Congress and the courts that all songwriters, composers and music publishers are entitled to fair compensation for their copyrighted musical works. As you know, ASCAP represents the performing right, a large and growing part of your compensation. But mechanical and

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If you want to know, ask these 2,000 people:From billboard.biz:EMI Confirms Up To 2,000 Job Cuts January 15, 2008 - GlobalBy Andre Paine, LondonEMI confirmed today that it will cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in its Recorded Music division as part of a major restructuring of the company.The new private equity owners Terra Firma say the cuts will save up to £200 million ($392.2 million) a year and

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I recently heard on V103.3 that Lupe Fiasco is so upset with the music industry and sales/the downloading issue, etc, that he's threatening that his current album will be the last album he puts out. He will instead just perform for free. And I feel him!Not being compensated for what you do and what you bring into the world is slavery! Why do people always want things for free?! If our industry

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As songwriters, we study music which means buying music and in times past, meant buying CDs. But who wants to haul around CDs?! If, like me, you've carried around CD binders with 200 plus CDs, you know that that's a heavy load to carry. So I was happy when the IPod came out and happily bought one (though I've had to return it three times due to technical issues either with the Ipod itself or the

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Here's a group who thought outside the box and found creative ways to get paid from their music:from nytimes.comRadiohead Finds Sales, Even After DownloadsBy JEFF LEEDSPublished: January 10, 2008LOS ANGELES — In a twist for the music industry’s digital revolution, “In Rainbows,” the new Radiohead album that attracted wide attention when it was made available three months ago as a digital download

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Check out this January 9, 2008 article from pcworld.com about digital record sales:Digital Music Industry Challenged to Follow Fans' LeadMusic industry executives at the Billboard Digital Music Live conference at CES discussed what the industry needs to do to meet the needs of music fans who appear to be running the show.Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News ServiceLAS VEGAS -- At the Consumer

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In my previous blog, I mentioned that to come up with creative song ideas, you have to have an ear to hear. Now let's talk about capturing your creative song ideas on paper.If you don't have access to your music studio, and you think of a idea for a song, such as a creative title, melody, hook, counter-hook, riff, etc. , here's some ways to get those ideas down on paper:1. Yes, I'll state the

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Where does a songwriter get his/her ideas for songs? Song ideas come from all sorts of things, people and even places. If you open up your mind, heart, and ear to hear, you will find music and song ideas from all over. In much the same way that a comedian can look at a situation and find humor in it, songwriters too can look at situations and can find ideas of things to write about. I wrote the

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So in the last two tips on song selection for recording artists, I noted the significance of content and vocal range. Those two tips are good starting points to proper song selection. However, to be a hit recording artist, you must also have the next ingredient as noted below.Tip #3 - the songs you choose should be heart-felt. Heart-felt songs are timeless. They touch us at the most sensitive

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Again, I can't stress enough that song selection for recording artists is extremely important! Picking the perfect songs is half the battle in becoming and remaining a top-selling hit-recording artist. So how do you choose which song to record? Remember in tip #1, content is key: Pick a song with great lyrics! Second, in trying to decide which songs to record for your upcoming CD release:Tip #2

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As I mentioned in my previous post, song selection for recording artists is extremely important! As I mentioned in that blog, choosing the right songs is half the battle in becoming and remaining a top-selling hit-recording artist. In order for the recording artist to be a hit recording artist, one of the first tips is to realize content is key! As a renown author named Jawar, author of the Music

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We've all heard the saying: it's all in WHO you know and not WHAT you know: that saying is especially true in the music business. Well these e-books that I'm sharing with you not only give you the connections you need, but will help music professionals make more money! These e-books are inexpensive, easily and quickly downloaded, and invaluable in the wealth they contain since they have contact

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