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The Truth About CD Baby, Derek Sivers, and iTunes Distribution
Below is a video where I explain how I became the first non-signed artist on iTunes through CD Baby. Transcript of what I said in the video: This is the really condensed version of how I became the first non-signed artist on iTunes. Derek Sivers started a little company called CD Baby a bunch of…
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From Breakup to Breakthrough: The Song That Resurrected Collective Soul
If there is a band with a more interesting story of a comeback before hitting fame than Collective Soul, I’d like to know who it is. As the story goes, Collective Soul got signed after they had already broken up. All because one of their songs was starting to get a lot of airplay. Along…
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The Truth About Crowdfunding, PR Firms, and Releasing Music in 2013
State Of Music From 2013 It’s December 31st and of course that means we’re closing out 2013. I got a hair in my quiche to write out some thoughts on what happened musically for the industry and for myself. There’s a shift in the universe going on for the industry. I’m working on staying ahead…