Hey guys, Some of you have seen this, but some of you haven’t. Here is a video montage from our trip to Italy to celebrate the publication of our book in Italian. Music by our friend, the talented Sunclef Enjoy and thanks for support thus far. Kindle users, we’ll have an announcement for you quite [...]
It seems like every time I hear about Deadmau5 it’s because he’s getting bigger and bigger. The elctro house dj is on his grind. Touring so hard that he collapsed earlier this year. Luckily he’s alright and now Deadmau5 is working even harder on his own brand. “I’m very meticulously on top of my brand and [...]
SoundCloud is a new way to share, track, and view music online. Typically downloading and sharing individual tracks involved either a direct email attachment or a redirection to a mp3 hosting site. Those hosting sites tend to have a plethora of ads designed to fool you into downloading the wrong thing or making you wait [...]
Are you a part of a music industry association? I have been a member of my local and national music industry associations for about 4 years. I joined them because I knew I wanted to make music my life, but I had no idea how to do that. I had heard about the funding opportunities, [...]
Spotify is a new Major Label approved music service that allows users to stream music in a more web 2.0 fashion. Because it has Major Label approval, Spotify has an extensive catalog that allows users to create and share playlists. It has a very iTunes like layout and according to CNET, Spotify has received relatively [...]
Just a heads up for all you University and College students: The RIAA has convinced Tennessee to filter computer networks for unauthorized music downloads at the states colleges and universities. This piece of legislation once again shows the short sightedness and idiotic attitude of the Recording Industry. The cost to monitor file sharing is expected [...]
Jermaine Dupri, The guy is the industry heavy-weight who brought you Kriss Kross (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m probably older than you. I was digging that cassette tape back in elementary school…good times). He is now the president of Island Def Jam’s Urban Division. Recently, he sat down with Forbes Magazine [...]
On this weeks Hit Song Breakdown we tackle Coldplay’s inaugural hit: Yellow This song is the reason Coldplay are the biggest band in the world. Their first single “Trouble” was well received but it was nothing compared to Yellow. So why was Yellow such a massive hit? There are a few reasons. Timing – D’ya [...]
The New Rockstar Philosophy Book
Bump! Download the Beta version of The New Rockstar Philosophy! It’s 100% free. Here are the steps: Send an email to NewRockstarBook@Gmail.com with “Book” in the subject line You’ll get an confirmation email from us with a link to where you can download the book. Read it at your leisure and let us know what [...]