Don’t Waste Your Time, The Ugly Truth About Social Media

October 24, 2011 in blog, Music Business, social media

A roadmap for musicians and othersLast weekend I spoke at the Indie Music Conference in Hollywoood. It was held at Musician’s Institute; a very cool facility.

My presentation, “Don’t Waste Your Time: The Ugly Truth About Social Media” covers some business basics, including both strategies and tools to focus the performing musician on how to best use their time to grow their music business. Read the rest of this entry →

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Presskit updates for songwriter Matt Moran and the band

October 16, 2011 in blog, Music Business, Press, social media

press kit page for Matt Moran and The Matt Moran BandWe spent some time putting a new press kit together.

I wanted a cleaner look – less text and include some active links so that if someone has the PDF, they can click and visit key sites like our Facebook music page or website.

With originals songs that rock you down to the core, danceable pop with hook-laden lyrics, and country ballads to help you drown your sorrows in whisky, the genre is hard to classify but the music easy to listen to.
From the press kit

Check out the updated Electronic Press Kit (EPK) page.

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Original Music – All I Want Is Everything performed live at The Talking Stick

September 27, 2011 in blog, Music, social media, songwriting

A video from our show at The Talking Stick in Venice.  September 3rd, 2011. Also, the origins of the song and lyrics at the end.

All I Want Is Everything

Copyright © 2011 – Matthew Moran

original song, All I Want Is EverythingBehind the Song

In 2009 I had moved back to California. There was some positive movement in a number of critical areas of my life. Music, writing, consulting, etc. But none of it was happening as fast as I would have liked. Isn’t that always the case.

Becky was still in Arizona. During a phone conversation I was frustrated about “things” not happening fast enough. Patience is not a virtue I’ve mastered. I was saying to her, “I just want everything. I want everything now!!”

Becky replied, “All I want is you.” (Everyone say, “aaahhhhhh”)

The next morning at 6:00AM I began texting her to wake her up. I had recorded an acoustic version of this song.

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Dangerous Girl live performance video Butler’s Coffee in Palmdale

September 12, 2011 in blog, Music, songwriting

Matt Moran performs his song, Dangerous Girl in PalmdaleDangerous Girl and other songs performed live

During our recent “Roots & Roll” shows with Bill Wickham, I had the pleasure of performing in front of some friends in Palmdale. Butler’s Coffee is an excellent little venue and Kevin Smith does a great job of providing a place for songwriter’s to perform.

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Manage your social media activity more easily with Firefox tab groups

September 1, 2011 in blog, Music Business, social media

tab groups in Firefox help organize your online workYesterday morning Firefox provided an update. I installed the update and took a look at the changes – something I often neglect to do. I saw something listed called TAB GROUPS. Wow! Pretty cool.

Check out this video that demonstrates what they are and how to use them.

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Why and how I use artistdata and why you should too

August 23, 2011 in blog, Music Business, social media

artistdata calendar management for songwriters and bandsIf you are an artist or if you help one out, ArtistData.com is an essential tool to help you manage and update your calendars. By entering your show into ArtistData, it can update your other calendars like, Facebook, myspace, and also your website. Additionally, artistdata is setup to publish your show to several of the most prominent online calendars.

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Helping Musicians Grow Their Music Business

August 19, 2011 in blog, Music Business

need to consolidate for less mental noise

Less scatterbrained

I am a songwriter, performer, and the proverbial “leader of the band.” I am also, currently, my manager, publicist, promoter, booking agent, roadie, and the sound guy. If you are an indie artist, you know the drill.

For the past year or so, I’ve used TheSongwriterOnline.com as a place to publish information on strategies, technology, and tools to help Musicians (songwriters, bands, street teams, and others) more effectively run their music business and promote their music.

I had no particular goal or approach for this information – just a desire to share ideas and tools I was using to help promote my music. There is no true profit motive, although if I could pay for guitar strings, coffee, or other things.. great!

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Roots & Roll – Palmdale, Ventura, & Los Angeles

August 11, 2011 in blog, Music, songwriting

Songwriters Matt Moran and Bill Wickham team-up for 3 shows in Southern California… Hippy Rebel Country with Roots Rock.. or Roots & Roll

I met songwriter Bill Wickham during the Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival in Arizona. I was immediately impressed with his songwriting and casual nature. We played together a few times in Arizona but now Bill is coming to California.. and so…

The “Roots and Roll” Tour

Okay, tour might be ambitious but Bill and I are playing 3 shows together (as of this writing).  The show dates and locations are below the posters. Click the posters to get a full-sized version and feel free to pass the poster or this page to your friends.

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The May 19th newsletter

May 20, 2011 in blog, Music, social media, songwriting

Here is a link to the latest newsletter. Below is a message I put in the newsletter. Below that is a new song I just introduced to the band.

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