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Indie Music Conference recap and Team Matt grows

January 16, 2012 in blog, Music, Music Business, social media

Matt Moran and band at the Indie Music Conference ShowcaseOver the past couple months the band has been waiting on me to get back to the studio. I took November and December off from music activities.  A few reasons.. (none of them good)

First, I got sick right at Thanksgiving and it carried through most of December. Second, I had to address some business requirements for my coaching and writing the 2nd edition to my career book. Read the rest of this entry →

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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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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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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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Song Story – All I Want is Everything

January 17, 2011 in Music, social media

“Hey Daddy, I want an Oompa Loompa. I want you to get me an Oompa Loompa right away.  …    I want an Oompa Loompa now!!” – Veruca Salt, Willy Wonka
– continue reading and that quote will make more sense.

I’m impatient! My friends know this. When I set my mind on something I want it and I want it now. That impatience played a part in writing the song, “All I Want Is Everything.”

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Updates – shows, Jim Pipkin, plus..

September 19, 2010 in Music, Press, social media, songwriting

My latest newsletter went out today.

image WHAT’S INSIDE:
Upcoming shows
– 9/23 – Ventura, CA
– 10/16 – Palmdale, CA

Jim Pipkin’s upcoming show

Demo CD’s being sent out

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The economics of FREE music

August 18, 2010 in Music Business, social media, songwriting

Premise: Music is Cheap! Fans are Priceless!

A couple of days ago I spoke for the LA Chapter of Songsalive! The topic was technology and strategies to treat your music business more like a business. During the workshops, a lot of material was covered but at the Songsalive! meeting and during the tour, a common theme popped up. FREE Samples!

I had just completed a mini-tour involving 5 workshops and 5 performances over 10 days or so. On the way back I stopped back over in Utah and had coffee with my friend Marc. He had hosted a house concert for me to start the tour.

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