Updates – shows, Jim Pipkin, plus..
September 19, 2010 in Music, Press, social media, songwriting
My latest newsletter went out today.
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WHAT’S INSIDE: Upcoming shows – 9/23 – Ventura, CA – 10/16 – Palmdale, CA Jim Pipkin’s upcoming show |
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.
Tour News plus a few videos
July 6, 2010 in Music, social media
The latest newsletter:
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1410384995
In it I announce tour dates and workshops for The Songwriter & Social Media Tour, plus a video to an old song, redone, Wait For Me. I’ve included the YouTube videos to that song and 2 others I recorded below.
Touring – Music, Social Media & Business Workshops, Hosts, and Sponsors
June 22, 2010 in Music, Music Business, Press, social media, songwriting
I am excited to announce the first dates for The Songwriter & Social Media Tour.
I’ll be traveling through various cities both performing music and providing workshops on various technologies and strategies for musicians who wish to both organize and promote their music business.
Songwriter and Social Media updates
April 3, 2010 in Music Business, social media, songwriting
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Many of you know I’ve been doing a lot of work with other performers and musicians teaching them how to use various technologies, websites, and online strategies to run and organize their music business. I used to post that information here. However, to better organize that information, and keep it separate from my activity as a songwriter and performer, I’m moving that content |
and activity to TheSongwriterOnline.com
New Digital Music Downloads
March 1, 2010 in Music, social media, songwriting
| I’ve wanted to provide digital downloads directly from my website and now I am.
If you come out to see my play and purchase a t-shirt, or if you purchase a t-shirt on my website you will be provided a postcard with a digital download code. |
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Bookings, cancelations, house concerts, and more
February 22, 2010 in Music, social media, songwriting
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The mid-February newsletter has been issued. Check it out by clicking the image to the left.
Of special note: If you can help with a house concert in San Francisco on April 2nd, let me know. See the newsletter for more details. |
Songwriter – Las Vegas Workshop and Performance
January 12, 2010 in Press, social media
The press-release for my Las Vegas workshop and music performance has been issued through various outlets and directly to selected media.
If you know of songwriters or the music interested in Las Vegas, let them know…
A review of video streaming for songwriters
January 11, 2010 in social media, songwriting
We have gone to streaming video as a way to bring our music to more listeners. It is also nice to have friends and family tune in and interact via chat.
But alas, it is not without its challenges. Beyond the fact that we are competing with things like Wireless Internet at venues and just traffic on the Internet, here is what we’ve run into in the past month.
I’ve also included 2 lessons learned!
Schedule updates and streaming video
January 5, 2010 in Music, social media, songwriting
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Make sure you check out the schedule page. Matt will be performing several times in the next few weeks. Technology permitting, we will be streaming these performances, so if you are not in the area, tune in. |
