For the independent, D.I.Y. musician, establishing a balance between online and offline efforts is becoming increasingly difficult. It seems that every new social networking site that pops up is one more task to add to your overflowing list of things to do. It’s a full…
Continue Reading →The New York Times ran a full-length feature last week on jazz pianist Larry Fuller…. The article included interviews with John Pizzarelli, Jeff Hamilton, and John Valenti (owner of Birdland), among others.
The online version of the article also includes 4 mp3 examples of
Metronome & Tuner in one
I let my girlfriend borrow this for a few weeks thinking I wouldn’t miss it and I was totally wrong. Turns out we both can’t live without it. I didn’t realize how much I was using it to check tempos…
Continue Reading →As a professional trombonist, vocalist, and horn arranger, I’ve been on many recording sessions since moving to New York City in 2000. Some are easy on me — and on the musician or producer who hired me. And some are like pulling teeth. So here…
Continue Reading →The Chicago Tribune ran a story last week about musicians dealing with the ongoing economic recession.
The article offers the idea that the musician industry has not been as impacted as other sectors because musicians often live frugally.
From the Chicago Tribune…:
The bitter
A recent rash of media coverage on musician love was punctuated this week with a report… that Mel Gibson’s divorce was not influenced by his relationship with pianist Oksana Kolesnikova. Seriously. Not influenced. Promise.
The Nashville News wouldn’t be surprised if he was, though. A
MusicianWages.com recently received the following question from a mother concerned about her son’s file-sharing. Along with Music Careers at About.com and KnowtheMusicBiz.com…, we asked the musician blogging community to help us answer the following question. Below is a list of participating blogs. Check back,
Continue Reading →I have a teenage son who tells me his pirating music is no big deal. Since he is a musician himself, I point out to him that someday that’s going to be his money people are stealing. But he remains unphased.
He tells me the…
I have a teenage son who tells me his pirating music is no big deal. Since he is a musician himself, I point out to him that someday that’s going to be his money people are stealing. But he remains unphased.
He tells me the…
Every musician, no matter what facet of the industry, will inevitably face the daunting specter of rehearsal. Below you will find a set of guidelines to (hopefully) ease this process that to many can become the bane of the very existence of any working musician. …
Continue Reading →**Update – April 16, the day has arrived! Please visit the central post where you’ll find links to all the responses.**
MusicianWages.com, Music Careers at About.com and KnowtheMusicBiz.com… are organizing a group blogging event for all music and musician bloggers. MW recently received a comment
