From the monthly archives: December 2009

Dear 1999: Ethan Fein

On December 30, 2009 By

In December of 1999 I was playing “Cats” on Broadway, and it was going to close the next year. I’m not sure if I knew that in December. Probably not. I did know that New Year’s Eve of 1999 was supposed to be the biggest…

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The past decade has introduced many changes, opportunities and surprises in the musician business. To end the decade, we asked the musician blogging community to help us answer the following question.
If you could go back to 1999 and give yourself one piece of advice,…

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MusicianWages.com is organizing a group blogging event for all music and musician bloggers. The past decade has introduced many changes, opportunities and surprises in the musician business, and we invite you to discuss the decade with a synchronized response.
If interested, please write a response…

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Learning From Our Past

On December 14, 2009 By

Is it just me, or does it seem like recorded music doesn’t have the same value that it used to?  I mean, albums still cost $10-15, and iTunes tells me that my songs are worth $1 to each of you (or hey! maybe $1.29!), but…

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Top 100 Piano Bar Songs

On December 12, 2009 By

This list is from my personal files and actually includes 104 songs. I compiled this list of songs from watching and talking to other piano bar entertainers, and from years of research. If anyone is looking to get into this gig, this is a good…

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Gifts for Musicians

On December 11, 2009 By

Digital recorder

Digital recorders can be used for all kinds of things. Recording a lesson, a rehearsal, a demo recording, a practice session – it’s very important for musicians to be able to record things and listen back. Our medium is sound, afterall.
I used…

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