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Daily DIY – What’s The One Thing?

What's the one thing – the most important thing – that you can do today that would move your career forward?  Pick up the phone and make that scary call?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/05/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Thursday’s Music Brief: Vevo vs. Indies, The Beatles, Facebook, Trent, Fall Out Boy & More

HYEPBOT FEATURES: Will YouTube And Universal's New Vevo Music Hub "Do No Harm" To Indies? Apple Corps Gives Rock Band What It Won't Give Apple Inc: The Beatles Spotify User. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/05/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Daily DIY: Automate Your Band’s Social Networking

It is important to interact with current and potential fans in as many places as possible, but finding the time to keep them all updated can be difficult. And there's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/04/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Daily D.I.Y. – Your 10,000 Hours

Malcolm Gladwell's latest book Outliers: The Story of Success outlines his belief that success only comes to those willing to practice their craft for more than 10,000 hours.  From The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/03/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Tuesday’s Music Brief: EMI & UMG Down, Pirate Bay, Spotify, Spinal Tap & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: Terra Firma Writes Off $1.7 Billion In EMI Investment Neil Young On The WMG YouTube Battle UMG Results Don't Suck As Bad As Rivals Did Bandcamp Exits Beta. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/03/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Slicethepie Expands Artist Fan Financing On Bebo

A new deal with Bebo extends the Slicethepie financing platform for recording artists. Under the partnership Bebo's community can take on the A&R role, earn money reviewing tracks, spot new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/02/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Daily. D.I.Y. – Your Best Salesman

Building the right team to support and promote your music is essential. But along the way it's important to to remember that quite often you are your own best salesman.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/02/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Daily D.I.Y. – On Being Wrong

Being wrong has a standard protocol to follow and a path to go down. Better to be wrong than right because at least the answer is clear. "What do I. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/27/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Daily D.I.Y. – Borrow Someone Else’s Fans

When first starting out, growing a fan base is one of the most difficult tasks any artist faces. At some point, the buzz grows and the momentum kicks in with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/26/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Daily D.I.Y. – More Old School Promo

With so many things pulling at people's attention, sometimes adding long forgotten old school promotional tactics to your marketing mix can help get above the clutter.  Using regular mail and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/25/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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