What were the personal inspirations that kick-started your interest in the audio hardware field? I’m here today thanks to good, dumb luck. I began my career in August 2000, as an editorial assistant at Stereophile magazine, one of the most well-known and respected hi-fi enthusiast publications in the world. That description might make the magazine seem like it’s a big deal, and while I always considered…
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We all know that kids don’t always do well sitting in vehicles for long periods of time, and who can blame them? Looking at the back of someone else’s seat is boring. Luckily, we’ve got some great apps to keep your kids entertained on your summer road trip. Depending on your age, you may remember these trivia flash cards from grade school. Like many other relics of our childhood that have withstood the test of time, Brain Quest has now gone mobile. With…
In my 20 years of teaching and consulting, I couldn’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard a young musician say, “I just do what I do, and if anyone likes it, they’ll buy it.”My reply? “Congratulations, you’re a true artist.”But as you get a little older and your responsibilities increase with school loans, mortgages, and even kids, this attitude carries a significant amount of risk, especially when you don’t have other sources of income to take care of life’s basic necessities.Thus…
Kris AhrendCEO, The Mechanical Licensing CollectiveYears with Company: 1Address: 4322 Harding Pike, Suite 417, PMB #77, Nashville, TNWeb: themlc.comE-mail: [email protected]: Self-administered Songwriters, Composers, Lyricists, Music Publishers, Administrators, CMOsBACKGROUNDAs one piece of 2018’s Music Modernization Act, The Mechanical Licensing Collective was built to distribute mechanical royalties generated via streaming and download services to songwriters, publishers, lyricists and composers. Previously an in-house attorney for Sony, Kris Ahrend became…
Hot new product line? PRS, Takamine, Peavey and Blackstar. Technological advances? Facebook and Instagram have been great marketing tools. Suppliers selling direct to consumers? People purchase what we, the seller, tell them is the best buy. If the product is not in my store, I'm going to sell them something comparable by another manufacturer, guaranteed. Product of the year? Alvarez ALASKA Hot new product line? There…
On this blog I’ve been focusing mostly on resources for grant writing, but I’d like to talk a bit more about the different revenue streams available to artists, of which grants are just one. As a business-minded artist you should be looking to maximize all the potential sources of revenue for your act. This will help you plan for what projects you can realistically carry out in your short and long-term visions, as well as provide funders with information on how you will…
Thursday, February 08, 2018 Yesterday or Thinking about Tomorrow? The Beatles (they were a pop group for those of you who cut your teeth on Eminem) wrote jangly songs about yellow submarines and walruses. It was the 60s, so I guess you had to be there to understand. They were all about sunny days, happy feelings, a kind of Beach Boys from England with mod outfits and mop top haircuts. They also had that outrageous Sergeant Pepper phase, but I digress. The Beatles…
By Jordan Bromley & Mike Merriman 1/7/2021 1/7/2021 Jordan Bromley and Mike Merriman With touring still on ice, now is the time to identify and collect what’s owed. With 2020 finally behind us, but also looking forward to a very slow touring year, now is the time to focus on the business of collection – namely, identifying and collecting all the streams of revenue available to…
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