Queen or AC/DC?
Music Business

Queen, or AC/DC?

My buddy and I talk about this regularly — Queen, or AC/DC? Not, who is the best band, but which is your philosophy? Both bands are great. But they take two different approaches to music. AC/DC AC/DC does what they do, and they do it very, very well. It’s hard-driving, tight, stadium rock ‘n roll.

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Music Business

Sax Playing Septuagenarian — I Salute You

The other evening, I stumbled into a local establishment where there was live music going on. Soon, up to the stage stepped an older man with his saxophone. He was well dressed. As he started to play, he swayed to the beat and obvious joy lit up his face. You could tell he was really

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Music Business

I’m Irrelevant — And I’m Fine With That

I ran into some music business folks the other day. We talked a lot about nurturing young talent in music and how cool it is when a up-an-coming act really digs in and learns about songwriting craft, arrangement and applies it to their art. To me, what’s important is (in this order), the quality of the songs,

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Music Business

Is Your Song Worth 2/3 Of A Cent?

So, you spend hours writing a song. Then you record it, perhaps spending thousands of dollars. I added it up once and figured I spend about 60 hours writing and recording a song. That’s equivalent to 1  1/2 work weeks. And how much do you get if someone plays your song on Spotify? About 2/3

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