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Why Do I Want To Give My Music Away For Free?

Posted in 4. Marketing, Market Your Music, Recording on April 26th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

    Why do we as musicians want to give our music away for free? The business term is Marketing. Music is what we do and our music is our offering to the world. Our music is what we hope that people will want to listen to and ultimately buy from us. Our goal is to make the most amount of money from our music. To do that, our music has to be heard by as many people as possible. Read more »

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The Importance Of Recording Yourself

Posted in 3. Improve Your Band Skills, Recording, Stagecraft on April 23rd, 2008 by Matt Rushton

    I still remember the first time I heard a live recording of a gig. I was horrified! There I was thinking I was a rock star and then I heard the recording and I couldn’t believe people had stayed through the whole show. My singing was off in places, my stage banter and interaction with the crowd was aweful and the mix left a lot to be desired. After I listened to that recording a few times,  I did start to hear some things I liked. I was able to pinpoint the things I had done well and also the things I had done badly. Now after all these years that recording is a precious posession because I have a record of how I sounded at 15 years old. And I’ve grown to really love it. Warts and all.        Read more »

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