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Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 9-20-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on September 20th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend I pick several albums to post on Live Musician Central. The albums I put up are determined by a couple factors. I usually put up a couple that are being heavily promoted by the music industry. These may not be albums that I particularly like but they are albums that are going to be prominent in the public conscience. It’s good for us as musicians to stay current with what’s being promoted by the industry. We can gauge what we’re doing with what is being pushed out there. It’s also a good source to choose new music for your band to learn and play live or to have on the iPod to play during band breaks. The reasoning here is that you want to play music that people will know and since the albums I post on Live Musician Central are being so heavily promoted, your chances of people knowing the music at your shows is very high.

   The rest of the albums that I post are either personal favorites or they are certified classic albums that have sold millions of copies and are familiar to a lot of people. I also like to post a few links to iTunes and a few links to Amazon’s music service. Amazon has DRM free MP3’s that are ripped at 256kbps which is excellent quality at a killer price. So make sure you check them out!
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Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 9-13-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on September 13th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend I pick several albums to post on Live Musician Central. The albums I put up are determined by a couple factors. I usually put up a couple that are being heavily promoted by the music industry. These may not be albums that I particularly like but they are albums that are going to be prominent in the public conscience. It’s good for us as musicians to stay current with what’s being promoted by the industry. We can gauge what we’re doing with what is being pushed out there. It’s also a good source to choose new music for your band to learn and play live or to have on the iPod to play during band breaks. The reasoning here is that you want to play music that people will know and since the albums I post on Live Musician Central are being so heavily promoted, your chances of people knowing the music at your shows is very high.

   The rest of the albums that I post are either personal favorites or they are certified classic albums that have sold millions of copies and are familiar to a lot of people. I also like to post a few links to iTunes and a few links to Amazon’s music service. Amazon has DRM free MP3’s that are ripped at 256kbps which is excellent quality at a killer price. So make sure you check them out!
Apple iTunes Read more »

Stumble It!

Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 9-6-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on September 6th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

Every weekend I pick several albums to post on Live Musician Central. The albums I put up are determined by a couple factors. I usually put up a couple that are being heavily promoted by the music industry. These may not be albums that I particularly like but they are albums that are going to be prominent in the public conscience. It’s good for us as musicians to stay current with what’s being promoted by the industry. We can gauge what we’re doing with what is being pushed out there. It’s also a good source to choose new music for your band to learn and play live or to have on the iPod to play during band breaks. The reasoning here is that you want to play music that people will know and since the albums I post on Live Musician Central are being so heavily promoted, your chances of people knowing the music at your shows is very high.

   The rest of the albums that I post are either personal favorites or they are certified classic albums that have sold millions of copies and are familiar to a lot of people. I also like to post a few links to iTunes and a few links to Amazon’s music service. Amazon has DRM free MP3’s that are ripped at 256kbps which is excellent quality at a killer price. So make sure you check them out!
Apple iTunes Read more »

Stumble It!

Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 8-30-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on August 30th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend I pick several albums to post on Live Musician Central. The albums I put up are determined by a couple factors. I usually put up a couple that are being heavily promoted by the music industry. These may not be albums that I particularly like but they are albums that are going to be prominent in the public conscience. It’s good for us as musicians to stay current with what’s being promoted by the industry. We can gauge what we’re doing with what is being pushed out there. It’s also a good source to choose new music for your band to learn and play live or to have on the iPod to play during band breaks. The reasoning here is that you want to play music that people will know and since the albums I post on Live Musician Central are being so heavily promoted, your chances of people knowing the music at your shows is very high.

   The rest of the albums that I post are either personal favorites or they are certified classic albums that have sold millions of copies and are familiar to a lot of people. I also like to post a few links to iTunes and a few links to Amazon’s music service. Amazon has DRM free MP3’s that are ripped at 256kbps which is excellent quality at a killer price. So make sure you check them out!
Apple iTunes Read more »

Stumble It!

Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 8-23-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on August 23rd, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend at Live Musician Central we pick the most heavily promoted new album releases as well as a few certified classics. This helps your band know which music the industry is marketing. You can be sure that a lot of people will be familiar with this music. This will help you stay relevant in the clubs that you’re playing in and it will keep you in touch with what’s happening in the music industry as a whole. So here are this weeks picks.
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Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 8-16-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on August 16th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend at Live Musician Central we pick the most heavily promoted new album releases as well as a few certified classics. This helps your band know which music the industry is marketing. You can be sure that a lot of people will be familiar with this music. This will help you stay relevant in the clubs that you’re playing in and it will keep you in touch with what’s happening in the music industry as a whole. So here are this weeks picks.
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Live Musician Central Weekend Album Picks 8-09-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on August 9th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every week here at Live Musician Central we pick the top current new releases as well as a few classic albums. This helps your band in many ways. It helps you stay on top of the most heavily promoted new music. The reason that’s good for your band is because you’ll have a higher chance of people in your audience being familiar with your music selections. You can learn to play these songs or you can simply have them on your iPod to play during your breaks. So here are this weeks picks.      Read more »

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Live Musician Central - Weekend Album Picks 8-2-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on August 2nd, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend Live Musician Central picks some of the best new releases along with some “must have” albums. I pick music that is very popular since there will be a better chance of more people being familiar with it. When your band plays a gig it’s always best to play music that as many people that are there will be familiar with. The music I pick is geared toward dance and dance rock bands. These albums are also a great example of music industry marketing. So here are the Live Musician Central weekend album picks for the week of 8-2-2008.

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Live Musician Central Weekend Album Picks 7-26-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection on July 26th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Every weekend Live Musician Central picks some of the best new releases along with some “must have” albums. I pick music that is very popular since there will be a better chance of more people being familiar with it. When your band plays a gig it’s always best to play music that as many people that are there will be familiar with. The music I pick is geared toward dance and dance rock bands. So here are the Live Musician Central weekend album picks for the week of 7-27-2008.

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Live Musician Central Weekend Album Picks 7-19-08

Posted in Music Industry Marketing, Song Selection, Weekend Album Picks on July 19th, 2008 by Matt Rushton

   Here are this weeks album picks. Here at Live Musician Central I focus primarily on new releases but I also include some fun stuff and a few personal favorites.

   The new releases are intended to keep you on top of what’s happening in the music industry. A lot of the new releases here are the albums pushed the hardest by the industry. This helps your band in several ways. You can listen to what types of music the industry is pushing the hardest and see how your band compares. It also helps your cover band by giving you a selection of new music to learn that is going to be heavily marketed. That should translate into more people being familiar with this music at your gigs. So even if you decide to simply play it on your iPod you’ll have some familiar music for your audience.

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