Tag Archives: education

Music Clout | Tips for promoting You Tube Videos

By Paul Christensen, on May 1, 2012

Tips For Promoting Youtube Music Videos If your band is not already on Youtube, you need to stop reading this and go create an account. For everybody else that already has an account, hopefully you’ve been utilizing it to its maximum effectiveness. … Continue reading →

SPARS Blog with J. Michael Dolan | The Box

By Paul Christensen, on April 26, 2012

Excerpted from J. Michael Dolan’s Blogs & Stories | for Artists and Entrepreneurs… The Box (Read time 0:33) Inside The Box: where the “known” lives. Outside The Box: where “uncertainty” lurks.Inside The Box: the “right way to go.” Outside The Box: frowned upon by the others.   Inside … Continue reading →

10 Effective strategies to get your music noticed

By Paul Christensen, on April 25, 2012

F In some music business schools, they still give assignments that go like this: “Assume you have one million dollars. Make up a marketing plan to promote a band.”Here’s a more realistic assignment: “Pick any band you find on the … Continue reading →

Disc Makers’ Echoes – How Musicians and Composers Make Money

By Paul Christensen, on April 11, 2012

How Musicians and Composers Make Money by Disc Makers on April 4, 2012 · 26 comments in Business Forum,Fast Forward,Uncategorized The Future of Music Coalition just released the results of a research project they conducted where over 5,000 US-based musicians … Continue reading →

SPARS member Skywalker Sound wins big at 10th annual GANG Awards

By Paul Christensen, on April 6, 2012

The 10th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards were held in San Francisco during GDC 12, the pre-eminent conference for game professionals and industry luminaries and the Skywalker Scoring Stage was honored with four awards and two additional nominations.  Star Wars: … Continue reading →

Rich Pagano, NYU Presents “The Art of Recording Classic Drums” Six-Part Course

Syndicated from SonicScoop - Creative, Technical & Business Connections For NYC’s Music & Sound Community » SPARS Feed, on March 10, 2012

Top NYC studio session and touring drummer Rich Pagano and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU have announced “The Art of Recording Classic Drums”. The six-part hands-on course is will take place at the Institute’s downtown facilities between June 11-29, 2012 (full details below). Being an NYU student is not required for [...] Continue reading →

Music Connection Weekly Bulletin | March 7, 2012

By Paul Christensen, on March 8, 2012

For more details – click here. March 7, 2012 Keep pity parties short: “What professional signers do is LEARN from their mistakes, understanding how to behave differently next time. We also keep our pity parties really short. They’re called ‘pity … Continue reading →

From SPARS member Discmakers | From a room to your A Room

By Paul Christensen, on March 8, 2012

Looking to take your Home Studio to the next level? Then you’ll need the insider tips presented in the music industry’s first guide focused solely on home studio design, construction, and recording. Whether you’re cutting basic tracks on your computer, … Continue reading →

SPARS Blog with J. Michael Dolan | I’ll do anything but that!

By Paul Christensen, on March 6, 2012

Excerpted from J. Michael Dolan’s Blogs & Stories | for Artists and Entrepreneurs… I’LL DO ANYTHING BUT THAT! (Read time 0:47) I was sitting at Coffee Bean with a client who is a very successful P.R. person, and we were … Continue reading →

SPARS member Discmakers releases Volume 2 of popular Home Studio Series

By Paul Christensen, on March 1, 2012

Building a Project Room Volume 2 of our popular Home Studio Series is now available and ready to help transform a room in your home into the project studio you’ve always wanted. In Volume 1 we talked about building a … Continue reading →