by Steve Grossman | Feb 17, 2007 | Blog, The Industry
I’ve struggled with this post for several days. While I don’t want to appear preachy, I do want to make you think about the fact that you are building a career in a “sex, drugs and excess” industry. And while some of you may jump for joy at...
by Steve Grossman | Feb 17, 2007 | Blog
I haven’t checked out the entire organization, so do your homework, but I followed a blog to downhill battle’s listing of the reasons to rid ourselves of the labels. Their sixth reason is something I’ve believed for years – Musicians will make...
by Steve Grossman | Feb 16, 2007 | Blog, The Industry
“Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it.” – Diane Sawyer Generally speaking, you are free to pursue your dreams. My title quotes the US...
by Steve Grossman | Feb 15, 2007 | Blog
Check out USA Today’s long, hard look at the true state of Downloading Music. DRM is becoming an increasingly hot topic. Lemme know your thoughts.
by Steve Grossman | Feb 15, 2007 | Blog, Marketing
By nature, we are all rather impatient people and we want to see the fruits of our labor instantly. We want to send an e-mail and get an instant reply. Play a great gig and have the phone ring off the hook. Release a CD and sell 10,000, 250,000 or a 1,000,000 copies...
by Steve Grossman | Feb 14, 2007 | Blog
I’m not the first or only person to fail, and thankfully The Trump Blog is sharing some lessons from someone else’s. Though it’s very business and start-up focused, a few jumped out as dead on for musicians: Mistake #3: Letting your marketing be an...
