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Sponsored Tours – Ozzfest is Free?

According to this story at iafrica, there will be no admission charge for the upcoming Ozzfest Tour. Instead, all production costs will be paid for by sponsors.My hunch is the big winners here will be the artists themselves as they sell more merchandise than ever...

Are You Using MySpace for Your Career?

I’ve been purposely spending a lot of time on MySpace lately building a community of friends and spreading the word about this blog. I’ve looked at literally thousands of MySpace Artist sites and regular sites listing information about the singer, writer,...

People Driven Music Sales

Check out Amie Street, “A fly little music site where all songs start free!” This is an interesting, multi-faceted concept to reward success over time. Every song posted to the site starts as a free download. As its popularity, and therefore download...

An ACM and A Grammy and Why I Failed

I often get asked how I can call a career that includes winning an Academy of Country Music award and a Grammy a failure. Good question. My usual answer is that yes, these awards do indeed mean I was a successful musician, but the reason I say I failed is that I...

Living Room Shows – Concerts in Your Home

So yesterday I quickly post about a woman in England who is performing a series of shows in people’s living rooms. Novel idea, right? Well……. Last night I’m hangin’ on MySpace and find a site for Concerts In Your Home. Evidently this is...

Living Room Shows…

I just got a blogging introduction to Louise Setara, a UK artist who is playing a series of shows in people’s living rooms. “What counts is being passionate enough to perform, without amplification, in someone’s living room to a tiny audience for no...