State of Mind of the Arts

A Thought on Bands Who Cancel Gigs at the Last Minute

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:49:58 +0000

Every musician has played some lousy gigs, and some more than others. Small crowds, weak sound reinforcement, cramped space, short money, high drama, the list of the stuff that can make a gig lousy goes on and on, and is enough to keep some people from ever playing out. Dealing with gigs that don’t cut [...]

Copyleft Resources

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:04:29 +0000

Molinari Institute If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of [...]

Why the Music Industry Still Needs Taste Makers

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:07:28 +0000

This article is too cool not to share, and it’s reprinted with permission by the author. Syndicated from: Creative Deconstruction It used to be the record label’s jobs to tell us who to listen to. A&R would scour the earth looking for talent, groom them, coach them and surround them with people who could get [...]

How Many Songs are The Same 4 Chords?

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:52:23 +0000

Spotted on: I am Bored There are only 12 notes in Western Music. This video shows how many pop hits can come out of just one Four Chord Progression. Apparently, quite a few. This video was created by the Axis of Awesome, and they’re worth checking out. You can support them (and get some cool [...]

T-Racks 3 – Master the Possibilities of your Music

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:27:37 +0000

K Multimedia's latest installment of the T-Racks Mastering Suite takes the art of digital mastering to a whole new level, bringing advanced signal processing and fidelity to the masses..

Branford Marsalis on Students today

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:19 +0000

This is a very cool clip from the documentary Before the Music Dies. It’s pretty starightforward, and super powerful.

Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:10:06 +0000

syndicated from Hypebot: Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools Every week brings the launch of another online service to connect musicians and fans. Beyond spending endless hours on MySpace and Facebook, what are the best affordable online tools to communicate with fans and monetize the relationship? Here are our picks in no particular order: 1. [...]

bluhammock’s Jaylaan Shares “What Is Working?”

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:08:11 +0000

Syndicated from hypebot: bluhammock’s Jaylaan Shares “What Is Working?” In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we’re asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? In this third installment Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn, the founder of [...]

The Indie Band Survival Guide

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:56:04 +0000

Indie Band Survival Guide IndieBandSurvivalGuide.com is an open community created by indie musicians. It’s the place to share all the practical information, tools, and resources that’s available to indie musicians with one another. Think of this site as your band’s back office – a place to plan, share knowledge, network, and otherwise help you promote [...]

Future of Music Coalition

Published by State of Mind of the Arts — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:21:32 +0000

Threv here with a quite useful site for independent musicians. Check out The Future of Music Coalition. Their site contains many articles, videos, and resources for the modern indepedent musician, covering touring, marketing, digital sales, and other aspects of life in the post-industry world. Here’s part of their manifesto: The History of the Music Industry [...]