The treble to your clef

Time travel for music sales

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:04:00 +0000

"Ke$ha's single 'Tik-tok' sold more copies than any Beatles single."

"People actually bought Billy Ray Cyrus' album 'Some Gave All...' 20 million people. More than any Bob Marley album."

"Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single, Rihanna has 10."
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Tyler Ward, breaking IN without a label

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:10:00 +0000

As I had recently mentioned to a friend, one of the best things about going to live concerts is when you get to experience a band for the first time and instantly become a new fan! A couple of years ago I had attended the "so long to summer bash" that KissFm puts on every year in Loveland, Colorado where I first heard one of the featured acts, Tyler Ward.
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Business Plan Expert Opinions

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:35:00 +0000

There is a debate on the importance of business plans when developing an upcoming business. The typical debate is whether or not they can actually set you up for success. I looked into two opinions of business plans, that of Growthink.com and of musician, entrepreneur Alicia Keys.

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Underground talent proves strong in Grieves

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:34:00 +0000

I will never forget the day I was working/volunteering for one of my favorite local festivals, Bohemian Nights at the New West Fest in Fort Collins, CO. The current position I had was door greeter for the VIP Green Room which happened to be nearby the main stage. Even though it’s a volunteer gig, I am rather professional because this is exactly what I love doing and I feel they need good volunteers to help make things run more smoothly; however, someone had opened the door and I caught 5-10 seconds of this hip-hop artist that I had to investigate further.

The Gift OF Music!

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:18:00 +0000

Music is a gift, no doubt about that! Anyone that has listened and emotionally felt a piece of music would agree with that statement. In an attempt to promote music products in an ever-changing world of technology,

The One and Only, Adele

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:49:00 +0000

The more I learn about Adele, the more I enjoy and adore her. This sultry plus-sized, soulful musician is more unique than her music shows. She is the epitome of what a musical idol should be; her own person, strong willed, and extremely talented but real.

Literary versions of Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:56:00 +0000

Are musicians breaking out into the literary world? It’s a current trend for “rock memoirs” to be disbursed in the literary world right now and the musicians not only admit all the details of the illicit interactions but sometimes that follows them to the distribution aspect of the book releases. A bookstore owner in St. Louis feared and pleaded with the female fans who attended the book signing of former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar to not expose themselves when they reached the signing table as he sipped his glass of tequila;

All fun and games until the law gets involved....

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Remember those early college years when you're having fun at a local party or event, perhaps even a music festival, and something transpires to cause law enforcement involvement? That doesn't mean that the good time is over only for you but there are serious consequences to the people who are producing the good time. It's all fun and games until the law gets involved.
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Laws are meant to be broken.... or are they?

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:48:00 +0000

As the old saying goes, 'laws are meant to be broken," but if that's the case then why have a law to begin with? Any part of the entertainment industry is no stranger to conflict and controversies. As our laws get more strict throughout the years, sometimes incidences try to slip through the cracks.
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Ice cream cones, water balloons, and music in the air...

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:51:00 +0000

What goes along with the traveling ice cream man, water balloons/sprinkler, star gazing in the grass, and all those other fun summer treats? Music concerts and Festivals are a fun-filled and memorable activity for consumers during those hot summer days and warm summer nights! Concerts and festivals are often a result of many months of touring and touring is known as the "top revenue producer for most acts" (Waddell, 2008). However, there are a few problems that the industry needs to address with touring to be able to profit the most from it overall.
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Ideas from the A&R Phenom: Clive Davis

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:49:00 +0000

As children, we often aspire to grow up and be someone that affects/changes peoples’ lives. We hear things such as the want for being a doctor, a firefighter, an actor, a singer; and for awhile, I was one of those children as well. The moment that I finally heard about Clive Davis

Negotiation, starting with 17 camels...

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:57:00 +0000

As I sit here, this Sunday afternoon, I reflect on the past few days of anxiously checking my email in case my potential interviewee had written back responses to my questions, as a last minute resort if we couldn't meet up for the actual interview. I feel I have learned probably one of the biggest lessons when it comes to Event Planning and that would be, if something doesn't go according to plan then you better have a back up.
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Save the MUSIC...before it hits home!

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Thu, 19 May 2011 05:25:00 +0000

Being an avid music obsessee, I have to watch my music video’s in the morning as I get ready for work. So I flop between MTV, VH1 and CMT (especially being they are only a channel away from each other in my area, which is nice ha). So I am familiar with the Save the Music program that VH1 has implemented for years now, but you know how that saying goes about not truly knowing about something until it hits at home? It finally hit at home…

Talent Show Phenomenon

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:16:00 +0000

As technology changes, it impacts the world around it as well. The music industry has vastly changed, especially with the abilities of sharing music and downloading that has become available now. As well as the fact that artists are more equipped with marketing themselves and getting their music to the audience with computer programs and the options that internet has created. Although, I feel another avenue for scouting that doesn’t get mentioned as much when the topic arises are all of the television shows that are going on in the past few years.

The Virgin Takeover

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:06:00 +0000

I viewed an interview with the creator of the Virgin Brand, through TED.com. Richard Branson is nothing less than interesting! He started his entrepreneurship based off a magazine he started and branched into the creation of Virgin Records after that. I found it truly amazing when

ISES in Chapters...

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:27:00 +0000

The research I have been conducting for special event planning/production companies has continued to return one particular association to keep popping up! The International Special Events Society (also known as ISES) is a worldwide organization that has been prominent in the industry since 1987. Their mission is to
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Sins for the perfect recruitment of volunteers

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:50:00 +0000

While in search of a proper topic to write about Project and Team management, I had decided to reach out to a couple individuals that would be interesting and knowledgeable. Last summer I had volunteered for a couple local festivals and so I thought I would try to interview with the project manager of one of them. I had come up with some great questions to ask and was very excited about it, when I got an email a couple days after she had accepted to help, and said she was no longer with the organization and could not help me. The other just didn’t respond, so I was left feeling a bit discouraged and didn’t know what I was going to do.

Stop! Collaborate and Listen?

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:28:00 +0000

“Stop, collaborate and listen” as made famous by the lyrics of early 90’s rap star Vanilla Ice, little did he know that would become an intriguing reference to my blog 20 years later. The point is, collaboration is not only all around us but a great way to get another perspective or test and re-create your art form. Collaboration is the heart of teamwork and it takes communication, respect and a central vision in order for it to be successful.

You can't take this away, technology!

noreply@blogger.com (Rubes814) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:41:00 +0000

The feeling, the thrill, the pounding of your heartbeat mixed with the pounding of the drums or the strum of a guitar. The moment you first catch a glimpse of your favorite musician on stage or the goose bumps that follow after the first vocal chords are sung. Most of us have had those moments and the truly great ones are never forgotten. It's true that the technological advances have changed and re-shaped the musical world as we know it, but if there's one thing that it can't change it's the affect of a live performance on a fan.