John Pisciotta - Creative Catalyst Blog http://johnpisciotta.com Hi and welcome to my blog, where I talk about the things that I find compelling and interesting. Both within the Ripcord companies, and in the areas of entrepreneurship, business, creativity and leadership. The Creative Catalyst blog will be a repository for my best thinking. It’s my intention to share ideas we have everyday with the artists, bands, authors, and brands here at Ripcord Entertainment. I am founder and entrepreneur-in-residence at Ripcord Entertainment, in Nashville, but first a little history. I began my career as a songwriter at Sony Tree Publishing, writing and producing songs while a student at Belmont University in the early 90’s. I started my own production company, Paradiso Music Productions, producing records for artists from all over the world. In 2003, we received an American Music Award. Paradiso soon grew into a tribe of 6 staff writers at Ripcord Publishing Company. In 2006, we partnered in a joint venture with Garth Brook’s company, yielding a song/video of the year nomination. In 2007, a literary division was built out, with the Fear Killer as the first book release. I love launching strong artists, companies and brands that have vision, meaning, and purpose. My mission is to multiply talent. We do that through music, songs, books, events, and leading others. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:56:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 johnpisciottahttp://feedburner.google.com Top 5 Music Business 2.0 Blog Stories: 9/8/10 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/johnpisciotta/~3/wesu2_V3S10/ http://johnpisciotta.com/intellectual-property/top-5-music-business-2-0-blog-stories-9810/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:56:37 +0000 John Pisciotta http://johnpisciotta.com/intellectual-property/top-5-music-business-2-0-blog-stories-9810/
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