I just found out about a new service. It’s called Our Stage. It’s kind of a Sonicbids (as you get a FREE EPK, and the ability to get gigs) meets Garageband (as you get reviewed by industry types) meets MySpace (as you can have friends). Meets American Idol (as you can enter and win [...]

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The band O.A.R. sells their CD on a USB bracelet. If you buy the bracelet at a show, you can come back after the show and have that night’s show saved to the USB drive. They are also selling these recordings (on a USB drive) on their website for $30. So they charge a little more [...]

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Buddy Guy Rocks The Stage at Age 75 There is a reason Buddy Guy has 5 grammys and has inspired Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray, and Jimi Hendrix. He is a great performer. Watch this video and you will see how he is not faking one note. He also uses dynamics, smiles while he is on stage, [...]

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This show originates at www.musicanscooler.com Cool iPod Application for Sound Engineers I’ve got a great iPhone app for the Cooler - at least their techie friends. It’s called SignalScope and it’s a full-scale real time audio analyzer which will handle the full 20-20kHz audio range*. I’ve already used it on a bunch of gigs and it works great [...]

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This show originates at www.musicianscooler.com our sponsor is Budget rental car. Get 30% off weekly rentals or 10% off other time periods. Go to http://www.budget.com/musician Attracting New Members To Your Band I recently started a new podcast about Online Dating Resources and one of the things I’ve found is that your personal profile should be positive. Nobody [...]

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This show originates from www.musicianscooler.com This is show 214 The Positive Side of Negative Comments When I was a customer service representative there was a simple way to find out someting from your customers. YOU ASK. Now I know they may say something negative, but then you have the opportunity to remedy the situation and make them [...]

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This show originates at www.musicianscooler.com Dancing with the Stars is Going to Make Me Gauge My Eyes Out I was at a club this weekend and the band was playing some old 60’s tunes. They launch into Journey to the Center of your mind by Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, and a couple gets up to [...]

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Props From Randy at the Ryhme and Melody Podcast. Check them out at http://www.rhymeandmelody.com/ Tips on Creating a Set List How to choose and effective Set lists From Andy at www.myspace.com/jesuistrois Practice and record various set lists once you have decided on/written your songs Record Various Sets at 30 60 90 minutes, and listen back, see how they sound, [...]

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This podcast originates at www.musicianscooler.comThis is show 211 (listen to show). We hear how musicians are “starving” and how there isn’t enough money. Well it’s true, the potential to make less money than a lawyer is greater. However, becuase we accept this, we need to manage our money better than the average Joe. Today we talk [...]

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