The New Shmoo 2
On the heels of posting the recent blog, “If the Schmoo Fits…” I made a quick trip up to Berklee College of Music in Boston to speak at a presentation for Berklee’s Career Development Center and the...
View ArticleLooking Out For #1
It’s remarkable how quick that warm and fuzzy feeling fades. Just last week the music weasels were gathered together at the ASCAP Awards, toasting EMI’s continued reign as Publisher of the Year. Well,...
View ArticleThe Boys and Girls of Summer
With Memorial Day quickly approaching, it’s time for the annual migration of summer interns, returning from school to fill their summer with a dose of real-world experience, an insider’s view of the...
View ArticleTomorrow's Forecast
Today was a strange day in NYC —not quite sunny, but not giving in to rain either. The skies were in constant motion, drifting from lightly overcast to grey and ominous to hazy and hopeful in a...
View ArticlePutting Publishers To Bed With A Blanket
Not too long ago, I had an opportunity to work on a project alongside a large, big-name consulting firm. Here was an army of highly-educated wunderkids, all who came bearing one hundred questions, but...
View ArticleTry Try…Try Again
It’s become the ultimate music awards show cliché: a twenty-three year old pop star telling aspiring musicians in the crowd to “never give up on your dreams”, as if Joe Rockstar’s three or four year...
View ArticleHello Mr. Brightside
I’ve been waiting about 5 years to write this particular blog. I can’t say that it’s done with total confidence. Like a person in the desert finding a fresh pool of water just ahead, I’m a little...
View ArticleInterview with David Hoffman
Having vowed to keep the blog positive and focused on the new developments that could actually save the industry, I’ve decided to do what any cynical old music business weasel would do: I’m calling on...
View ArticleInterview with Peter Bliss
When it comes to holding onto a spirit of optimism in the midst of the music business jungle, no one compares to Peter Bliss. He is perhaps the most aptly named songwriter ever (with the possible...
View ArticleHappy Together
During the travails of the past decade, when record label turned against downloader and publisher turned against record label and streaming service turned against publisher, the sage music industry...
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