Ten Reasons Why Your Demo Gets Rejected |
"Getting a deal" has long been the goal of many would-be artists and bands. For mostly naive reasons, most new talent feel that by securing a recording contract with a significant major or independent... Posted by Motion Works Music on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:01:00 PST |
Death of the Mixtape Once and For All |
The downtown Atlanta, GA offices of the Aphilliates Music Group were raided this afternoon (January 16), resulting in the arrests of 28-year-old Tyree "DJ Drama" Simmons and 27-year-old Donald Cannon,... Posted by Motion Works Music on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:37:00 PST |
The Composer versus The BeatMaker |
Through out the evolution of music but in the culture of Hip Hop in general there has been a lasting debate over this issue and for me the deciding factor could very well be the issue of sampling. Com... Posted by Motion Works Music on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:20:00 PST |
Why Digital Stinks: User Error |
The old analog vs digital argument is some 30 years old and not getting any younger. I'm not going to bring up that old feud. There are good and bad digital systems, and there are good and bad analog ... Posted by Motion Works Music on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:31:00 PST |
Mixing Down and Speaking Up |
Master mixer Dave Pensado enjoys causing consternation among his peers by making controversial statements about the craft of recording. He takes great pleasure in contradicting conventional audio wisd... Posted by Motion Works Music on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:44:00 PST |
To Publish or Not To Publish ( Your Music Money ) |
Music publishing is all you need to say to inspire groans of confusion or knowing smiles. Music publishing is tedious, detail oriented, and (some would say) boring; but it also happens to be the singl... Posted by Motion Works Music on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:23:00 PST |
BUSINESS BASICS ( Common Sense People ) |
I never thought Id have to devote a column to this topic, but apparently it needs addressing based upon feedback to me from major labels, distributors, artists, and indie labels themselves. Here are s... Posted by Motion Works Music on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:15:00 PST |
Writing A Music Business Plan ( Be Prepared ) |
One thing I would never do is invite friends to Boston without first sending them a map. More than most cities, Boston (for the out-of-towner) is an urban tangle with few rivals. I remember my first v... Posted by Motion Works Music on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:29:00 PST |
Sampling Part I and II |
"Sampling" is when a songwriter, recording artist or record producer takes a portion of an existing song, existing recording, or both and puts them into a new song, recording or both.
It can take a n... Posted by Motion Works Music on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:51:00 PST |
CD Mechanical Royalties For 2004 & 2005 |
One of the greatest sources of long- and short-term income for songwriters and publishers is the royalty money received from performing rights societies around the world. Of the $3-billion generated w... Posted by Motion Works Music on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:35:00 PST |