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ABOUT THE COLUMN:
Unlike far too many stereotypical depictions of the music industry offered by mainstream media, Rose Cora Perry's popular music insight and advice column, "So You Wanna Be in a Rock Band?" tells the blatant truth demolishing the distorted "overnight success" myths that remain pervasive in society.
Too many artists have fallen victim to these delusions, and too many potentially great songwriters have been left jaded, empty and disillusioned after being spewed out of an industry clothed in a veil that appears to be supportive of new talent, but in reality, would rather earn easy revenue by perpetuating a cycle of sound-a-like artists.
Based on both her personal experiences as a frontwoman of two successful independent Canadian rock projects, and as the owner and operator of her own independent record label, complimented by thorough research and interviews with industry veterans, the goal of Perry's column is to offer fellow artists something that she did not have; a realistic portrayal of what they are getting themselves into.
Covering topics ranging from booking tours to marketing one's act to industry-related alternative sources of revenue to music scams to current trends, the driving force behind her column: is to educate, provoke thought, and hopefully teach others not to accept things, simply, at their face value.
Originally published by Fanshawe College's The Interrobang ,(London, ON, CA), Rose Cora Perry's "So You Wanna be in a Rock Band?" is currently syndicated by CoverZone Magazine (Bristol, CT, USA), Alternative World FanZine (Los Angeles, CA, USA), Indie IN-TUNE Magazine (Epping, NH, USA) and Indie Music Project (Lansing, MI, USA) boosting a dedicated readership of over 100,000 per issue. Additionally, Perry's articles are available on several online blogging sites.
Rose Cora Perry is always looking for suggestions for upcoming pieces, and would love to hear from YOU regarding your experiences in the industry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Rose Cora Perry is the frontwoman for Canadian hard rock band ANTI-HERO known as “The 21st Century Answer to Nirvana”, as well as the sole owner and operator of HER Records, a management company in which she offers marketing, promotion, publicity, tour booking, and artist development services.
Her band ANTI-HERO has toured extensively across North America playing notable festivals such as Warped Tour, Canadian Music Week, NorthbyNorthEast, Wakefest, and MEANYFest. Voted “Best Rock Act of the Year” by numerous industry publications, their critically acclaimed debut album, Unpretty is available worldwide for purchase.
Rose Cora Perry is a dedicated promoter of D.I.Y. ethics, and an avid supporter of independent musicians.
To learn more about Rose Cora Perry, please visit her official website located HERE

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VOLUME ONE TOPICS
What You Really Need to Know About the Biz

Music & Friends Don't Mix

The Business of Being in a Band

Branding Your Band

The Importance of Image

What's in a Name?

Creating Music with Mass Appeal

Booking Your First Gig

Securing the Right Gig

Making Your Rock Show a Success

Getting the Right Kind of Press

Making Headlines

Selective Sponsorship

Ready to Record?

The Rules of Rock

Making Merch

Getting Signed

Counting Down the Most Influential in the Biz VOLUME TWO TOPICS
A New Year, A Lot More Experience

Who's Really At Fault for Declining Sales, Heightened Piracy, & Lower Standards of Music as an Artform?

A Possible Solution to Digital Thievery? Well, not quite

The Real Deal on Record Deals

Musician Associations in Canada

Canada's Grant Programs

Music Recording Sales Certification

Music Industry Scams Pt I

Music Industry Scams Pt II

Alt Sources of Revenue I: Music Instruction & Party Performance

Alt Sources of Revenue II: Tribute Acts & House Bands

Alt Sources of Revenue III: Licensing & Songwriting, an Overview

Alt Sources of Revenue IV: Licensing & Songwriting, Majors vs. Indies

Alt Sources of Revenue V: Jingle Writing

Alt Sources of Revenue VI: Session Musicians

Alt Sources of Revenue Conclusion: Music Journalism

"Here it From the Pros" With Henry Rollins

Counting Down the Top Music Industry Sins Committed Against Artists
VOLUME THREE TOPICS
Let's Begin with the Facts

Musicians with Brains

Do Entertainers Have an Obligation to the Public to be Rolemodels?

Writing to Vent, but also Inspire

Talking Shop with Alan Cross

The Origins of Sex, Drugs, & Rock'n'Roll

Drugs = Bad for Business, but Good for the Soul?

Sexism in the Music Biz Pt I: Call it a Case of Penis Envy?

Sexism in the Music Biz Pt II: Dissecting Discrimination Toward Women Rockers

Sexism in the Music Biz Conclusion: Working from the Inside Out, Spotlighting Three Female Forces Who've Made a Difference

The Changing Face of Record Deals: An Inside Look at the Industry's Emerging Strategy for Maintaining Monopoly

How Booking Companies Work to Keep Indie Artists Off the Main Stage

The Booking Monopoly & Its Consequences for Concert Goers

Key Steps to Starting Your Own Successful Indie Label Pt#1

Starting up Your Own Label Pt #2: It’s All About the Money

Starting up Your Own Label Pt #3: Getting Your Infrastructure in Order

Starting up Your Own Label Pt #4: Designing Your Label's Look

Entrepreneurial Artists

Past Interview Subjects Include:
Chris Hannah (Propagandi/G7 Welcoming Committee Records)
Tim Potocic (Tristan Psionic/Sonic Unyon Records & Distribution)
Robert Calder (The Salteens/Boompa Records)
Ash Kennan (WarBride/ex-Bukkake Katholik/Music Critic)
Carla DeSantis (ROCKRGRL Magazine/Luna Guitars)
Tish Ciravolo (DaisyRock Guitars)
Madalyn Sklar (GoGirlsMusic/Indie Music Coach)
Alan Cross (The Ongoing History of New Music/ExploreMusic)
Henry Rollins (Black Flag/Rollins Band/The Rollins Show)
Roger LaPointe (The Booking House)
Mike Dimoulas (Hotel California)
Steve Thomson (Backstage Productions)
David Baccha (Backstage Productions Songwriter)
Michael McCarthy (Managing Director of EMI Music Publishing Canada)
Simon Wilcox (EMI Music Publishing Songwriter)
Jason Chapman (Boreal Forest Music Productions)
Kelvin Gumbs (Production/Session Musician)
Dale Ann Brendon (Freelance Drummer)

Anyone involved in the music industry looking to share their experiences - good and bad - in order to help aspiring artists!

Need an album or live review for your press kit? Shoot me an email for consideration. Please include your band's biography, and link to your official website where I can obtain sound samples. *Please note: Preference is given to female fronted acts.*

ROSE CORA PERRY IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY COVERZONE MAGAZINE, DAISYROCK GUITARS, STITCHES FOR BITCHES CLOTHING, HOTPICKS USA, SFARZO STRINGS, RADIO XXX, & ALESSE.

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*NEW* Vol 3, Issue 18: "Hear it From the Pros:" Entrepreneurial Artists

Vol 3, Issue 18: Entrepreneurial Artists: Three Canadian Rockers Whove Successfully Married Commerce with Craft When it comes to art and the assignment of qualities such as authentic, genuine, o...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:05:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 17: Starting up Your Own Label Pt #4: Designing Your Labels Look

Vol 3, Issue 17: Starting up Your Own Label Pt #4: Designing Your Labels Look & Branding its Identity To appropriate a successful marketing campaign, of Sprites, which could have as easily been...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 17:37:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 16: Starting up Your Own Label Pt #3: Getting Your Infrastructure in Order

Vol 3, Issue 16: Starting up Your Own Label Pt #3: Getting Your Infrastructure in Order Upon making the initial decision to create your own indie label, there will be a ton of subsequent choices ...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 13:44:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 15: Starting up Your Own Label Pt #2: Its All About the Money

Vol 3, Issue 15: Starting up Your Own Label Pt #2: Its All About the Money After youve assembled your army of professional business alliances (which you should endeavour to continue growing th...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 14: Key Steps to Starting Your Own Successful Indie Label Pt #1

Vol 3, Issue 14: Key Steps to Starting Your Own Successful Indie Label Pt #1 Back in 2003, when I was still a teenager, and when I was convinced that being in an all girl band was a good idea (ho...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:36:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 13: The Booking Monopoly & Its Consequences for Concert Goers

Vol 3, Issue 13: The Booking Monopoly & Its Consequences for Concert Goers As we learned over the past few weeks, the industrys growing power, in the arena of booking, has major consequences for the ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:17:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 12: How Booking Companies Work to Keep Indie Artists Off the Main Stage

Vol 3, Issue 12: How Booking Companies Work to Keep Indie Artists Off the Main Stage As established in our discussion last time, the latest tactic that the industry has adopted in order to maintain it...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:26:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 11:The Changing Face of Record Deals

Vol 3, Issue 11: The Changing Face of Record Deals: An Inside Look at the Industrys Emerging Strategy for Maintaining Monopoly As alluded to by various comments made on behalf of both myself, and sev...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:41:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 10: Sexism in the Music Biz Conclusion: Working from the Inside Out

Vol 3, Issue 10: Sexism in the Music Biz Conclusion: Working from the Inside Out, Spotlighting Three Female Forces Whove Made a Difference When life throws opposition in your direction, you can eithe...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:58:00 GMT

Vol 3, Issue 9: Sexism in the Music Biz Pt II: Dissecting Discrimination

Vol 3, Issue 9: Sexism in Music Pt II: Dissecting Discrimination Toward Women Rockers in Its Many Forms As revealed last week, despite serious efforts made by both artists and industry professionals ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:12:00 GMT