Insider Scoop »» Where is the "Indie Community"? So what makes Indie Music not legitimate? Pretty simple, the Indie Music Community does not exist. It has taken these ten-plus years to recognize or even admit to this reality, who really wants to admit that the industry they have committed their life to is nothing more then separate and weak companies, organizations and individuals who remain happy playing "second fettle" to mainstream media. »»NARIP Presentation - Publishing Hit Songs Alan Melina Reveals the Secrets Behind 500,000,000 in Record Sales "You need to know to change language in your contract from 'You will be paid in accordance with the Artist's Contract Provisions' to 'You will be paid in accordance with standard Harry Fox Agency rates.' It will affect your payments." »»Music In Space: (or, Screw The Majors - But Use Protection) So don't alienate the banks of the industry because some unemployed label guy is bitter or some anarchist "futurist" thinks that the company he owns stock in will defeat a 75 year old business model with a few micro-chips. He's dreaming. Look and learn an important lesson from this "space flight" today. It's a new world, but it's an old game. »» Maximizing the Resources Available to Achieve Quality Game Audio The Seventh Annual Interactive Music Conference Group Report Game audio professionals feel that audio in games is not given enough attention or resources because the value of audio (and how to maximize that value) is not generally understood by people who are often in charge of those decisions. »»Satellite Radio: XM vs. SIRIUS: Which One is for You? First there were the cola wars, and then the browser wars, and now the satellite radio wars. XM Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio are the only two players fighting for the biggest chunk of this still-small listening audience. more insider... ............................ News Beat »» Are The Major Label's "Blacklisting" Morpheus? »» New Senate Bill Threatens Betamax Protection »» Will the Inducing Infringement Act Kill the iPod? »» Unions Applaud Appeals Court Decision Protecting Media Diversity »» Executive Board Of Musicians' Union Votes To Endorse John Kerry »» Canadian Record Industry Praises Decision Preventing Internet Piracy Havens »» Jack Valenti Announces Resignation After 38 Years As Head Of MPAA/MPA »» Judiciary Committee Oppose Consumers' Rights To Digital Media »» Coalition Calls For Radio Industry Changes more news... ............................ SongWork »» Effective Stage Presence For the Open Mic and Beyond Song Swaps and Jams Did you ever witness or participate in a Song Swap or a Jam at a festival, party or other event? These are unique performance opportunities that have their own special etiquette requirements. »» Find Out About: Local Songwriter Workshops: Ohio »» Find Out About: Local Songwriting Workshops: North Dakota more songwork... ............................ Indie News Beat »» Valerian - The Knight Errants Of Rock »» News from Down Under »» New Spiderman Song Takes Over R&B/Pop Radio Stations Across the Country »» The MusicDish Network Leaps To Print With All Access Magazine »» The 2004 MusicOz Awards »» The 2004 Jack Awards »» BuzzPlant Adds Digital Rights Management Services »» More To Promoting Music Then The Internet »» Coast Sound Radio Launches To Rave Revues »» Pete Murray Tours Australia: Supports New DVD »» IndieRadioLive.com For The Good Of Music more news...

............................ Industry Interviews »» The Engineering(ly) Art Of Recording Between The Ears An Interview with Steve Steckler, Founder of Big Sound Studio If you're tracking with effects, it's critical, especially if the effect is time-based such as a digital delay that interacts with the rhythm section. What you hear affects the way you play since you're responding with how it changes the sound. In this case the effects are permanent so there's no going back. »» Up Close with Peggy Sue Gerron: The 'Real' Peggy Sue Peggy liked boys, wore bobby socks and Peter Pan collars, went to dances, double-dated, cruised drive-in restaurants with her friends, wanted to be liked, and, in all likelihood, had visions that one day she would marry and live happily ever after. But then she met Buddy Holly and her life changed forever. »» Interview With Producer/Engineer Matt Forger Engineer on Michael Jackson's Thriller People have been choosing alternate recording environments for quite some time - sometimes a band will rent a house and bring pro gear in, and record there. Computers have made the process even more accessible by making it portable. You can take the equipment to wherever you choose to work, and do your work in the environment that is most conducive to the way you feel when you're feeling creative. »» Employee of the Month: Roger Grierson Chairman of Festival Mushroom Records It's always been the same. At the start - Do It Yourself. Learn from experience and enthusiasm - get involved and learn how to create your own opportunities and soon you will find a wide range of people who want to assist you and can help you develop your ideas, and the ideas of anyone you work with. Get noticed by having the courage of your convictions. more interviews... ............................ Spotlight »» Event Review: Laika and the Cosmonauts with Downbeat 5 Combining Elvis Presley with Elvis Costello, Pink Floyd with Dick Dale, and a wide variety of other influences, the space-age foursome pounded out groovy Jazz-Pop-Blues-Country-Surf combos that swept (sometimes violently) from chord to chord and genre to genre. »» An Interview with Cathy Fissell Rood Featured Female Lead Guitarist for an Ohio Garage Band During the '60s Interestingly-though the band did not market it at the time-they were one of the few '60s garage combos to feature a female guitar player. Cathy Fissell Rood was also instrumental in forming the band and, after The Es-Shades' breakup, has played in numerous other groups. »» Up Close with Dusty Watson Drummer for Dick Dale, Slacktone, et al I think the most important thing to keep in mind is why you are playing music in the first place. If it's to get laid and make money, you had better stop playing surf music immediately! If you enjoy the free form expression of instrumental music, whether it be keeping to your roots in a traditional vein or stretching the boundaries and allowing the music to take on a life of it's own, then I think instro is one of the best ways to achieve that. »» Book Review: 'Icons of Jazz: A History in Photographs 1200-2000' In this millennial collection, artist/critic Dave Gelly compiles a set of visual blue notes that bend and color the world of jazz through still black and white. From Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker to Sarah Vaughan and Lester Williams, Icons of Jazz offers windows into the lives and musical souls of some of the greatest voices of the Jazz Age itself. »» Interview With Jason Becker Former 'Best New Guitarist' Fights Lou Gehrig's Disease While Making New Music Since selling CDs is my only way of making income, it (filesharing) is very uncool. I can't tour, so basically I am getting robbed of my work. No one would accept someone coming to their job and taking their paycheck. I don't understand how robbery is ok, but I know it is a different world, with the internet. There must be some sort of compromise. more spotlight... ............................ Career Tips »» The Powerful 'E' Word: Embellish Embellishing is also truth with omission. I advise people to leave out numbers of how many CDs they sell and talk about the markets it's out in, even if they've only sold a few. It sounds better. If you play gigs with few people, it still translates into a gig on paper. The public doesn't have to know the negative side of things that happen to you. »» The True Meaning of Being INDIE: I think of indie in much the same way I think of the term "guerrilla." It's more than a simple, surface-level reference to your financial backing. I believe it's a state of mind and a way of life you must bring to your entire pursuit of music. »» Your CD Cover is Your Best Ad For Your Music Your cover is your calling card to the record industry and to the consumer Your cover is your calling card to the record industry and to the consumer... how well you design it and the other graphics for your release could well determine your success or failure as a musician. »» Power to the People During this rebirth of the music industry, artists and labels alike need to review both past and current case studies of why we are where we are today in this industry, for better, or worse. Concurrently, they also need to focus on any and all alternatives from past business mistakes. »» Lighting Design: How Do You Select a Lighting Designer? When Bob walked up at the end of our set, I told him, "You realize that the front lights aren’t going to hit your people where they are setting up. You’d better do a focus for your guys." 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MusicDish Network Sponsor ............................ Artist Express »» Freddy Touches Listeners WIth Simplicity On plain paper, the songs come across as simple love songs, matched couplets with perfect rhymes and easy rhythms. Delivered alongside the music, however, phrases like "I go blind/while you try to read my mind" take on a deeper meaning, melancholy and ripe with disaster, or triumphant and filled with hope. Visit MusicDish Network Member, MusiciansPromote, to read the complete feature on Freddy. »» Jennifer Brantley: On the Other Side and Beyond Produced by legendary guitar man and studio ace Tommy Spurlock (George Jones, David Olney, the Band, Delbert McClinton), along with Scott Partridge and Jennifer's husband and songwriting partner, David Hand, On the Other Side showcases Jennifer's mastery of a range of tempos, moods, arrangements, and vocal dynamics. Visit MusicDish Network Member, Radio Gets Wild, to read the complete feature on Jennifer Brantley. »» Caterine Delivers Dramatic And Triumphant-Sounding Guitar "Caterine" is full of dramatic and triumphant-sounding guitar and synthesizer ballads, a passionate melding of classical guitar music with modern rock. Visit MusicDish Network Member, Indie Radio Live, to read the complete feature on Caterine. more express... More on Artist Express ............................ Open Review »» The Singing Rebel's Tales From The Bin »» The Kennedys Life is Large »» Matthew S. Robinson's Best of the Batch »» Various Artists Sing Cole Porter Ultra Lounge: Cocktails With Cole Porter »» Various Artist Sing Henri Mancini Ultimate Mancini »» Various Artists Perform Ravel Ravel's Greatest Hit: The Ultimate Bolero »» Benny Green and Russell Malone Bluebird »» MuzikMan's Best of the Batch »» Jack Bruce More Jack Than God »» MJQ The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings >»» Trey Gunn Untune the Sky »» Marvin Gaye Searching Soul (DVD Reviews) »» Beverly Paterson's Best of the Batch »» Various Artists Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults »» Terry 'Buffalo' Ware Riden' the Reverb Range »» Danny Canak's Best Of The Batch »» No Doubt The Videos 1992-2003 »» Davide "Progdavid" Guidone's Best Of The Batch »» Mind Key Journey of a Rough Diamond more reviews...