MusicTree – The Festival!

In Manchester, Tennessee, a small group of folks have gotten together to build upon the diverse cultural and musical history and talent of the area, and put their hometown back on the map. ” The MusicTree Festival is a feature event with a vision to make the home of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival [...]

Is Your Music Career Running on Cheap Gas?

Out in the county, where the gas stations are few and far between, I looked at the gas gauge, and sure enough the needle was right down there on the Empty peg. Typical… My old Ford has been abused for a couple decades and she gets pretty noisy. Rattles and pings, valves clacking, and is [...]

I’m Not Alone! Thank you, John O.

Rant – Is Social Media Worth It For Musicians? by JOHN OSZAJCA on FEBRUARY 2, 2012 Show of hands… Who has 1000+ Facebook friends and hasn’t sold a single album or made one red cent as a result? …I thought so. Social media has always been a very misunderstood platform for many. Part of that is because so [...]

To the Industry – re: SOPA/PIPA

Go Ahead, Bite My Hand Again, Punk… Hey, Music and Film industry! Did you know that one of the biggest money making, money moving, and money sharing bands of all time was The Grateful Dead? They did not do major advertising. Record releases were not pushed via mainstream avenues. They Did allow Free and Open [...]

Reverb Fan and Message Changes

This one is going to be short and sweet, folks. I think most of you ReverbNation users already know the basics of the rules changes, but for good measure… the obligatory header that reads… ReverbNation – You must be a Fan to send a Message Yep, you had to go and spam that message button [...]