The State Of The Independent Music Industry In 2013

by John Oszajca on January 21, 2013

This past Thursday, my compadre Scott James (from websitesforrockstars.com) and I, held a live music marketing summit / webinar / coaching call / whatever-you-wanna-call it, to discuss the state of the music industry in 2013. More importantly we opened up the phone lines and discussed YOUR music careers and the various obstacles many of you are facing while you?re out there in the trenches, trying to succeed as independent musicians.

Well, the event was a blast. Over 300 of you attended and nearly 200 questions were submitted. With that said, many of you were unable to make the live event and we?ve received dozens of requests for a replay link. We listened.

The audio replay is now available and you can listen by clicking the play button below or if you?d prefer to download the file to your computer you can do so by subscribing to the Music Marketing Manifesto Podcast on itunes.

A few notes about the audio* 1) The recording is nearly 3 hours long and the file is fairly large, so please allow a few moments for the file to download. 2) For the first hour or so of the call there were issues with my audio and at times you will hear it cutting in and out (it wouldn?t be a live webinar if there wasn?t one technical issue or another) . . . apologies for the distraction. The issue was rectified halfway through the call and audio quality improves dramatically from there on out.

Without further ado?

And if you feel like doing me a solid, head on over to itunes and leave a review. Those darn things really help.

Furthermore, if you were unable to attend the live event but have a question of your own, which you would like answered, just leave it below using the comment form. Let me know what problems you?re facing in your career, or what questions you have about marketing your music I?ll be coming through over the next few days and answering everything.

UPDATE: During the webinar I mentioned that the price for a membership to the Insider Circle was recently increased from $27 to $47 per month. It seemed unfair to drop that on you guys without any warning and so for the next few days I will be offering a 40% discount which essentially allows you to lock in the original price of only $27 for life. However do keep in mind that this discount will only be available for the next few days. This discount may end without warning, and once it?s gone it?s gone for good and the price will permanently be raised to $47/per month. You can still get the discount here

Hopefully, you'll enjoy listening to the discussion and you'll be able to apply many of the answers to your own career.

Source: http://www.musicmarketingmanifesto.com/the-state-of-the-independent-music-industry-in-2013/

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In Jerry Brown's words: California's budget (San Jose Mercury News)

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Bordas & Bordas Legal Review Tackles Presidential Power and Gun ...

Jamie Bordas, host of the Bordas & Bordas legal review, invests this week's program in a wide-ranging discussion of Presidential power in relation to gun control in the wake of the Newtown massacre. His special guest, attorney Chris Regan, analyzes President Obama's power and how far it might go without Congressional action. In addition, state level measures such as New York's newly-passed legislation are examined.

Tune in at the 2:30 p.m. or the 8:00 p.m. time slot on WLUTV, Comcast channel 14. Short on time? That's okay. Check it out in the archives at your convenience on www.wltvonline.com.

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Nuts From the Family Tree: Libster Blog Award Coming My Way!

I checked out a comment to one of my posts here at Nuts to find that Jenny Lanctot at the blog, Are My Roots Showing? nominated me for an award, the Libster Blog Award. You can see her post and her own acceptance of the Award here.? Jenny gave me the award for my post, Cousin Bait Strategy Needed.

Here's what Jenny wrote about the award when she won it:
I've been awarded the Liebster Blog Award! (Liebster means "favorite" or "dearest" in German, apparently) The premise behind this award is that when you are nominated, you are supposed to answer 11 questions about yourself (chosen by the person who nominated you), and then nominate 5 bloggers with less than 200 readers and provide 11 questions for them to answer.

I'm honored, and thanks Jenny! Who doesn't like an award? She commented that at the very first she felt like she got a spam when she got the award, and I did feel a tad silly like I was participating in a chain letter, but what the heck, that can be fun! Then I started answering the questions and thought how cool it will be to pass on the award and find out more about other bloggers.

I know some folks out there looked on these awards in the past as a way to drive traffic to a blog, but I see it differently. I like knowing about other genealogy bloggers - we are a community -?and since we're always blogging about our ancestors, here's a time to share something about ourselves... and have some fun.

Here are Jenny's questions for me. Let the Silly begin!!

1. What is your favorite time of day and why?
Morning. I'm a morning person. Now, where the heck is my coffee??

2. How and when did you first discover your passion, whatever that passion is?
Art?was my first passion to appear on the scene, then a couple of years ago Mom hooked me on genealogy. Discovered art on a Friday afternoon in 3rd grade. Discovered the ancestors when Mom told me a story about the counter fitting twins.

3. Hopefully, you?re familiar with The Breakfast Club for this question. When you were in high school, in which social group did you best fit?
Oh, I'm gonna cry: am too old for Breakfast Club! But I'll go ahead and answer about the high school social groups: my high school graduating class was 124 so everyone was always in every one's business. I longed for the protection of a group. High school was so painful! UGH!

4. Where do you write your posts and why did you choose that place?
In my pajamas;) It's comfy! Actually my desktop is in the corner of the art studio. I badly need a new laptop!

5. What always makes you laugh and why?
My dog. He's 16 and still acts like a pup. Mixed breed vigor, or so the vet says and?my dog's?got it.

6. If you could appear on a televised talent show, what would your talent be?
Ha! Bob Ross! Love it when he paints those "happy trees"!

7. Which flower reminds you of happiness?
All of them even the "ugly ones". But I'm a sucker for orchids. Grew them when we lived in Florida and grow them here in SoCal. My house isn't complete without an orchid in bloom.

8. What is your favorite book and why?
I hardly ever met a book I didn't like. Ask my loaded bookshelves, and the stacks next to the bed! I love historical novels especially about areas and time where my ancestors were participants. I've learned a lot from them. Most recently enjoyed, How Green Was My Valley, a 1939 novel?by Richard Llewellyn about a family in the coal fields of Wales. I learned a lot by reading that one, and I could see my ancestors on every page.

9. It?s important to eat your vegetables, but which vegetable do you always resist/avoid eating?
Wow, that's a difficult one. We love veggies in this house. From beets to leeks, on to kale and Brussels sprouts, whatever is in season at the local farmer's market... I'll take it! PS: I love to cook too.

10. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
Either watch an old movie or do genealogy. Toss up!

11. Who is the one celebrity, past or present, you would like to meet ? and what would you ask that person?
Andy Warhol! Met him once and this next time I'd like to ask him all the questions I should have asked the first time.

OK, the drill is that after answering these question I can nominate five blogs and ask my own questions, and that's the main reason I'm doing this: I'm curious and this seems like a way to get interesting people to answer stuff;)

Here are the five blogs I nominate:

Family History Fun by Sue Scott. I love the way she uses photos and the stories that they tell. Thanks so much, Sue! Maybe my Welsh coal miner ancestors worked for her Oldham coal merchants:) Maybe.

Ancestors Live Here by Leslie Ann. I really enjoy Leslie Ann's down home and personal tone. There one today that talks about sewing kits here. I clearly remember Grandma Kelly's tin box of buttons and the magic it held for me! Thanks Leslie Ann.

Countryfolk by Rhonda. Love reading about Rhonda's problem solving and thinking. Gives me ideas about how to go from one thing out to find solutions... or more questions!

Forgotten Faces and Long Ago Places by Teresa Wilson Rogers. Details in photos: what's not to love about this blog! Get a look at this wedding dress right here!!?Thanks Teresa!

Trails Into The Past by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell. I get a real feeling for her family from Lisa's posts and I appreciate the way she gives her posts texture drawing me in. And, she also participating in the Family History Writing Challenge!

And here are my 11 questions for these nominees if they so choose to participate, and I really hope they do:

Credit for Questions 1 - 5:?Tell us?five important things?about how you get interested in genealogy and why you blog? (Please make it juicy cause it's credit for?five big questions!)

Question 6: Do you watch TV and if so what are your favorite shows/ types of shows?

Question 7: Please tell us about your journey of genealogy education? I'm self-taught and that can be dangerous. I'm curious,?how did you learn what you know, and do you have recommendations (or cautionary tales) for the newbie?

Question 8: When you're not doing genealogy, what's your fav thing to do?

Question 9: Please share your pain: tell us about one of your brick walls and how long you've been working on it. (I need to feel better about my own brick walls;)

Question 10: Has there been one person, web site, or class that was the most beneficial to you?

Question 11: What's the funniest story you can tell us about your interest in genealogy?

Source: http://nutsfromthefamilytree.blogspot.com/2013/01/libster-blog-award-coming-my-way.html

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15 burned bodies found at Algeria gas plant: source

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian special forces on Saturday found 15 burned bodies at the desert gas plant attacked by al Qaeda-linked fighters, a source familiar with the unfolding hostage crisis there said.

An investigation was in progress to try and identify the bodies, which were found after the Algerian army launched an operation to free dozens of foreign and Algerian workers at the gas plant. There was no immediate indication of the circumstances in which those found on Saturday had died.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/15-burned-bodies-found-algeria-gas-plant-source-124514058.html

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IEA Boosts Oil Demand Forecast

The International Energy Agency (IEA) raised its monthly forecast for crude oil demand growth in 2013 by 235,000 barrels a day, from a prior estimate of 865,000 barrels a day to 930,000 barrels a day. That translates to total demand of 90.8 million barrels a day for this year.

The agency also lifted its estimate of demand growth in 2012 from 850,000 barrels a day to 975,000 barrels a day. The change was based on higher consumption in China, the United States and Brazil.

The IEA also noted that it does not expect the demand growth to be met by additional supply from non-OPEC producers. That led to the conclusion that OPEC would need to produce more to meet the rise in demand.

OPEC, and particularly Saudi Arabia, have throttled production recently, which the IEA says is ?driven less by price considerations than by the weather.? The end of the Saudi summer typically reduces demand for electricity for air conditioning, and most of Saudi Arabia?s electricity is generated by oil-fired power plants.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices rose to a four-year high yesterday, topping $96 a barrel in intra-day trading. Prices have moderated somewhat today, with WTI trading down about 0.2% at $95.28 and Brent trading at $110.74. The WTI-Brent differential has fallen below $15 a barrel for the first time in more than four months.

Paul Ausick

Source: http://247wallst.com/2013/01/18/iea-boosts-oil-demand-forecast/

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Chargers hire ex-Cards coach Whisenhunt as OC

By Clark Judge | Senior NFL Columnist

02:48 PM ET January 17, 2013

When Arizona fired head coach Ken Whisenhunt, people in San Diego started pushing for the Chargers to hire him. Well, they just got their wish ... only not exactly as they imagined.

Whisenhunt joins the team not as its head coach but as its team's offensive coordinator. That happened Thursday after CBSSports.com Jason LaCanfora reported he was on the verge of joining the Bolts.

Whisenhunt, who took the Cardinals to their only Super Bowl, inherits an offense led by Philip Rivers that includes tight end Antonio Gates, wide receiver Malcom Floyd and running back Ryan Mathews.

It's an offense that was supposed to be productive, but it short-circuited as an inadequate and injury-depleted offensive line failed to protect Rivers who, in turn, committed a rash of mistakes. But look at his play over the last four starts: He had eight touchdowns and no interceptions, and the Chargers were 3-1.

Whisenhunt had been a favorite for several coaching jobs, including Cleveland, and when he was passed over I know of at least one AFC North GM who exhaled.

"Bad for him," he said, "but good for us."

I couldn't agree more. Whisenhunt and Andy Reid were two of the most attractive coaching candidates out there, and to think that every job but Arizona is filled without Whisenhunt getting an offer is unimaginable.

Landing him is a coup for San Diego, but figure on Whisenhunt being a hot head-coaching candidate a year from now.

Tags: Antonio Gates, Malcom Floyd, Philip Rivers, Ryan Mathews, Arizona Cardinals, San Diego Chargers, NFL

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