SONGSUMMIT 2012, where to begin? This past weekend (26th-28th May) saw around 1100 individuals attend a conference in Sydney’s Convention Centre in Darling Harbour, where as many as 400 speakers represented different sectors of the music industry.
This is something that I want to attend next year. Very cool :)
For the purposes of this article, I’m thinking of an open mic as a performance event where each person is given time to play 1-3 songs, usually maxed out at 10-15 minutes. Sometimes the list of performers is settled in advance by an MC or booker, while sometimes it’s open to the public and you’re encouraged to put your name on a list– first come, first served.
Sounds like the Open Mic I run.
1. You won’t be mentally prepared to deal with all of the fame, fortune, and international attention. You will crash and burn. Remember what happened to Susan Boyle?
Click on the link to find out what the other 9 are :)
It’s a basic economic principle: as price increases, demand decreases. But that’s the beginner’s guide, and it doesn’t take psychological components into account. Because sometimes, when you raise the price - or simply attach a price tag at all - demand actually increases. And so does the perception of quality.
It makes sense. Charge a little more and create some value to your music. You must however, be very comfortable with your new pricing point otherwise it wont work for you.
Researchers in Holland have drawn links between loud music, pot smoking and ‘inconsistent condom use’
WTF? So it’s official, then: there really is a link between sex, drugs and rock’n’roll.
Playing mobile games with your friends just got a little more vocal. Sing Something is like a combination of Draw Something and Karaoke — it’s a social singing game that has you sing a song from a selected category, and your friends try to guess what tune you were trying to belt out.
Alright everybody… strap yourself in because it’s time for mobile Karaoke!!! Actually it looks like a bit of fun :)
A recent study from a researcher at NC State University in Raleigh found connections between increased filesharing of leaked albums and increased sales of those albums. The findings were a bit limited but it correlates nicely with an overview of filesharing research conducted by Drew Wilson at ZeroPaid. Wilson took a close look at nineteen academic studies of filesharing that, taken as a whole, suggest industry adaptation may be the most productive path forward.
We all need to get used to the fact that file sharing is now a way of life in this new music industry - Get Used To It!
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The Amanda Palmer/Kickstarter juggernaut just keeps on getting bigger and bigger. This is what happens when you build your fanbase over many years through constant touring and being approachable to your fans… one at a time :)
Michael Jackson was on to something when he sang that “A-B-C” is “simple as ‘Do Re Mi.’” Music helps kids remember basic facts such as the order of letters in the alphabet, partly because songs tap into fundamental systems in our brains that are sensitive to melody and beat.
That’s not all: when you play music, you are exercising your brain in a unique way.
Great article about the power that music has to actually change you physically :)
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll most likely be familiar with Amanda Palmer’s impressive KickStarter campaign (she’s raised over $750,000 through the crowd-funding platform). At risk of being ‘one more to add to the list’, I want to focus on what we can learn from her and what the success of her campaign suggests to me about how music fans are showing cravings for exclusivity.
Yes they are…
