This site is a blog for musicians and music industry people. It is a free educational resource and it is also the way I advertise my music consulting services. I am an entertainment professional with deep roots in the music industry. Throughout my music career I have been a major label A&R representative, a music supervisor, an artist manager, a reality show producer, a bass player and the head of a digital record label.
Music stock performance for last year was revealed, Nielsen reported on the official music sales figures for 2011 and experts speculate on the Spotify founder’s ability to transform the music industry.
Karl Alomar of VYou talks about ways artists can use features of his platform to promote their music and build meaningful relationships with fans.
Megaupload launched the Megabox music locker, Spotify’s Angela Watts shared her thoughts on digital music and Reuters reported a profit for the music industry in 2011.
A summary of some of the most notable articles and interviews featured on Musician Coaching in 2011.
HITFIX looked back on 2011′s 10 most impactful music industry events, trends show big acts moving to smaller venues and the chief executive of Sony Music UK talked about the state of the music industry.
Jimmy Bralower of Jimmy Bralower Productions and Dynotone Records talks about how the evolution of the recording industry has impacted artists and why collaboration is critical to building a solid music career.
Megaupload sued Universal and Sony and Warner joined a lawsuit against Grooveshark. Also, the president of Global Digital at UMG talked about his visions for the future of the music industry.
Songwriter Jonathan Mann talks about how he got started in music, some techniques he uses to stay prolific as an artist and how musicians can use YouTube and other tools to find opportunities and grow their fan bases.
