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People need creativity and emotional outlet in their lives to be truly happy.  That’s the reason I like playing music.  What better platform than a stage that allows one to sing, scream, jump up and down—and basically remain who you are.  What other occupation lets you be an emotional wreck: a tantrum throwing, mentally and sometimes physically stunted angsty substance-addled freak of a mess job and get away with it? Or you could also be a conformist bore. Either way you have an amplified version of what’s in your head for others to rock to.  I've had over a decade of intense experience of borderline insanity in the music "business". I loathe those two oxymoronic words frotting next to each other.  However, that's what I'm going to try to share.  Some helpful hints and perhaps correct some fallacies about the music business in lay-woman’s terms. 



 

First and foremost, my advice for neophytes is...don't fight.  Fight The Power!  Fight Racism, fight sexism, fight pro-lifers and the archaic idea of a hierarchy of males dominating the world of politics and big business, fight frickin' litter-bugs—but do NOT fight with your band mates.  I mean it. For instance, do NOT talk shit about your fellow band mate who is absent at any given moment. Ever. As a group, you have solidarity and this makes amazing things happen--experiences and art that is far more crucial and imperative to the improvement of the world, yourself and the people that inhabit it.  Plus it's just not nice.  That said, I'll try to give good "sound" advice and graze a few areas that I believe are worth mentioning:

 



  • The main thing is not to be scared to try new techniques. Fuse the old with the new to create something completely original. 


  • Experiment with mic placement. 


  • Actually disassemble your gear and modify it so you're really fuckin' up your sound nice and good. 


  • Try playing a whole song on guitar using only feedback.  This will give you a chance to know your instrument well, its idiosyncrasies and limits. 


  • One thing that may seem obvious but that a lot of musicians don't know is how to tune your instrument by ear before using a tuner or someone else tuning it for you. 


  • Learn to fix your gear when it breaks if it's not too involved.


  • Be able to lift your own equipment.  You won’t always have to, but be able to.


  • A & R merely translates into 'artists & restaurants.'


  • Understand that a Producer is an elusive entity, a vacuous moniker given to any person wanting to see their name in print somewhere, usually on your record. Now if anyone can truly explain why a producer is integral to any recording session please do.


  • Be loyal to your band mates.


  • Get a "firm" of good people surrounding you:



    • A lawyer that deals with the entertainment industry specifically.


    • A decent and honest manager (good luck with this one) that doesn't want more than a 20% cut.


    • IF you can afford it, your own personal soundperson that travels with you.  This is one aspect that I think is more necessary now than I did back then.    


    • A  trustworthy, travel-savvy friend that can roadie, guitar and drum tech, help haul your equipment, and then sell swag (t-shirts, stickers etc) for you.






  • Don’t let the record company tell you how to sound or what kind of image to project.  Try real hard to be original. 


  • Don't become a cartoon caricature of yourself. I can warn you of this having done it myself.




 

If something is worth doing it's worth doing with distinction and passion. You almost have to put blinders on and tunnel vision yourself to keep from wandering from your original goal—which I think is to have fun and create something beautiful and worthwhile to listen to.  If you’re writing a record, a rock record anyway, it always helped me to not listen to anything remotely rock sounding.  Listen to Stravinsky, Bruno Mahler, Carmina Burana, Chamber music, accapella groups straight from the penitentiary, field recordings and music without vocals or a 4/4 beat.

 

Educate yourself as much as possible.  Read books. The last best one I read was Bob Dylan's Chronicles 1. That'll set ya straight better than I could in one go. Listen to Blues. Go backwards in time a bit--that will enable you to go forward with more grace and humility.  One book I recommend is Alan Lomax's How the Blues Began.  It explains how he went down South recording everyday folk in their homes and in the fields.  They cut records on site, straight to wax. I still think that shit sounds more heart wrenchingly soulful and beautiful than new shit does any day.  Which brings us to equipment and recording preferences:  There is the purist vs. computer/digi-dude-techy-tweekster whatever young folks are calling that stuff that’s virtually there like magic—voila!  I like analog and digital, mixing state of the art technology with tubes.

  Trust your instincts, be true to your vision, if you believe in yourself it will emanate from your pores, a halo of ambition will surround you.  You’ll radiate charisma and energy that make you able to accomplish anything you want badly enough. I firmly believe that.
Friends Everything I Know
Hindsight, we all know only too well, is a wonderful thing. For example, if we had only known that the ceiling on membership at a popular site was going to be subscribed so quickly - we would have joined up the minute we heard about it.

If we had only known that niche marketing was going to be so wildly popular we would have focused on that instead of MLM.

If we had only known that Google was going to change its algorithm and the rules of AdWords were going to change we would have...

Stop.

Stop, stop, stop.

In the world of Internet marketing, you can safely bet that the only constant is the rate of change!There's always news of the latest product dropping into your email inbox. There's always another promise of quick and easy money. Google will keep changing its algorithm, and new search engines are quite likely to pop up to challenge Google.

What can you do about this? Four main things:

(1) Continue To Educate Yourself.

Understand that those who rise to the top of any field - whether it's internet marketing or something else - are good at what they do. This means that they never stop learning. There are always new materials, new techniques and probably new 'experts' showing the way.

Most of us learn in three main ways: (a) from experts who specialize in a certain niche related to our field; (b) from others who are following the same path as we are, and (c) by trial and error, from our own results.

You will find that the more you immerse yourself in the world of internet marketing, the more you will be able to analyze which products, services and opportunities are right for you.

(2) Focus. Pick One System And Give It A Fair Go.

Countless people who start out on the internet with high hopes follow the same pattern. They get excited about a new product or system. They throw themselves into it and invest long hours (and potentially quite a bit of money) in getting it up and running. It might be e-books sold from mini-sites; it might be setting up an eBay business; it might be directory-type sites with text manipulators; it might be AdWords or content sites optimized for AdSense.

Then one day they get wind of another new system (probably one created by someone who claims "the gurus are angry with me for giving away all their secrets..."). Discouraged by the lack of results with the first "opportunity", they decide to let it rest for a while and try the new one. Back they go into the cycle of try-the-new-product, get-discouraged, discard-it-and-try-the-next-thing.

And so it goes on. Months pass. Perhaps years pass. They struggle to pay the credit card bills mounting from buying into every new system that comes along... with very little money coming in to offset their 'investment'. As they look back, they start muttering "If I had only known then what I

know now..."

If you can recognize yourself in this scenario, the good news is this: Now you DO know better. You don't know what the next new product will be that's going to set the internet world abuzz, but you do know enough to choose a system that's right for you and stick to it.

(3) Take The Time to Plan.

Give yourself from two to four weeks to regroup. Go through all the products you have on your shelves or on your computer. Make a list. Decide which products you now know (so wise with hindsight!) to be worth keeping. Then analyze the 'keepers' and pick on the best system for YOU to use at this time. (This will depend upon your level of knowledge and which one you would enjoy most. Work with your strengths.)

Finally, devise a game plan. You are going to focus on this ONE method and devise a practical time-line to achieve results. Don't be in a rush. Make sure you give yourself enough time to see it 'take hold' so the money starts flowing in. That will give you the motivation to continue.

Clear the decks, physically as well as mentally. Put all the products that don't fit in with your plan in boxes or on disk for safekeeping. You may return to them one day, but if you've chosen the system that's right for you, you probably won't.

4. Don't Get Distracted by New Products.

Resolve to buy ONLY products or services that will save you time or money in implementing the system you have chosen. Never buy anything on impulse. Print out the sales letter, read it through, then put it aside. Read it through again the next day. Does it still seem so appealing? Check out a few forums to listen to the buzz. If a product doesn't deliver, you'll soon hear about it. If it is exceptional value, you'll hear about that, too.

Some questions to ask: "Will this help me to streamline the business I have chosen? Is it worth the money? Will it make a significant difference?" And above all, "Do I need this, or is it just another distraction?"

Resolve to make this the year you will succeed. No more pocket change. No more "If I had only known..."

You DO know.

So make it work.

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