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Disc Makers’ CEO Tony van Veen shares his history with the company, the changes in the industry, and where things are heading. It was early August of 1987 when I first walked into Disc Makers (called Diskmakers back then)

When you take the stage, the music comes first — but wearing the right outfit can play a small (or not so small) part in helping you give a performance your music deserves. For every live music performance you play, the right outfit can help create a vibe, set the atmosphere, and build a story around your music, enhancing your performance and entertaining your audience

While Nashville tuning uses the same notes as a standard guitar tuning, used by itself and in layers with other guitars, this tuning can bring an articulate presence to a recording. Though it’s a bit of a misnomer, the Nashville tuning offers a great way to spice up your recordings and help you generate new ideas for your songwriting

Maximizing the amount of money musicians bring in from patronage and crowdfunding campaigns is all about setting up enticing rewards and smart support levels. Follow these tips to boost the revenue you bring in

How To Coordinate With Your Golf Coach Golf lessons are one of the most efficient ways to improve your golf game. While every golf instructor has their own format for lessons, coordinating with your coach ensures you know what to expect and lets your coach know what you’re hoping to accomplish with your lessons. Choose classes taught by PGA professionals who know how to work with you, whether you’re a beginner or advanced golfer, to develop the abilities you need to get your game where you want it to be. Whether you’re looking to improve your game or you’re new to golf, you may also benefit from our teaching and fitting programs, also taught by PGA golf professionals for golfers of all ages.

It is a cassette shell that can be custom printed, but instead of cassette tape, it’s got a USB inside. We offer lots of USB drives: USB cassettes, regular thumb drive USBs, 3D flash drives in shapes like guitars and lipstick, USB music cards — which are like custom-printed business cards — and a whole lot more custom flash drive options. Why would I order 100 USBs priced at $4+ dollars each when I can order 100 cassettes at roughly $1.50/$2 a cassette? The Indie Music Minute with Tony van Veen Selling your music on USB drives: Tips from I Fight Dragons’ Brian Mazzaferri #TourLife hacks: CDs, merch, and fan appreciation with The Accidentals

If you’re in a band, you can have a band agreement that specifies ownership ahead of time or one that requires you all agree to use songwriting and sound recording split sheets for every song you create together. Know when to use (and when to avoid) work-for-hire agreements Work-for-hire clauses and agreements cut both ways: you should use them when you hire people to help you, and you should avoid them when they work against you. If you’re asked to create music for a film, game, or some other product, you might be asked to sign a work-for-hire agreement, which means you’re signing over all rights to the music to the entity paying you. Why you should use split sheets when writing and recording music What the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act means to the working musician Work For Hire agreements from a musician’s perspective

I mean, it’s close enough, and it’s pretty close to how the Beatles played it live, but it’s not quite the recording. For another, there is a ton of evidence that George is actually playing an Fadd9 chord (as he himself claimed) and that John is playing the same chord as George, as we can see in this live clip: So the real chord is this: For what it’s worth, what this chord is actually called has been debated almost as much as what notes were played. But given that the notes are, in ascending order: D-F-A-C-G, what we have is a Dm7add11, or, as this chord is a beautiful example of how slash chords make it easy to play 11th chords, an Fadd9/D. Until a couple of days ago, I hadn’t even known there was a mystery around this song. It’s a C chord; no, it’s an Em but the bass plays a C; no, it’s an Fsus2 chord.

Most indie artists are familiar with variations on the standard theme: bring an email sign-up sheet to the gig, gather whatever names you can, and try to decipher bad handwriting as you input all the data into your email marketing platform after the show. Here are some tips to minimize headaches when gathering new sign-ups and help you maximize your success when it comes to growing your mailing list at your shows. This may require more paper, but it’s much better than having three drunk people’s bad cursive tangled up together on an over-cramped page. While the analog approach of passing around a sign-up sheet can be quite effective, don’t shy away from using new technology to help you gather names and emails at the gig.

When writing and recording music, use split sheets to capture vital information and make sure you avoid legal disputes, boost promotion, and generate money-making opportunities. When you are collaborating on writing and recording music with outside collaborators (and even within the context of your band), it’s always a good idea to use song and sound recording split sheets to capture songwriting, arranging, and other information for song credits