Today's Links: October 22, 2012

The Monday Edition
October 22, 2012

don't sell yourself short.
reach for the seemingly unattainable…
and you just might grasp it.
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MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB
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Cari Cole is America's #1 Celebrity Vocal Coach, Artist Development Expert & New Music Business Mentor. She is one of the most respected and in-demand vocal coaches, artist development experts and rising thought leaders in the new music business.

Join Cari LIVE every Monday at 6 pm Eastern as she chats with industry insiders, experts, emerging artists and more. You'll even get to listen in as Cari puts artists on the "hot seat."

If you want the inside scoop on what it takes to make it in today's music industry - you won't want to miss this.

Tune in LIVE as Cari helps Independent Music Artists find their voice, craft their brand and create successful careers. Mondays at 6 pm eastern only on ArtistFirst Radio.

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NEW Today:

The Music Biz Weekly Podcast #80

When Does A Developing Artist Need An Entertainment Attorney?

Join me (Brian Thompson) & Michael Brandvold for a one hour podcast with our very first entertainment lawyer, Marty Frascogna.

Martin F. Frascogna is an attorney who specializes in international entertainment law. He has worked with international musicians, Grammy winners, labels and tours, currently representing clientele in 23 countries spanning 6 continents.

Frascogna also works directly with indie artists at various levels in their career in order to help them efficiently progress using new age approaches and a global mindset.

Marty is also a constant blogger who boldly leaks information typically withheld from artist by labels, attorneys, manager and agents. Read his Music Globalization blog here.

What role does an entertainment attorney play in a developing artist's career? Press play below and listen to find out…

LISTEN HERE

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Brian's Blog of the Day:

Artists: Is This Your SoundCloud Strategy?

Attention All SoundCloud Artists:

if this looks like something you do, please stop it.

"yes"
"hot"
"nice"
"dope"
"killer"
"wicked"

your comment-spam is awful.

quit the one-word comments.
it's annoying, fake and distracting.

CONTINUE READING HERE

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Today's News, Links & Tips:

1.) What’s The Story? The Value Of Storytelling In Music Promotion
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2.) What to Do After Your First Show: A 10-Point Checklist for Success
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3.) I love this list... 9 Habits of Super Positive People
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4.) It's nice to see Behyped has returned and is blogging again. Read this: "Drinking Brain Espresso with Nikola Tesla"
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5.) Digital Music News - Copyright: It's Corroding Musical Creativity In America... (what do you think?)
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6.) When Success is Born Out of Serendipity: "Your... life can change in a single moment. Make sure to seize it."
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7.) Great tips... 6 Infallible Ways to Earn Respect
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8.) Instagram's Kevin Systrom: 'We Haven't Won'
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9.) Are Facebook Pages Experiencing Less Reach With Revised EdgeRank?
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10.) Grooveshark Gets a Makeover... (do you use it? if not, what's your go-to music streaming player?)
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11.) 4 Simple Ways to Get More Mileage Out of Your Press Release
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12.) Songza signs up 1-million Canadian users in 70 days. Are you using it yet?
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13.) Why And How You Should Properly Name Your MP3 Files
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14.) Have you noticed this new feature yet? Instagram Shrugs Off Twitter Snub And Finds Feature Work-Around...
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15.) Top 3 Lessons to Learn from Pro-Bloggers
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16.) HOW-TO: Targeting Facebook Posts
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17.) Interesting to see the science behind this peculiar, inescapable trait of ours, The Science of Why We Blush
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18.) Musician Lindsey Stirling Finds Her Audience via YouTube After Total Industry Rejection
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19.) Are Childhood Dreams Possible? Here's 10 Ways To Revive A Childhood Dream
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20.) Apparently If You Explain Many Ways That Artists Can Make Money Outside Of Copyright, You're Against Them Getting Paid?
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21.) Sad: A 75 Year Old Explanation For Why Copyrights Are Bad... Is Unaccesible and Locked Up Behind Paywall
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