Today's Links: August 29, 2012

The Wednesday Edition
August 29, 2012

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NEW This Morning
Live Performance Lessons from Bruce Springsteen



The Rock Star Branding Podcast
Episode #30

Join myself (Brian Thompson), Michael Brandvold and Steve Jones for a 15 min. round table discussion on live performance lessons from Bruce Springsteen. We dive into some real actionable advice that any band can apply to their career. Click play and listen to some of the Do's and Don'ts we've gleaned from one of the music industry's most revered live showmen.

LISTEN HERE

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"Being a Social Media Marketer"

I was recently interviewed by Rick over at MusicianCoaching.com and had a really great chat about my past history in the music biz in addition to what I'm doing now with creative coaching and marketing for artists, and how musicians can use social media to grow successful careers.

READ THE INTERVIEW HERE

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What do I have in common with Brazilian author Paulo Coelho's famous novel 'The Alchemist'?

Ask musician Ethan Collister.

Read his new blog post here

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Today's News, Links & Tips:

1.) Former Def Jam Artist: "Before I Had This Record Deal, I Was Happy"
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2.) The Battle Against Piracy, circa 1906...
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3.) 7 Branding Tips For Musicians Who Hate Branding
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4.) Updated Musicians' Guides To Digital Distribution & New Business Models From The Future of Music Coalition
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5.) 11 Things You Forget You’re Doing Wrong
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6.) If you sometimes think to yourself, “I have nothing unique to say,” you’re wrong and I’ll tell you why...
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7.) Metal Mike: How to Define Success As a Musician...
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8.) Shuffler.fm for iOS: More Interesting Than Your iPhone’s Music
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9.) Having Trouble Finishing Your Labor Of Love?
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10.) Interesting find. Twitter Shares Generate 10x More Revenue Than Facebook, Pinterest Combined, Says Amazon [STUDY]
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11.) Discover How Many Of Your Followers Are Fake, More Accurately Than Ever
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12.) Micro Strategies to Eradicate Your Negative Reactions
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13.) The Forms of Things Unknown: A 1963 Essay on the Role of the Creative Arts in Society...
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14.) The Art of Telling Great Stories with Megan Eckman, via BlogcastFM. Listen here
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15.) Here's a great reminder for everyone, regardless of your business or venture: Don't Get Sucked Into Complacency
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16.) Your Internal Dialogue... Don't talk yourself out of success. Improve the words you use to make your future brighter
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17.) A Look Inside First 12 Hours Of Amanda Palmer's New Twitter Sales Campaign [infographic]
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18.) Major Labels Claim Copyright Over Public Domain Songs; YouTube Punishes Musician...
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19.) Radio's Ridiculous Debate about Streaming - Part 1
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20.) How Internet Music Distribution Grew out of Illegitimacy
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