The tutorial this week, is about banners, logos and graphics in general. If you are internet savvy, you have been making them since forever — posting them in forum and websites. For those that didn’t have these internet experiences, this tutorial is for you. I recently upgraded my computer and my image software is not [...]
Let‘s get some discussion going by me asking a question in a moment but first, some background. I run a social music website and it is a nice place. I won’t undermine it. I also won’t disrespect those other places that offer social pages to promote music. They are all tools to be used by musicians [...]
I like things to be easy and as an artist you have to wear a lot of hats — Even, web-designer and coder. Coders write in script and are artists in their own right, but at times you have to do it yourself. I collect random code and script. You never know when you might [...]
CDs are DEAD! Long live CDs! A paradox. A puzzle for consumers, for distributors, and especially artists. Music use to be strictly a live social gathering. But, since the invention of the radio (and to some degree printed music)… music is also private. We take it with us in our cars, on our phones, and [...]
What is MusicBrainz? It is a user-maintained open community that collects, and makes available to the public, music metadata in the form of a relational database. If you don’t know what all that means, you should read the first tutorial; here. With that introduction, I’ve lost half of my readers to the first article. On [...]
This a two part MusicBrainz tutorial in two posts… the why first. What is MusicBrainz? It is a user-maintained open community that collects, and makes available to the public, music metadata in the form of a relational database. Let me explain what a relational database is: A relational database matches data by using common characteristics [...]
This week’s tutorial: how to create an awesome band homepage and have it up and running in 60 minutes or less. If you are one of those people who think a kick-ass-flash-firestorm is the first thing fans should see before they enter your site. This tutorial isn’t for you. Let me state for the record; [...]
So, you’ve been practicing and you freakin’ rock!. Even found some like-minded people and decided to become a band. Probably, spent more than a few hours agonizing over a band name and maybe even set up a time to practice. With your mantra; “sex, drugs and rock n’ roll!” on your lips, you’re itching to [...]
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Music Business insider Music is a BusinessSo☆Rock Updates 2010.09.01: Interview: YEALLOW. Profile: Guitar Wolf, Maps & Atlases. Recommended: Seasick Steve, Black Diamond Heavies, THE BASEBALLS.
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