July 9th, 2008
11:29 am
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A Big Day For DIY Artists

Today marks the first time that musicians not affiliated with a label or royalty collection agency can collect revenue direct from a free streaming music platform. Read on…


July 8th, 2008
7:58 pm
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For Those Of You Interested In Making Money With Your Music

I’m running a little poll to help me better serve you. If you could take just a moment to answer the following question, I’d greatly appreciate it. Read on…


July 8th, 2008
5:46 pm
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How To Shorten URLs With Bit.ly Using Quicksilver

A URL shortener service called Bit.ly launched today. It has some great features that convinced me to switch from using Metamark to shorten my URLs. Read on…


June 30th, 2008
9:35 am
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Benjamin Zander: Classical Music With Shining Eyes

“I will never say anything that couldn’t stand as the last thing I ever say.”


June 17th, 2008
9:58 am
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Fail In Search Of Something Bigger

The object isn’t to be perfect. The goal isn’t to hold back until you’ve created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite is true. Our birthright is to fail and to fail often, but to fail in search of something bigger than we can imagine. To do anything else is to waste it all.


June 2nd, 2008
11:31 am
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“I Can Do That” Syndrome

You’re listening to a piece of music and it sounds so simple and easy that you say to yourself, “I can do that.” But can you really? And if you can, how come you haven’t yet? Read on…


June 1st, 2008
12:18 pm
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How To Rescue Your Time And Get Your Life Back

Rescue time is an application that has become very important to my weekly GTD review. It’s helping me put some metrics to my writing goals. Read on…


May 20th, 2008
12:53 pm
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1,000-Hour/5,000-Hour Model For Songwriting Success

The concept is this: To be a good, competent songwriter, it will take 1,000 hours of practice. If you want to be a great songwriter, it will take 5,000 hours. Read on…


May 19th, 2008
2:54 pm
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Graham English Talks Episode 15

In this episode I share my experience as a victim of fraud, my current Strength for Life Reboot, a couple of new projects, and I discuss my Song A Week 2008 project.

 
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May 5th, 2008
8:32 pm
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One Of These Nights

This song is about planning an exciting future with a fine woman.

 
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April 25th, 2008
11:55 am
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Tempered Enthusiasm For 1,000 True Fans

Kevin Kelly is back again with some feedback on his article, 1,000 True Fans, by musician Robert Rich. Read on…


April 21st, 2008
9:41 am
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You Got What You Wanted From Me

A funky blues about a devious woman.

 
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April 13th, 2008
7:13 pm
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GTD: Integrating Remind, iCal, GCal, Quicksilver

A Unix program called Remind is one of the greatest tools for keeping your goals and projects on track. Where calendars like iCal and Google Calendar come up short, Remind fills in the gaps.


April 13th, 2008
5:21 pm
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What Are You Waiting For?

This is a song about second chances.

 
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April 2nd, 2008
1:11 pm
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Midnight In This Lonely City

This is a song about showing up.

 
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March 17th, 2008
6:08 pm
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Kitty Hawk

This song was inspired by Dance Punk artists like LCD Soundsystem and !!! and by an episode of WNYC’s Radio Lab on the Wright Brothers.

 
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March 6th, 2008
1:03 pm
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1,000 True Fans And The Long Tail

Kevin Kelly writes that the long tail is a blessing for aggregators (Amazon, Netflix) and consumers. But not so for creators. Read on…


March 2nd, 2008
9:46 am
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The Neuroscience Of Jazz Improvisation

Mind Hacks pointed me to an interesting study by science journal PLoS One on the cognitive neuroscience of Jazz.


February 23rd, 2008
1:46 pm
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Five Auditory Illusions

I’ve talked about the Shepard Tone before but NewScientist has just posted Five great auditory illusions.


February 22nd, 2008
11:51 am
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The Top 10 Music Social Networks

I just discovered a new music marketing blog (hat tip to Gerd Leonhard). The post that caught my immediate attention was The Top 10 Music Social Networks.



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I'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.

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