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November 11, 2011 By Graham English

The blog has been asking for some love for a while now. I've had several projects requiring long and intense attention and I'm happy to say that she's back on my list of high priorities. First, here's some of what I've been up to. I completed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestream, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Aweber, Berklee, Berklee College of Music, blog, Blogging, Blueprint CSS, Boston Terriers, buttons, calendar, coding, CSS, CSS3, email, Facebook, Field Trip, funk, GigPress, gigs, Google, gradients, guitar, guitar effects, HTML5, HTML5 Boilerplate, iTunes, jazz, keyboards, Logic Studio Training, page speed, programming, Songwriting, Songwriting Master, Stomp Box Guru, Sweden, Twitter, typography, update, YouTube

Trent Reznor On Digg Dialogg

April 8, 2009 By Graham English

Trent Reznor talks about the music business and more. Trent Reznor On Digg Dialogg UPDATE: The NIN iPhone app is live! http://tinyurl.com/ninaccess RT @trent_reznor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Digg, Digg Dialogg, interviews, iPhone, iPhone apps, iTunes, Kevin Rose, Music Business, NIN, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor

A Big Day For DIY Artists

July 9, 2008 By Graham English

This announcement comes from Last.fm today: This is a big day for DIY artists as it 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. We're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: artists, Business, DIY, iTunes, Last.fm, money, Music Business, music marketing, Music Publishing, musicians, podcasting, podcasts, royalties

Rewriting Song Titles For Practice And Inspiration

December 22, 2007 By Graham English

Here's an exercise I love to do when I need inspiration for song titles. If nothing's coming naturally, this trick can really get the creative juices flowing. Even if I end up using nothing that I come up with, I find that within a day or two, one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Billboard, billboard charts, creativity, hooks, HowTo, inspiration, iTunes, lyric writing, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

Another Great Wired Piece With David Byrne On The Music Business

December 21, 2007 By Graham English

Along the same lines as the Thom Yorke interview, David Byrne lays out the "Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars." There's plenty of audio, a conversation with Brian Eno, another with Radiohead's managers, and there's plenty of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: David Byrne, iTunes, lyric writing, Music Business, Wired

Radiohead Says Name Your Price, But They Are Not The First

October 4, 2007 By Graham English

Radiohead is releasing their new album In Rainbows next week for any price you want to pay! But they're not the first. Canadian art-pop singer, Jane Siberry, sells her music through an honor-payment system. The Freakonomics blog points out how her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: BoingBoing, Freakonomics, iTunes, Jane Siberry, music 2.0, Music Business, Music Industry, Music Promotion, pricing, Radiohead

Graham English Talks Episode 8

September 5, 2007 By Graham English

Today's topics include iConcertCal, Dream Recorder, Numbers, coaching, measurement ideas, NLP and the neurological levels, iPhone, Twitter, Facebook, the 300 workout, the need for new friends, missing Katie, some cool HD podcasts, and Dwight Schrute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Graham English Talks Tagged With: 300, Apple, coaching, comedy, dreams, Dwight Schrute, exercise, Facebook, fitness, friends, fun, humor, iConcertCal, iPhone, iTunes, iWork, Neurological Levels, NLP, Numbers, podcasts, The Office, TV, Twitter, workout

Apple And EMI Announce DRM-Free Music Downloads

April 2, 2007 By Graham English

You now have the ability to download the entire EMI artist catalog DRM-free. No usage restrictions. Plus the audio is encoded at 256 kbps, twice the quality of the current bit rate. Check the press releases for the full details: EMI: EMI Music … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Apple, digital music, DRM, EMI, iTunes, Music Industry, riaa

iTheory: Music Theory And Ear Training With Your iPod

March 3, 2007 By Graham English

iTheory is a free ear training tool for your iPod. It took me a couple of tries to get it installed correctly, but it works great. The interface isn't as clean as I would like. You have to scroll past hundreds of notes before you get to the iTheory … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Absolute Pitch, Ear Training, ear training software, iPod, iTunes, relative pitch

How To Get Lyrics For Your MP3s And Learn To Write Songs Like The Masters

March 1, 2007 By Graham English

If you plan on being a great lyricist, you need to spend considerable time studying the master songwriters who came before you. Think about it. Who's going to make a better Chef? Someone who has only tasted his own cooking or someone who has eaten at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: iPod, iTunes, lyric writing, lyrics, mp3, Songwriting, songwriting tips

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