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Overnight Millionaires

Tomaca — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:22:00 +0000

One thing that this wave of independent artists has done is create overnight millionaires all over the place.

There are hundreds of indie music marketing, promotion and music sites on the internet. Each of them caters to the independent musician by offering services for fees. For $X we will get your music on itunes, for $X we [...]

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Sammy Morales – It’s Never Too Late

Tomaca — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:24:11 +0000

I found Sammy Morales on an indie artist site late in 2008. I heard this entrancing, melodic voice and was moved. He said the cd was in the works and would be done later in 2009; I patiently waited, then contacted him again and was pleased to find out it was done. My teenager said his voice [...]

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Alicia Keys: Finding Purpose Beyond Music and Hitting All the Right Notes

Tomaca — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:29:55 +0000

The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter discusses her own keys to success Reposted from Success Magazine

Mike Zimmerman November 30, 2009

A couple of years ago, a woman approached Alicia Keys before she went onstage for a show and asked if she would be playing her 2005 hit “Unbreakable” that night. “I really don’t know,” Keys replied with a [...]

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First Impressions…

Tomaca — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:46 +0000

First Impressions are now more important than ever. Everyone is tired of that same old phrase “you only get one chance to make a first impression”. It is repeated ad nauseum from business schools to beauty pageants and everywhere in between. As much as I would rather say to throw away the stuffy old phrases, parables and sayings, [...]

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Why I Talk to Indie Artists by Tomaca

Tomaca — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:39 +0000

I have a degree of selfishness with this endeavor. I love music and I am fascinated by people’s stories: Who are you? How did you get to where you are? What’s your next step? What worked for you? What didn’t? Are you doing what you are? If not, why not or when will you start? I honestly [...]

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Independent Radio Promotion With Munsey Ricci

Tomaca — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:41:30 +0000

Reposted from Rick Goetz’s

http://MusicianCoaching.com

Independent Radio Promotion With Munsey Ricci

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:55 AM PST

Munsey Ricci runs an independent Radio promotion and marketing company called Skateboard Marketing. Skateboard Marketing puts hard rock and metal acts on Active Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR) stations and College stations that play metal. Munsey started his career as a guitar [...]

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Why and Who The Hell Are We Charging?

Tomaca — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:04 +0000

Reposted from: http://www.musictalksedu.net/ Submitted by David Knight on Sun, 11/15/2009 – 10:35pm

I was reading the comments from the enough is enough, damn it article and by the way. John M., owner of M-PIRE Recording Studio, a beautiful recording studio in Los Angeles added a comment that I fully agree with. But at the same time, it fueled me [...]

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Amatuers and Pros – the School of Hard Knocks

Tomaca — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:41:17 +0000

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

That’s an old saying and one that I have found to be quite true. I began my journey as a “recording artist” and “songwriter” in 2005. I left the lounge and band scene to do my own stuff. One of the first things that I learned is just [...]

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