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Joe Guerilla
http://www.joeguerilla.com/
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An Interview with Sophie Reeves, Tour Manager for Pretty Lights
http://www.quietentertainer.com/interview-with-sophie-reeves-from-fan-to-frontlines-with-pretty-lights/
Excellent work from Greg “Quiet Entertainer” Freeman, interviewing a music biz pro on successful touring, planning, logistics…very tasty.
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Bob Lefsetz on Artist Coaching
http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2011/10/23/coaching/
One of his best in awhile: must-read status.
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Thes One on Why Artists Should Boycott Spotify
http://kevinnottingham.com/2011/10/18/thes-one-speaks-on-making-album-releases-an-event-again-why-artists-should-not-use-spotify-wonderful-radio/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Kevinnottingham+%28KevinNottingham.com+|+The+
Great read from the People Under the Stairs renaissance man Thes One. He also touches on planning album releases and making an album launch the biggest event possible…
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How Did Copyright Law Get so Utterly Fucked Up?
http://boingboing.net/2011/07/08/creative-license-how.html
Great, short review from Cory Doctorow on a Harvard book that just got published, “Creative License,” that examines the tangled minefield of modern copyright and usage clusterfuckitude.
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Jimmy Iovine: Still Human Trash
http://boingboing.net/2011/07/20/universal-music-accu.html
An amazing find: when Jimmy is interested in new artists, he uses fraudulent DCMA notices to get all their music taken down…before he even approaches them. For reasons the article makes clear, Jimmy will never face consequences for doing this routinely. But hot damn, he really should.
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Culture VI
http://culturevi.wordpress.com/category/aspiring-musicians/
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Can J. Cole Survive the Jay-Z Shidas Touch?
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/06/can_j_cole_overcome_jay-zs_ar.php
Great article on an important question. If Roc Nation manages to fuck up J. Cole and Jay Electronica, that’s a pretty clear verdict on the value of labels from here on out.
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Best Concert Review Ever
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/07/dom_kennedy_casey_veggies_sobs_live_review.php
Transcends everything and reads like a hilarious eulogy for hip hop itself in 2011. This was truly inspired.
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Interview with Brian Knott, Founder of the A3C Festival
http://blogs.sonicbids.com/blog/promoter-spotlight-brian-knott-founder-of-a3c-hip-hop-festival/
Essential stuff.
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How Sean Falyon Manages to be Everywhere at Once
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/06/the-ubiquitous-sean-falyon-teaches-his-secrets-to-the-rap-diy-hustle.html
Great breakdown from an insanely hard working artist. He goes in on his daily routine, his long-term vision, and the concrete steps he’s taking to get his name out. Inspirational shit…Jeff Weiss did a great job on this one.
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Detailed Interview with Clams Casino
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/03/qa_clams_casino.php
New producer who did it huge in less than one year…that’s definitely the kind of person you’d want to read a detailed interview with, right? Right. Enjoy.
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A Look at the Money Trail Behind Major Label Hits
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/06/30/137530847/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-hit-song
Uses Rihanna’s album as an example for the long, expensive process that goes into genetically engineering hits for the herd. Wicked interesting.
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Jake One interviewed by Alkota
http://www.alkotabeats.com/hip-hop/exclusive-interview-jake-talking-beats-sample-clearance/
Alkota has been on fire this year with the interviews. Lots of red meat here, great questions and Jake One really opens up on the business details. Essential reading.
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Co$$ Interview on Collaboration, Business Models, Life Changes
http://metallungies.com/2011/06/metallungies-hollers-co-i-just-dont-understand-how-people-peg-me-as-a-typical-west-coast-artist-interview/
There were a lot of gems here. I really dig this guy’s album so that helps, too.
