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Is Spotify Worse Than The Old Days?
And A Case Study Of A Very Low-Level Band: Us

Everybody likes to point out how little artists make from Spotify, but where else are musicians making money from recorded music these days besides streaming services. We look at the macro and the micro, and we are very well positioned to be the micro example.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2024-06-25 Read post
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Making A Music Artist Website (Part 2)
Part 2 - Things You Should Do

We're uniquely positioned as software developers and musicians ourselves to define what's a successful music website and how to get there. Part 2 is a solid starting checklist.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2024-05-21 Read post
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Making A Music Artist Website (Part 1)
Part 1 - Goals, Reasons and Some Things To Avoid

We're uniquely positioned as software developers and musicians ourselves to define what's a successful music website and how to get there. Part 1 also goes into some mistakes to avoid.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2024-05-14 Read post
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Sunday Night Football and Carrie Underwood
$1 Million Per Week

A text from a friend got me thinking about the Sunday Night Football opening package and music.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2023-12-19 Read post
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Songwriting: The Easiest Of The Arts (Part 2)
Hear Me Out

We make the case, in two parts, that if songwriting isn't the easiest of the artistic disciplines it's at least the fastest.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2023-10-03 Read post
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Songwriting: The Easiest Of The Arts (Part 1)
Hear Me Out

We make the case, in two parts, that if songwriting isn't the easiest of the artistic disciplines it's at least the fastest.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2023-09-26 Read post
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Artificial Intelligence - It's Here
Case Study: A.I. in Music

We're scratching the surface on A.I. by taking a look at how artificial intelligence can help and hurt composers. And stick around for the dramatic twist ending.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2023-05-23 Read post
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Why I Released An Album On 8-Track
Yeah, You Read That Right

Call me a "tracker". I have a soft spot for 8-tracks. Which partially explains while I (along with Hank Williams III) are the only two people to release a new 8-track record.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2023-02-28 Read post
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How To Produce A Music Album
Or At Least Be A Co-Producer

This year I co-produced an upcoming 2023 album from Spud Davenport. Here's what I learned in a new role as co-producer ... and basically I learned that golf caddies make for great music studio producers.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-12-13 Read post
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Music CD Release Checklist - Part 3
Part 3: CD Release Party and Beyond

Three-part, 4250-word article of advice and checklist for musicians who need to plan a release of their album. Part 3 covers release day and afterwards. Then we remind you to enjoy it!

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-10-11 Read post
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Music CD Release Checklist - Part 2
Part 2: Your To-Do List

Three-part, 4250-word article of advice and checklist for musicians who need to plan a release of their album. Part 2 is the meat of our to-do list. If you're putting out a CD, bookmark this page.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-10-04 Read post
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Music CD Release Checklist - Part 1
Part 1: Why, Finishing The Music and Your Website

Three-part, 4250-word article of advice and checklist for musicians who need to plan a release of their album. Part 1 has good background info and asks what you want to accomplish.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-09-27 Read post
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That First Time In A Music Studio
What Happens Under The Bright Lights

We recently had some first-timers in the studio and it reminded us of what it feels like to be in an honest-to-goodness music studio and on the mic.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-08-23 Read post
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Album Art
Are Musicians Getting Their Money's Worth?

Guest author and veteran music journalist Jim Trageser takes a deep dive into the history of album art and if it truly is a factor in selling records

* Posted by Jim Trageser on 2022-07-12 Read post
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Rock Critics
The Good, The Bad & The Pretentious

We put on our music fan hats and lament the lack of entertaining and/or useful music reviews over the past 50 years.

* Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-06-21 Read post