My neighborhood, Greenwich Village in Manhattan is home to a lot of celebrities. Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and their children live down the street. This morning I’m on my way to the office and I see this big billboard for SJP’s next movie on the side of a building and it occurs to me that they can’t leave home without seeing that and I just wondered what that must be like. “Look kids. There’s mommy!”
After years of drought, we may now be moving into the best time to be a musical act in decades, if not ever. A time when there is less incentive than ever before for any business person to prey upon the aspirations and naivety of artists and a time when artists can hire their own business teams and be off to the races.
I think this is an interesting question. Let’s eliminate the dream vultures – those who prey on the aspirations and naiveté of artists. We know scammers only work for themselves. But the good thing about those guys is that it’s harder and harder to be a dream vulture in this business. The prevalence of social [...]
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Immediately after the December 7, 1942 bombing of Pearl Harbor Edward Hopper began painting Nighthawks, one of the most recognizable paintings in American art. After this event there was a widespread feeling of gloominess across the country, a feeling that is portrayed in [...]
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This week I feature Simon Fagan, Grandson feat Richboy, Michael Trenhaile.
What does this mean? Mostly it means that if as an artist you want to stand out (and in addition to great music) you need a team. You need differentiating factors that will help you rise above the noise of every other artist out there trying to gain traction. It’s not unlike the challenges that are faced by a new company trying to enter a crowded market. You have to have marketing know-how, smart people who can execute a well-thought-out plan and you have to have the resources (read “money”) to make it happen.
Our Monk, Matt Adey, Ben Novak, Melodious Coe
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For any of you who might have missed this, Barack Obama killed at last night’s White House Correspondents Dinner. See the video below for laughs and giggles:
We all pay for access whether we want to or not. The only choice we have is how we pay. For most people, the smartest choice is the path of lowest cost (in terms of time and money) that achieves the desired outcome, i.e. access. At Music Xray, we give artists access at the click of the mouse and for a fraction of the cost it would take most artists to access many of the same people. We don’t guarantee you place a song or that you get signed. That will depend on your song and perhaps the relationship / dialog you can strike up with the industry professional receiving the song.
