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I’ve been a dancer my entire life. I started out at the tender age of 4 with my first pair of shinny black tap shoes with little pink bows. I later graduated to jazz, swing, ballroom, a little country line dancing and in my mid 20s returned to my love of tap where I studied [...]

Hip hop as defined by The American Heritage College Dictionary is “The popular culture of big city and especially inner city youth, characterized by graffiti art, break dancing, and rap music-of or relating to this culture.”
Today, most people characterize hip hop as simply rap music. They do not truly understand the history and the current [...]

In the beginning, hip hop was nothing more then a positive movement for those in a negative struggle. The beats were infectious yet simple, the rhymes were elementary yet profound. The pioneers of the hip hop culture gave the urban centers a gift. A gift that was intended to be used as a platform for [...]

Touring is a bands greatest opportunity for success. But, touring can be very expensive. Getting your tour, band or event sponsored is critical to your success. Sponsorship can off-set production, travel, promotion and virtually any of your expense. The right sponsor can also significantly augment your advertising, publicity and promotions. But, getting sponsorship participation can [...]

As an independent musician and/or recording artist, if you did *NOT* earn $30,000 (or more) with your music alone last year, let’s jump right in and get you started with doing so this year.
Again, bear in mind that the main necessary ingredient is “consistency” of every aspect, [...]

By now you’ve probably read a myriad of articles with individuals who claim to have all of the answers and secrets to getting your songs heard and cut – for a price of course. I will not claim to have all of the answers and neither will I promise you fame and fortune, but I [...]

As a jingle singer myself, singing on numerous commercials such as FOX TV, UPN, O’Charleys and many others, and as a former talent booking agent with the William Morris Agency booking many a household name artist, I have concluded that there are many reasons to strategize in background vocals as opposed to an actual artist [...]

You’ve been thinking about it for a while, but you’re just not sure how much time, money and emotional expense you want to invest in your singing career. You’re sure you’ve got the talent or you wouldn’t even be deliberating the opportunity, but still the question remains. With so many so called “experts” all willing [...]

As singers and bands compete for the ears of music industry pro’s, hoping to become the next greatest pop icon, mangers and the relationships with their acts have become increasingly important. With the evolution of technology, the internet and fledgling record labels, trying to compete for the next money making act, you can be sure [...]

Much debate has risen over the years between music industry moguls and music connoisseurs about the decline in records sales and quality of music. On one side the music industry claims that downloading music has caused a decline in record sales. While music enthusiasts claim that it’s the continuous release of mediocre music that is [...]