davidguide on Jan 21st, 2008The Millionaire Mentality
This past weekend I took my girlfriend to the mall so she could pick out some sophisticated stilettos for the upcoming fall season. I could not help but notice a young black male being escorted out of the store in handcuffs and overheard the police officer saying to the young brother “for socks and a [...]
davidguide on Jan 21st, 20085 Business Lessons I learned from Hanging out in Hip-Hop Class
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 [...]
davidguide on Nov 19th, 2007Hot Artist & Band Press, Promo Kits!
Who’s been signed this time, was a common question and theme at William Morris Agency while I was there as an agent. While the agency was always on the lookout, of course with the major heavy weight record labels, knowing which artist would ultimately get the deal was not always an “in the bag” known [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007Tips to Keep You Working in the Music Business!
Tips (to help keep ya workin’)
Hey everybody, I am going to change the name of this page of my website to Tips & Tricks because I intend to rap with the musicworld about just that. Tips & Tricks, Both musically and businesswise.
ATTITUDE
OK..Here’s tip #1. It’s something that my father used to always tell me: ”Make [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007How Do You Get There When You Don’t Know What THERE Is?
So you want to be a multi-platinum selling rock star making millions. Woo hoo! Great goal! But these days DIY (You-It-Yourself) has become mainstream, a way of life for many independent artists. So those dreams of getting signed to a major label are so far beyond the horizon it is really not an option anymore. [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007Music Band - Getting Band Members
(For the purpose of this article I am going to make a couple of assumptions before I go any further. They are that you have a little bit of vocal or musical instrument knowledge and that you also have a fledgling network of friends and contacts)
Starting up a band is a very exciting time in [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007Indie Music Industry - Focus On The Quality Gigs
I’m not sure what the indie music business is like in the US, Canada or the UK in regards to playing gigs but I know in Australia we still have venues that pay guarantees for bands to play.
This is great because you know exactly how much you are going to be paid at the end [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007Profit By Investing in Your Brand Account
In the Music Biz, marketing makes the difference between artist and musicians succeeding or failing.
There are a few marketing key terms that you should know to be able to market your music successfully. This article deals with the first and most important marketing technique - branding.
Branding involves creating symbols that potential fans or “target’s” will [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007Getting a Record Deal
Are You Ready to Get A Record Deal?
Getting is a Record Deal can be a real challenge but it’s not impossible. If you really want a Record Deal you must be able to answer these questions first.
Are You Talented?
You don’t need any talent to get a Record Deal, but not having talent will guarantee that [...]
davidguide on Nov 15th, 2007The Day The Music Died
No matter what generation you are from, if you’re a music lover, you remember certain events: those of the Baby Boomer’s generation remember where they were when Elvis died, those of Generation Jones remember where they were when John Lennon was shot, and those of the MTV Generation remember where they were when it came [...]