Archive | January, 2011

10 Key To Do’s for a Successful CD Release Party

25. January 2011

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10 Key To Do’s for a Successful CD Release Party
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0savesSave You just left the studio and recorded the final notes for your album.  There’s the mixing and mastering process for your producer to take care of and the artwork for your album and any merchandise to do–but the real deal is when all of this comes together and you officially release your album at [...]

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What Are You Up Against as a Musician – Being Ignored, Deleted, and Unnoticed in a Content Driven World

19. January 2011

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What Are You Up Against as a Musician – Being Ignored, Deleted, and Unnoticed in a Content Driven World
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0savesSave I was inspired to write a piece today on promoting yourself as a musician (shows, your music, anything really) from the How to Run a Band blog’s post, “Are Fliers for a show Even Worth it?“.  It is a legitimate question and I would like to take it a step further.  Mostly I’d like [...]

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Here Lies Myspace.com: 2003 – 2011

4. January 2011

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Here Lies Myspace.com: 2003 – 2011
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0savesSave I don’t like making predictions, but I’m going to make one for social media (and in conjunction music industry) this year: Myspace is going to die.  In some ways Myspace is already dead.  People and fans no longer sign in and bands have given up on using it to promote themselves.  I hate to [...]

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Escape or Embrace?

3. January 2011

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Escape or Embrace?
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0savesSave Today I’ve been writing down goals, not just with music, but health, wellness, and life in general for 2011.  My last post went into how to accomplish your new years resolutions but today I was thinking of what it means to be fulfilled.  Being fulfilled, to me, means knowing who you are and living [...]

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About those Resolutions…

1. January 2011

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About those Resolutions…
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0savesSave Happy new year from Thinking Aloud!  I’m enjoying being a blogger, connecting with new folks, and sharing my perspective on here.  Lots of great posts await in 2011, I’ll keep writing if you keep reading. With a new year here, lots of people are making resolutions in their lives on numerous things–I could list [...]

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