Listen to the full Work Hard Playlist Hard marketing audiobook FREEWith his book “Work Hard Playlist Hard,” author Mike Warner provides proven actionable advice, time-tested through more than 20 years in the music industry. Now, he’s made an updated audio. Continue reading
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Musician’s Guide to International Standard Recording Codes [ISRCs]If you’re in the music industry, you’ve likely heard about the importance of ISRCs. But what are they? How do they work? How do they affect you as a creator or music. Continue reading
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The Guitar Center Music Foundation wraps up an eventful 2023Members of the Lincoln High School Guitar Club in San Diego show instruments acquired via a grant from The Guitar Center Music Foundation, partnering with Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom.

The Guitar Center Music Foundation (GCMF), a nonprofit organization that advances the healing, transformative power of music by granting instruments to music education and music therapy programs in need, has continued to grow and expand the scope of its philanthropic efforts throughout 2023. All funds raised for GCMF in 2023 total approximately $700,000, with more than $520,000 provided in instrument grants and support for over 100 organizations, including schools, community programs, music therapy and hospitals. These efforts will continue in earnest in 2024, with activities expanding into new realms.

Key to GCMF’s fundraising efforts is partnering with Guitar Center on the “Round Up” program at Guitar Center stores and online, which allows customers to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar as a donation to GCMF. The “Round Up” program evolved in 2023, with a number of corporate partners and individual sponsors pledging dollar-for-dollar matches for funds generated from the program. (Reach out at https://guitarcenterfoundation.org/contact/ to get involved in this capacity). Funds generated via the Round Up program in 2023 totaled more than $425,000.

In addition to instrument grants and lessons program, GCMF has established an Instrument Scholarship Fund, in order to provide instruments to promising high school students going on to study music in college. This year, GCMF provided two trombones to students in New Orleans, working closely with the Preservation Hall.

August saw devastating wildfires ravage the island of Maui in Hawaii, and GCMF’s Maui Relief Fund raised close to $100,000, and to date GCMF has helped numerous local musicians get back on their feet. Q1 of 2024 will see a continuation of these efforts, focusing specifically on schools on the island.

Key grant support went to Shakira’s Foundation Pies Descalzos for the development of a new music school in partnership with Playing for Change in Quibdó, Colombia.

GCMF expanded its support to mariachi programs this year, including the development of a new program in Santa Ana, CA, at NOVA Academy. The Foundation was featured on Good Morning America in September supporting three other school-based mariachi programs.

Key partnerships were solidified or expanded with such organizations as Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom, ASCAP Foundation, Music Forward Foundation, and Musically Fed. GCMF also renewed its ongoing relationship with Challenge America, serving veterans through music therapy and songwriting, providing over 100 guitars to veterans throughout the country. The year also saw the establishment of a new annual tradition in the form of a fundraising gala. Taking place March 30, 2023, at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, CA, the event honored the career of legendary percussionist Pete “Pops” Escovedo as well as the invaluable efforts of local music teachers. A capacity crowd was in attendance, enjoying the evening’s festivities and helping the Foundation raise thousands of dollars in new funds. GCMF Executive Director Myka Miller and GCMF Chairman of the Board David Helfant served as co-hosts for the event. A spring 2024 event is currently in its planning stages.

Finally, GCMF added three new board members this year: Herb Trawick, Fred Croshal and Raul Carrega.

“These are just a few examples of the ways in which GCMF has expanded the scope of our efforts in 2023,” stated Myka Miller, The Guitar Center Music Foundation Executive Director. “Our yearly goal is to continue to grow, and we hit our marks in 2023 and then some. We thank everyone who has supported our efforts in 2023, and we look forward to an even bigger 2024!”

To learn more, visit http://www.GuitarCenterFoundation.org, or follow @GiveMusicLife on Twitter for more news or to discover ways to support The Guitar Center Music Foundation. Also, follow GCMF on Facebook and Instagram.

Phil Bauer named President of DistroKid – company founder Philip Kaplan transitions from CEO to ChairmanDistroKid claims to be the world’s largest distributor of independent music, and estimates that it distributes 30-40% of all new music in the world
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Spotify is now calculating royalties differently. How will it affect you?The much talked shift in how Spotify calculates royalties has happened. But what do the changes actually mean for independent musicians? The changes focus on three areas: Spotify claims these. Continue reading
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How to press records using eco-friendly “Green” vinylWe all love vinyl, but there is no escaping the fact that records are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and, therefore, have a lasting carbon footprint. Greenpeace says that PVC. Continue reading
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TikTok concert draws 33M proving post-pandemic potential of livestreamsWhen the pandemic shut down in-person concerts in 2020, virtual livestreams were there to save the day. But now that artists are back on stage, will people put down their. Continue reading
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152 million tracks had 1,000 plays or fewer on music streaming services last year. 45 million had no plays at all.The number of tracks with no plays on audio streaming platforms jumped by 7.7 million over the past year, according to a new Luminate report
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Music industry applauds introduction of ‘No AI FRAUD Act’ in US CongressThe proposed law would establish 'an intellectual property right that every individual holds over their own likeness and voice'
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Bandsintown made 3.7B concert recommendations in 2023: Did you get your share?In 2023, Bandsintown made 3.7 billion concert recommendations for 1.5 million shows listed on Bandsintown.com to its 84 million registered live music fans. Those mindboggling stats should leave every touring. Continue reading
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Blackbird Studio Nabs New Fairchild 670John McBride, owner of famed Blackbird Studio in Nashville, has acquired one of the first new recreations of the legendary Fairchild 670 compressor/limiter. McBride's sizeable collection of vintage microphones and prized outboard gear includes a pristine vintage 670.

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Toni Fishman, founder and CEO of microphone designer/manufacturer TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, in 2023 launched the new company, Fairchild Recording Equipment LLC. After five years of extensive R&D and precision testing, the authentic recreation of the legendary Fairchild 670 vacuum tube compressor is now available in very limited numbers.

After evaluation of the new unit in side-by-side testing with his vintage 670, Blackbird founder John McBride purchased it and remarked, "This new 670 is the most accurate re-creation of the original that I've come across, and it's significant that this milestone re-creation also provides modern bulletproof reliability."

Unlike other attempted Fairchild 670 re-creations, Fishman's new 670 utilizes the same tubes, custom-wound transformers and is built to the original specs. The architecture, point-to-point soldering and turret-style construction make this the only authentic recreation of the original 670 designed and built by Rein Narma at the request of recording innovator Les Paul in 1959.

The original Fairchild 670 has a reputation as the best sounding and most versatile compressor ever made. Used on countless hit recordings over the years, its unique combination of tube driven amplification and gain reduction gives the 670 a wide range of compression effects, from subtle and transparent to heavy and pumping. 

Fishman's new vacuum tube Fairchild 670 compressor is faithfully recreated to provide modern producers and audio engineers with the classic sound of the first intelligent automatic volume control limiter. With its dual-channel design and unique compression characteristics, the Fairchild 670 is capable of adding warmth, depth, and character to virtually any audio signal. The vacuum tube technology used in the 670 adds a natural, organic quality to the compressed signal, providing that distinctive classic analog sound to both digital and analog productions.

Key Features: Dual mono operation, six selectable time constants, threshold, compression, makeup gain controls, VU metering, hand-wired point-to-point construction, custom-designed transformers, tube-driven amplification.

Applications: vocals, drums, bass, guitars, strings, piano, brass, orchestral instruments, mix buss/mastering.

Sweetwater Sound, Inc. and Vintage King Audio have been named initial domestic dealers. European dealers include Klemm in Austria, Germany and Switzerland; Funky Junk in France, Italy and Spain; Cyber Farm in Denmark and Sweden; SX Pro in the UK. Asian dealers include MID in Japan; Gearlounge in South Korea, and Budee in China.

Bandzoogle adds an EPK plan for MusiciansMusician website platform Bandzoogle has added an EPK plan that enables the creation of an electronic press kit in minutes. EPKs are used by many musicians to book shows, solicit. Continue reading
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What’s new on InstagramFrom broadcast channels to new editing tools, templates, Reel upgrades, and post options to more tools that make collaboration easier, here’s everything new in the Instagram toolkit. by SHAE WOODWARD. Continue reading
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Queens Of The Stone Age at the Kia ForumJosh Homme hit some of his finest high notes as Queens of the Stone Age's "The Endis Nero" tour wrapped up in 2023 in the man's home state of California. One of the lasttrue rock stars and artists, Homme & Co. delivered a show in all caps. As manyhardcore Queens fans did attest following the show at the Forum, it was the band at theheight of their creative and raw power.

Even when Queens goes a little more stylistically slick, as they did on their previousalbum, "Villains," it's not all polish and sheen, especially live. One of the highlights ofany Queens shows, which this writer attended three of this year, is discoveringnewfound love for many of their tracks, thanks to the helluva live experience. "Villains ofCircumstance," made for such a disturbed, moving moment as Queens were drenchedin darkness. The melancholia behind the thunder was volcanic. A redundant reminderQueens can pull at the heartstrings when desired. As for the tracks off the new album“In Times No Roman,” such as the pained lyrics of “Time & Place,” continue to grow likeflowers under an acid-powered sun in a live setting.

Thunderous is exactly how to describe the work of dapper guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen,triple threat Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals), mega-fingered bassistand energizer bunny Michael Shuman, and the mild-melter drummer, Jon Theodore.Talk about a group of singular artists playing together in such extreme harmony. Whenthese guys are all on stage together and let it rip – most notably in “God is in the Radio,”in which Theodore’s solo drums out the rest of the world – it’s a hard-charging, no-brakes pumped 100-minute or so experience.

If it isn’t clear by now, Queens goes hard. What’s been particularly wonderful about thistour, though, which reached another peak on a wild night in Glasgow, Scotland, was thepeace and love behind the chaos of it all. Josh Homme pontificating about love? Beinghere and now? Well, the tour was called “The End is Nero” for a reason, and duringthese apocalyptic days and daze, Homme’s "let’s love each other, man" attitude provesinfectious. If the end is truly near, at least Queens of the Stone Age are providing thesoundtrack.

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Sir Lucian Grainge: After ‘artist-centric’ royalties, UMG’s ‘next focus’ is ‘superfan experiences and products’UMG is 'already in advanced discussions with [its] platform partners regarding this phase and will have more to announce in the coming months,' said Grainge in his New Year note to UMG staff
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