You probably won't make any money until you really hit it big but a record label can certainly add a lot of horse-power to your dreams.

I don't get it. Not a day goes by that I don't get 5, 6, 7, or more calls or emails asking me to shop an artist's demo to record labels. My response? What fucking planet have you been living on for the past two years?

SXSW is has announced the third round of 2011 Showcasing Acts! Which ones are you going to be checking out? Which ones should I be checking out? Comment and let everyone know who your favorite act is.

The Final Step In Setting Your Band Up For Business. Forming The Professional Team.

I hear the question over and over and the answer is very simple. You need an entertainment lawyer: 1. Whenever someone sticks a document under your nose and asks you to sign; 2. When you decide you want to make a full-time career out of being a musician or artist.

Mr. Murphy, I am a student at Long Island University in Brooklyn studying Jazz Performance. I am currently taking a course in music business which requires students to interview a prominent member of the music industry. Below are a few interview questions.

I had the pleasure of talking to Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity while at CMJ in New York. She had just finished serving on a panel entitled "Your Brand is Your Future" and she gave me a few pointers that all bands can use to effectively promote themselves. Check out the video here or on Youtube.

Singer-songwriter Cyndi Harvell has a new CD "From The Echo" which I have been listening to for a week or so and I really love it. While she was at CMJ in NYC, Cyndi stopped by the Norwood Club in New York's Greenwich Village to talk to me about the CD, her tour, and how she is handling the business of making music and promoting herself and the CD.

In a major victory for record labels and a major bummer for P2P file-sharers, the Gnutella-based download client LimeWire has been ordered to immediately stop distributing and supporting its software.

Apple notified labels recently that it plans to triple the length of music previews on the iTune Store from 30 to 90 seconds.

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