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iTunes Top 10 Selling Singles & Albums of the Week Aug. 30, 2010

By Big Al on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | 5 Comments

Once in a while I get curious about the music people find engaging enough to pay for. Here’s what tripping triggers this last week. iTunes top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 30, 2010: Singles: “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars “Love the [...]

Music Tech Guru Says Web Is Not The Enemy

By Big Al on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 4 Comments

This is a very interesting post from Greg Sandoval over at Cnet News. The Internet is a killer of art–at least that’s how a couple of former rock ‘n’ roll gods see it. John Mellencamp, known for such ’80s hits as “Jack and Diane” and “Hurts So Good,” last week said the Web is the [...]

How Much Do Musicians Really Make From Record Deals?

By Big Al on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | 2 Comments

This is a great breakdown of the current record deal math done by Cord Jefferson at The Root. By the math in the article, the average “signed” musician makes $23.40 for every $1,000 of revenue earned by the label. Think about it in terms of downloads. Get signed to a label, and sell 1,000 downloads [...]

Ronan C. Murphy’s Aphorisms On Recording

By Big Al on Monday, February 15th, 2010 | No Comments

If you don’t know Ronan C. Murphy, GET TO KNOW HIM! He’s a great engineer/producer and has a great video podcast, Ronan’s Recording Show. He also conducts the famous Home Recording Bootcamp all over the globe. I found Ronan’s list of Aphorisms Of Recording, and immediately thought to myself, “What the @$&* is an ‘aphorism’? [...]