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How Co-Writers Divide a Song
Just wanted to make a quick posting today to pass on some incredibly vital information to anyone involved in the songwriting process. It is often a very tricky situation when trying to figure out who gets what percentage of the song ownership when two or more people create a song together and is something that … Continue reading
Tax Tips For Musicians
Most tax tips get circulated at the beginning of the year when most people are actually doing their taxes. As smart as that is, most people (if you’re like me) are so exhausted by the whole process at that point, that the last thing they want to do is read another article on the subject. … Continue reading
Your band is a business…but what kind?
Many intelligent musicians and artists realize that they are running businesses, but there is often a slight discrepancy between how that is defined and how best to present the business to the government for tax purposes. You have probably heard the terms “sole Proprietor” and “Partnership” and “Corporation, but which one you are or should … Continue reading
Musician Tip #3: Your Music in Film & TV
The information in this post was gleaned from the seminar “Your Music in Film & TV,” presented as part of the MusicBC career development series, held on Saturday May 14th at the Vancouver Tom Lee music hall. Panelists for this seminar were: Janine Kerr- Director Promo Music services, NBC Universal Television Music Andrea von Foerster- … Continue reading
Musician Tip #2: Social media tips for musicians
OK folks, more seminar notes coming your way. I go to these things so you don’t have to…haha. Not really, you should all go to. But since you probably missed this one, here are some notes I took at the Social Media Marketing seminar hosted by Chris Brandt of Nimbus Recording school. The seminar was … Continue reading
Musician Tip #1: Quit your day job.
If you haven’t read Tim Ferris’ book 4-Hour Workweek you have some homework to do. This blog post is largely inspired by that book. The book speaks of many ways to get more time back into your days and covers everything from eliminating unnecessary daily activities (like checking email several times every hour, or taking … Continue reading
The Don’ts of Networking
I recently went to a seminar that was presented by Music BC on the “Art of Networking.” If you haven’t been to a Music BC seminar and you consider yourself a musician or composer, you are seriously missing out. For your convenience, I took some notes at the seminar… Panelists: Lara Farcasan (Live Nation) Josh … Continue reading
Make sure you vote wisely this election:
There are always a myriad of things to consider when going to the polls. Besides improving health care, taxes and the environment, please consider the impact that your party will have on arts and culture! Check out this website to educate yourself as our federal election draws near: http://www.ccarts.ca/en/2011Election.htm Here is document that the Canadian … Continue reading
Amazing beat boxing…
I have always been amazed by beat boxers…good ones: The most amazing beat box video ever!!! What do you think? [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.thephonix.ca/extra_files/Mortgage%20VS.%20Renting%20Calculator.swf" height="584" width="729" /]
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