Guaranteed Fair Wage Fund: A New Approach for Gigging Musicians
I just received this message from Jazz in the Neighborhood, a non-profit performing arts presenter through whom I’ve been lucky enough to book my band BOCA MUNDIAL. I think this is a brilliant idea! Let’s see how many San Francisco Bay Area venues take them up on it! Dear Fellow Musicians, If you’ve lived and...
Covering #ASCAPEXPO in Hollywood! Gonna meet Bill Withers!
This is where being a musician AND a writer comes in handy! Got my press pass to cover #ASCAPEXPO! Stay tuned, and read on for more information about the upcoming conference! Highlights: Aloe Blacc to Interview Legendary Bill Withers! Chart-topping Songwriters and Composers Added to 3-Day Lineup Include Grizzy Bear’s Chris Taylor, Toby Gad, William Larsen,...
For artists only: Lies your day job tells you
I was feeling very San Francisco, frighteningly SoHo, awfully hipsterish. The multi-act show was packed, the fashionable audience sat in rapt attention. An aerialist was suspended above the band at one point. Later, a singer-songwriter told stories while a slide show splashed art up on the stage backdrop. I’d been hired to perform with one...
Taming Music’s Long Tail
In “Dear musicians: beware, the social construct is shifting again,” Dave Allen issues a call to arms: “I’ve often discussed how disruptive the Internet has been to business and culture, so much so that it’s become a “keep moving folks, nothing to see here” moment. And yet I’m always amazed at how quickly things really...
