The Good Musician

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Do you like to discover new music? Sure you do, we all do. Nobody knows how long you can still go on with the same old playlists, and there’s new exciting stuff out there every day.
The internet has had some significant development in the area of music reccomendation services – with the advent of social media and Web 2.0, it’s never been easier or more fun. Here are 17 places I like to hunt for new music.
1. iTunes Store “Just For You”
Yes, I buy my music legally off iTunes. And iTunes has a great “Just For You” box …read more

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In case you missed out on yesterday’s live stream of Dan Ferrari’s concert, here’s a place you can listen to a live in-studio session by him.
Fans and critics got a sneak peek of new songs from the forthcoming Don’t Let It Fall on November 9th when FERRARI performed a live, in-studio session for JamNow.com. Now that entire set is available for streaming at www.jamnow.com/danferrari. As a bonus to fans, FERRARI has made the track “Heard From You” available as a free download on his website: www.myspace.com/danferrari. Along with the exclusive live performance, fans can hear an …read more

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Just a quick note to loyal subscribers – tonight, New Jersey-based singer-songwriter DAN FERRARI and his band will perform a live acoustic performance right on your computer screen. The event takes place tonight, November 26th at 7pm EST as part of BlogTV’s New Artist Showcase “Music Monday.”
You can watch the webcast right here in the embedded player below, or head over to http://www.blogtv.com/People/danferrari

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How many music teachers have you had so far? I’ve had two guitar teachers, a piano teacher, and about four other instructors who thought us basic music theory in school.
From all of them, I could learn a bit. Some had more to tell me, others less – with some I fought, others became good friends.
I recently had to move out from home for college, and since this meant moving away from my teachers town, I’m toying with the idea of getting a new one.

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You are truly great.
We all are, but you’re special. You’ve got talent. You’ve got passion. You even have the necessary business-savvy to impress the manager of your local club. Getting a small gig is no big deal.
Ah, us musicians. We love to make music, and yet we want to be noticed and appreciated in every way possible.
Do you know what you’re missing that would actually make you a star?
Let me tell you something: You can’t practice for it, you can’t buy it, and it’s not some “power-word mantra” like “passion”, “enthusiasm” or “show business marketing skills”.
It’s luck. Luck. Chance. Glück.
And …read more

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This is a guest post by Bruce Houghton of HypeBot – a blog about music, technology and the new music business.
Music Marketing 2.0 has not quite arrived, but it’s clearly just around the corner.  Traditional media are being replaced as music promotion and discovery engines by a multitude of online media and person to person viral marketing. Nowhere are the changes happening faster for music marketers then in social networking. Here’s an overview to help you keep up:

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Today, many of my fellow b5media music bloggers are sharing their “Guilty Pleasures” – songs they usually won’t tell you about, but love to hear!
This is a unique occasion for all of you to take a look into what some of your favourite bloggers actually listen to, when no-one’s watching. Of course, I have some guilty pleasures too, so here’s a list of 10, with links to YouTube.
10. Ronan Keating – Life is a Rollercoaster
9. Bomfunk MCs – Freestyler
8. Take That – Back For Good
7. Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy [2007 Remake]
6. Scooter – How Much Is The …read more

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No, not the John Williams you think I’m referring to, but John Williams the guitarist. Today I want to share a video with you concerning a performance of his I found over at YouTube, and I’d like you to tell me anything that strikes your mind – anything really, a critique, a love-letter to Williams, praise, interesting points about his whole performance or a remark about the look on the oboists face in the background.

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This short essay was handed to me by Billy Atwell.
This is a notion that can and should be argued for ages. I have always said that I’ll take a pound of passion over an ounce of
technique.
But in reality it’s that tension of the two extremes that make for the most explosive music and art.

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This is a post by associate editor Geoff Young.
Hi, my name is Geoff and I usually blog knucklecurve.com blog about baseball because it is one of the great passions in my life. Music is another. I mainly consume these days, but through most of the ’90s and up until mid-2005, I played in working or semi-working pop and rock bands in the San Diego area.
My primary instrument is guitar, and I also sing — though some would debate the latter point. I’m honored that Arjun has asked me to share some gig stories from days gone by. Not all …read more

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