Archive for the ‘Music Business’ Category
Website redesign “fun”
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: February 5, 2012
After many years it was time to re-do my website…again. http:www.paulabrusky.com was first launched in 2005ish. Then I did a redesign in 2008ish. Well, now in 2011ish it was time. I had been thinking for a long time about the things I liked and disliked about my site. And I spent time thinking about what [...]
2011 in Review
Posted by: tyonce on: January 3, 2012
It’s been a busy, full year. Usually, I assess what I’ve done (and haven’t managed to get done) at the end of the academic year; as a college professor, my concept of a “year” goes from August to May. However, it probably isn’t a bad idea to perform a mid-year check-up. While it’s easy to [...]
Using the Holiday to Advance YOUR Career
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: December 22, 2011
What are the holidays great for? Cookies! Family! Football! NETWORKING!!!!! The holidays present one of the very easiest opportunities to network. Why bother networking? Your career in music depends on it. The music field is about who you know and more importantly who knows you. Often times the person that gets the job is the [...]
The Price of Recording
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: November 28, 2011
When deciding if you want to release a recording there are many things to consider; one of the main things to think about is price! How much will the recording cost to produce? Do you have the funds to do this, at this time. Budgets for recordings can range from a few hundred dollars to [...]
Expression and Enjoyment
Posted by: jdunnavant on: November 10, 2011
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Today was a gray, wet, windy, chilly day. It was miserable, and as someone who’s lived through lots of winters in Nashville, I know that it’s likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. The traffic was heavy and all the stoplights were red. And I was clumsy all day–I dropped 130 graded tests on [...]
Do you want to be represented by a Major record label?
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: November 8, 2011
Thinking about trying to release a CD? Want a record deal? The music industry has changed and the result is a lot more artists making CDs and getting publicity without Major label support. There are a handful of Major record labels: Warner Music Group, Sony BMG, and Universal Music Group. In the past these labels [...]
Responsibility 101
Posted by: jdunnavant on: October 6, 2011
We’re getting into the whiny part of the semester. We’re just about halfway through, and all my students’ classes seem to be ramping up in terms of workload and expectations. I’ve been teaching music appreciation-type classes for six years now, and every semester is the same in this respect. I get ten or twelve emails every [...]
Writing A Bio
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: October 4, 2011
Excellent! You now have lists of all the important details to keep track of. Now what do I do with them?? Well at some point in your musical career you will need a bio. It is important to be able to customize a bio based on the use. For example: if I’m submitting a bio [...]
Database your life!
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: August 31, 2011
With the ever evolving music business world, technology is your friend. It is very beneficial to set up a few simple databases of information about yourself, then manipulate the information as needed when applying for work. Did I loose you at database? Don’t worry, it isn’t scary. Databases are searchable listings of information. Think of [...]
Music Business
Posted by: Paula Brusky on: August 9, 2011
Welcome to Music Collective, the newest online resource for music information. If you’ve found your way to my blog then you are interested in the music business. Interested in getting a job as a performer or music educator? Want to work for a record label? Want to start your own chamber group or performing ensemble? [...]
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Paula Brusky - Bassoonist, injury prevention expert, professor, founding director of BCMCC. |
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Jon Cotton - Middle school band director, music education expert. |
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Jessica Dunnavant - Flutist, professor, early music enthusiast. |
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Diane Haslam - Singer, professor, writer. |
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Stephanie Henke - Oboist, DMA student. |
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Bart Walters - Jazz and classical saxophonist, popular music expert, former Army musician. |
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Tammy Evans Yonce - Flutist, professor, chamber and orchestral musician, contemporary music fan. |