Music Biz – What To Do Next? Part 1: The CD
(Editor’s Note: Jennifer runs a monthly Music Biz Workshop event for SiS and has agreed to share some of her notes and recommendations in a 3-part series) You have passion and music and want to do something with them. Here’s the best order in which to proceed: 1. Record your songs. Suck it up and […]
What Genre Am I?
We had a great monthly meeting this week at Cafe Allegro. As always, the meeting inspired me in many ways and gave me things to think about. One area that I heard from many fellow musicians there was the difficulty everyone felt when they tried to classify their music into a “genre”. There are many […]
Review: Bandcamp.com
In this day and age, distribution of your music has become accessible to every musician, whether they are signed or not. You can get your music up on the net and make it available for free or for sale. Various sites can produce several hundreds of your CD’s relatively cheaply for you to sell them […]
“Mooncakes” on NPR’s Marketplace
Songwriters in Seattle had a really cool and unexpected bit of national media attention Monday with our song, “A Black Market For Mooncakes” being part of a segment on NPR’s Marketplace. I’ve been asked a lot about how it happened, all the way back to the origin story of the song, so I thought I’d […]
Set Your Voice Free
Sound catchy? That’s the title of a book by “America’s #1 Vocal Coach” Roger Love that I bought some dozen years ago. At the time, I was living in cramped quarters, and when I would try to practice the funny sounds that he has his students pronounce, I would hear snickers from the people walking […]
Matthew Meadows
Matthew Meadows is a rock guitarist and singer with a background in computer programming and ballet dancing. This is one smart and talented guy! His latest recorded collection of songs, Etherati, is making waves as he puts his tech skills to use with tireless online promotion. Matthew rocks and many people are taking notice! He’s […]
Subscribe to The SiS Podcast on iTunes
There’s been a lot of podcast activity on the website recently, and to top it off the SiS podcast is now available on iTunes! This is the easiest and fastest way to get the podcast straight to your mobile device. When you subscribe, iTunes will automatically check and download the latest monthly podcast automatically! Click […]
SiS Podcast: Val D’Alessio
August, 2011 Val D’AlessioVal D’Alessio joins SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky in the studio to discuss her spiritual musical journey, how she has allowed her creativity to blossom, and how she continues to be inspired by the creative community. Also, a live performance of a new song “Late Night Song.” Click the play icon above to […]
SiS Podcast: Andy “Roo” Forrest
July, 2011 Roo ForrestSiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews creative entrepreneur Andy “Roo” Forrest. As someone who came to songwriting after being creative in other aspects in his life, Roo has a different perspective on typical musician’s strugges and the music business. Click the play icon above to stream, or click here to download Click here […]
SiS Podcast: Thom Schroeder
June, 2011 Thom SchroederSiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews symphonic rock musician Thom Schroeder. They discuss and play portions of his epic instrumental compositions, Thom’s classical piano inspiration, his search for a singer, and more! Click the play icon above to stream, or click here to download Click here to read more about this podcast from […]
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