Express Your Talent is an online contest that is powered by McNally Smith College of Music. This contest will empower youth to create a video piece showcasing their musical talent, whatever that may be. Submissions must be received between January 1, 2011 and February 14, 2011. Start working on your videos now! How? McNally Smith… Keep Reading »
MySpace Still Rules Search Results
The other day I had the opportunity to give a lecture about using social media for musicians to a class at McNally Smith called “Creating A Life in Music”. I brought up the point that bands and musicians should be on MySpace for one reason: SEO. I stumbled upon this article today which affirmed my… Keep Reading »
Roadtrip: Pitchfork Music Festival
Last week, 6 students spent 3 days in the blistering sun at the Pitchfork Music Festival to see a ton of great bands. Everyone from: Titus Andronicus to Outkast’s Big Boi and St Vincent to LCD Soundsystem. Beyond seeing all the great music each student got to work for the festival, seeing firsthand all the… Keep Reading »
“MySpace is Dead, we make music videos for YouTube”
At a recent TechCrunch Disrupt panel, Tony Carter (Lady Gaga’s manager) and Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber’s manager), discussed how the internet and web is changing the way the music industry works. Specifically, the conversation focused on how Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media platforms were being utilized to manage an artists image and personal… Keep Reading »
Colleague VS. Competitor
While conversing with one of our students, he mentioned the lack of networking and a general introversion that he sees in a lot of the students in his class. I immediately gave him a look of surprise and asked: “Do these kids think that they are going to take on the world by themselves?” As… Keep Reading »