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Written by Mike Stahl   
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 21:43
I'm having a little hit record right now. Well at least at radio, time will tell whether this song will really translate into sales. But at radio right now, as I write this, "Love & Paragraphs", my 5th solo album is at #2 with a bullet on the Radio & Records national contemporary jazz chart and #7 at Billboard. I am particularly chuffed (as we say in the UK) because as you might know, I started my own independent record label "Ultimate Vibe Recordings" (and no we are not looking to sign artists right now!) and to have some success whilst competing with major labels and established labels is quite an encouraging thing. Add a comment
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Record labels: Survival Of The Fittest Print E-mail
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Written by Chris Standring   
Sunday, 10 February 2008 23:44
We all know that the record business is in major transition, has been for a few years now. Still, major labels and independent labels are trying to figure out what the new model is. But the real problem with most labels is that they still want to be in 'big business'. This is the first real issue labels have got to deal with. Because CD sales are on the downturn, record labels are cutting back on staff (hence the EMI shake up recently). But I have my own opinion about this. I firmly believe any existing record label that has an office staff on salary is now doomed to fail. And the old model where labels had one or two successful acts in order to 'fund' 80% of their other failed acts, absolutely needs to go. Any label existing today thinking that this is something that even has a chance of working has its days numbered. Add a comment
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Recording Live could be Your Death Print E-mail
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Written by Steve Allen   
Wednesday, 26 December 2007 15:37
Recording Live could be Your DeathI can understand the need to get your music out there to the listeners, for them to appreciate and hopefully like what you do. But there are many bands out there that are too hasty to do this and inevitably get a negative result instead of achieving a long line of faithful fans. Add a comment
Last Updated on Saturday, 10 January 2009 04:52
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What is an ISRC Code? Print E-mail
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Written by Mike Stahl   
Monday, 27 November 2006 22:15
An article about the ISRC code and how it is used. The ISRC code is a lot more common these days especially for Indie artists wanting to sell digital downloads.
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What is Indie? Print E-mail
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Written by Mike Stahl   
Saturday, 25 November 2006 16:44
In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. Add a comment
Last Updated on Monday, 27 November 2006 22:34
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