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Bruce Witkin originally
wanted to be a drummer, but he took up the bass when he was
about 12. His mom was managing a band, Tight Squeeze,
that kept going through bass players, and he thought maybe
he'd be needed someday. In 1978, Bruce Witkin became
a founding member of The Kids (originally called The Kydz),
the band that Johnny Depp later joined in 1980.
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Singer, songwriter,
musician... but above all Tom Jackson is an entertainer.
He compels an audience as though he has been on stage all
his life. Tom's brand of music is a new driving, aggressive
country likened to a combination of Jason Aldean meets Charlie
Daniels.
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Gary Sunshine has played
in an assortment of bands through the years. Circus of Power
is probably the one most widely remembered. They did records
for RCA and Columbia Records, toured most of the world, had
a bit of good luck and made a few mistakes here and there.
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Do you rember the eighties? Believe it or
not it had a major effect in the music, fashion and things
that you are experienceing today, With a major film just released
documenting life in Los Angeles during these heady times, we
take a momment to share memories and stories with some of the
films cast and go back to those days.
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See what some of are readers are writing us about. Have
something interesting to say?
Let's hear it. Let others know
what you are thinking about...
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As large stock media
companies more tightly define what makes a piece of music
truly "royalty-free", many musicians are choosing to forego membership in
performing rights organizations.
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One of the new arrivals
onto the music business scene has been the subscription music
services that offer users a rental model for a monthly fee.
A good example is the services Spotify offers. The basic service
is that for a monthly fee you can listen to as much music as
you like.
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Dedicating your life to
an artistic craft is both rewarding and frustratingly difficult.
Aside from focusing on creating the best possible art that
your mind can create, you also have to confront everyday industry
challenges, including exposure, management, and production.
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Booking studio time can
be a pretty onerous expense, running into tens of thousands
of dollars. This puts hiring a professional audio recording
studio out of the reach of most up-and-coming acts. However,
there are many other spaces that can serve just as well, if
used properly.
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Being in the music business
these days is becoming quite similar to being in the movie
business. With all of the corporate bankruptcies, takeovers,
and consolidations transpiring, you are likely to be signed
on RocNation on Monday and by Friday you're on Island-Def Jam,
provided you ever got signed in the first place.
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