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    Songstuff Writer and Artist Development Challenges

    By john

    Independent writers and artists face several large disadvantages when they are compared to signed, mainstream writers and artists.  Disadvantages that add up to making it a competition that indies can’t win. Hell they can’t even compete.   Lack of budget and poor contacts are fairly obvious disadvantages. Lack of experience and a lack of knowledge restricts songwriters and artists alike. Lack of an overall strategy, and a limited set of incomplete tactics, makes for a critical problem
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A Gig (+ History W/ Loo And Mischke)

Mischke is playing live for his CD release party - and he left me a message saying, "I'm calling to ask ya to join a band." With Mike Loonan! OMG...so Dorothy re-fell in love w/ all her ppl after the Oz dream. I know what she feels like. History Mike used to be the younger kid looking in the bsmt windows when I was with Krystal - the older-teenaged-guys-band who performed the whole 2112 album; there were spots for me and Patty - I drummed easier stuff, maybe Badfinger, some of th
Donna

Donna

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Always On My Mind

Ok, ok it's been a while (again).... A new recording, not quite finished and posted for review.... Always On My Mind Please have a listen and leave any feedback either in the topic or as a comment on this blog entry
john

john

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A (very Little) Good News...

UPDATES: I posted “You Could Be The One,” the T-Poe poem I set to music, on my MySpace page (T-Poe hasn’t put it on his). One last room in the Squirrel House (what was my bedroom while I was there) to sweep and vacuum, window to fix in the shed out back, and the lawn to mow (still haven’t done that), and I’m done. Time to move back to Garibaldi, wait for my retirement check to arrive from AIG, and register for college if there’s still time. (There should be.) “Alice” the computer is al
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Peaceful (and Update)

So Peaceful An Evening The children are asleep - they are beautiful. They are so beautiful So beautiful are they Jesu Amour The night breeze is perfect, the candles aglow; house is in good shape, we enjoy it everyday. The new scheme of things, arrangements, placements. There's never been so much space, yet more comfy and inviting at the same time. 8 yr old Mary was drawing tonight and I taped up her picture in a prominent spot. 'Sign your name, and the year' I said as I
Donna

Donna

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Publishing Co-op Thoughts (&c.)...

UPDATES FIRST, again. No word from the Harvest Festival—I assume that means “no.” Maybe if I want to be involved as a performer, I need to be involved in the future in helping book the entertainment. (That would be fun, anyway.) All that stuff is done by volunteers, after all. No word, either, from the Penguins band about whether they’re interested in performing “You Could Be The One,” the poem of T-Poe’s I set to music. That may not happen, either. “Distraction” (Diane Ewing) and “
roxhythe

roxhythe

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Oh Fail, Why Art Thou ?

well today i was supposed to be writing a Noise Article, that was my plan. But things got a little overwhelming... 10am - Drove to a Bar/Resturaunt to have a meeting about doing a possible performance there, sorted out a few things 10:20am - Began drive home, turned off roundabout and had to pull in to side as my accelerator...wasnt doing. Realised my car was in fact broken. 10:30am - walked back to bar to use their phone because mine had no credit, phoned dad and said 'phone me ba
Fapbreathe

Fapbreathe

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Updates (and A Publishing Idea)...

QUICK UPDATES: No on the Falls City job—at least, not right away—so I’m moving back to Garibaldi as soon as the Squirrel House is done (a few more days). Collapse of the mega-insurance company AIG took one of my retirement funds with it—the one I was going to tap for college tuition; yes, the Federal Reserve is bailing them out, but I still don’t (and probably can’t) have my money. Having the new kitchen faucet in the Squirrel House spring a leak was just adding insult to injury. No word
roxhythe

roxhythe

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Online Delay Timing Calculator

If you need to calculate a delay time in terms of milliseconds, midi ticks or number of sample this is the tool for you. Entering only a few basic details about your song you can generate all 3 delays (time, midi, samples) plus some additional information. Enjoy... Time, Midi and Sample Delay Calculator
john

john

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Frame Rate Tool

If you are making a film or video and setting music for it you may need to calculate some common timings in terms of milliseconds, midi ticks or number of sample this is the tool for you. Entering only a few basic details about your video you can generate a lot of useful information. Enjoy... Frame Rate Tool
john

john

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A Co-writer In Norway?

HARVEST FESTIVAL: Annual fund-raiser for the little Neskowin Valley School in southern Tillamook County. I’ve played there twice before, but not last year—I found out that was because the school clerk (a fan) no longer worked there. If I do get to perform at this, it’ll be the only piece of “traditional” Concert Season I do this year—and I’m only able to do it because it’s so close to home in Garibaldi. I did locate the person responsible for booking their entertainment, but she hasn’t conta
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roxhythe

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Frame Rate Tool

If you are making a film or video and setting music for it you may need to calculate some common timings in terms of milliseconds, midi ticks or number of sample this is the tool for you. Entering only a few basic details about your video you can generate a lot of useful information. Enjoy... Frame Rate Tool
Songstuff

Songstuff

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Publishing--first Thoughts...

Things for the Publishing Company: Register with BMI ($150)—also register as a writer, which is free. I qualify now, because I’ve had a song published (in the Philippines, but it still counts). Sign up with the Harry Fox Agency, so they can collect royalties when somebody else records one of my songs (or anybody’s songs that are in the Catalog). Copyright all the songs (yes, I know—should’ve done that earlier). Really, nobody worries about that part until it’s time to pay royalt
roxhythe

roxhythe

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Delay Calculator

If you need to calculate a delay time in terms of milliseconds, midi ticks or number of sample this is the tool for you. Entering only a few basic details about your song you can generate all 3 delays (time, midi, samples) plus some additional information. Enjoy... Time, Midi and Sample Delay Calculator
Songstuff

Songstuff

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Doing Something About The Dead Fish...

Now I get to fantasize about living in Falls City. Got alerted the Mayor was going to be calling me about the city manager job—and they don’t usually bother to call you to tell you “no.” Falls City lies at the end of a dead-end county road in Oregon’s Coast Range. There’s a waterfall there, river running through the middle of town, one grocery store, a couple of taverns, nice City library; nice park on the river, closest gas station is 9 miles away in Dallas. 945 people; not much money. (Th
roxhythe

roxhythe

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I'm Back...

Like Bilbo Baggins said, “Well, I’m back.” Southern Oregon was fun. Got to see a lot of the people I’ve missed over the last two months (if not all of them), and got to play music. My idea of a holiday. The Saturday night show in Central Point’s Robert Pfaff Park was in competition with a Willie Nelson concert; we didn’t have a big crowd, but some people actually opted to see us instead of Willie Nelson, and that was a nice compliment. People liked the programs I designed, and I emp
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roxhythe

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Lesson 1: The Beginning (not Really)

Note: I have had lessons before, so that is why this lesson does not seem introductory to the violin. I have taken lessons, but my previous teacher fell ill and we were not able to have lessons for a long time. It has been four years since I have had a lesson, so this one is just getting back into what I have done before. My first lesson was fun, and pretty short. We simply went over my orchestra class audition music (they were just some excerpts Mr. Martin collected that were used in KMEA
RuneViolin

RuneViolin

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Update! Song Video And New Player

Thanks to Rob Hoogers for the help in adding the player! John Moxey Music Player Under the folder John Moxey / Videos you will find a video of Awaken, made by Rob Hoogers. Many thanks Rob! You can fin Rob's site here: Roflcopter
john

john

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New Moderators

Please join me in welcoming 3 new moderators to our boards! Long term Songstuff forum members Lazz, Chokai and FinnArild have all taken on moderation of specific critique categories: Lazz - Jazz Chokai - Electronica FinnArild - Rock and Metal Each of these board members brings a lot of experience to the boards. Each is involved in running a record label and each of them are still very active musicians with albums available on and offline.
john

john

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Board Re-organization

There's been a major re-organization of the boards in order to better meet the needs of the modern music business. This has resulted some boards being merged and new boards being created. Categories Most noticeable is that the boards have been organized into 4 categories: Musicians Creativity Gear Recording and Media These categories are available as tabbed menu items on the main forum index. Merged Boards Recording and Production Techniques and Songwriting
john

john

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While We Wait...

Last blog, I think, before I go down to southern Oregon for Labor Day. As usual, there are some things that didn’t pan out: I don’t get to play at the City of Central Point Labor Day concert. (I will get a free ticket to the concert, though.) No Ashland Beanery gig, either—they’re no longer having live music (that’s probably because Chris Parreira, who’s been doing the booking for them, is leaving town—in fact, he’ll have just moved). I still have the Saturday concert in Central P
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roxhythe

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Rehearsals Gong Great!

Well auditioning the singer has passed and been very successful and now we've got a full-time bassist who kicks ass! On Sunday my friend Joey came over to sing and he started out shakey because he was nervous, but he did awesome! He's a good singer in general and will be good for performances because he takes breaths at the right time. After some searching, my other friend Luke seems to fit for the bass role. Me, Luke, and our lead guitarist Joe planned on jamming for maybe like an hour or 2
tommy

tommy

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