1. It doesn’t matter what kind of music you make.You build your own audience. There’s an established niche for every genre. From folk to metal. Don’t worry about playing to everybody, just play to somebody. The last thirty years, the MTV era, has been about giving people what they want, which is just like what […]

I discovered the Four Seasons on the jukebox at the Nutmeg Bowl. After a few strings and polishing my ball I ordered krinkly-kut french fries and poured my remaining dimes into a machine that held very few records, the best of which were played incessantly and are as memorable to me today as they were […]

The clarity of royalties is an enormous issue. The majors say they are constructing transparency for artists. UMPG was the first. They have a site you can visit and see your royalties. The scam is, the royalties have already been sieved through the UMPG royalty accounting system. You’re not seeing what has been raped off […]

He’s pissed that I’m constantly bashing major labels. He wanted our conversation to be off the record, but I felt that would undermine the reason for him calling, which was to get his perspective on the record, so here it is. Warner is not in the business of domination. It’s about signing a few good […]