Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


The Air Leaks Out

Cartel, The Honorary Title, Weatherbox Monday 9/3/07House of Blues-Las Vegas, NVGross: $8,437543/1,800 (30.2%)Ticket prices: $17.00, $15.00 Tuesday 9/4/07House of Blues-Anaheim, CAGross: $9,241525/1,075 (48.8%)Ticket price: $17.50 Friday 9/7/07Avalon-Hollywood, CAGross: $17,754992/1451 (68.4%)Ticket price: $22.00 You remember Cartel, don’t you? Obviously you’re not alone. Most people don’t remember, or just don’t care. THEY WERE THE BAND IN THE […]

ISRC Codes

Bob, Please tell Khalid Nurredin that he doesn’t have to join RIAA to use ISRC Codes (International Standard Recording Codes). Nor does he have to have any particular company structure. The codes are comprised of a country portion, a year portion, a company portion, and a track portion. The year and country are obvious (e.g. […]

Mailbag

 To Dan Navarro, It’s great if self-contained "bands", or should I say "brands", that write and produce their own work want to give away their music as "worthless" promotional pieces for their profitable touring and merchandise businesses. Hey that’s nothing new…. think of the zillions of "for promotional use only" copies that the record companies […]

Hannah Montana

Could it be that demand just isn’t that great? And rather than seeing a Disney Channel peak we’re seeing a scalper peak? The Disney Channel is the new MTV. A place where young ‘uns are glued to shows that truly speak to them, that take them seriously, that don’t talk down to them. Whereas MTV […]