Music is Business...What is this Richard D. Johnson

Copyrighting your music is still very important. Living in an age where music is very recyclable we often think it is not needed since it is so easy to release music to the world. In reality this makes it more warranted because one minute you could be broke with no funds and the next minute you could still be broke with no funds with a number one single in the world. You may ask how does this happen. In this episode we discuss some basic things you should do to endure this doesn't happen to you.

Early this season we had the pleasure of speaking with a few great vocalist and had some interesting feedback about those podcast. Here we follow up with some interesting points of views from listeners in perspectives to habits and leadership roles of different vocalist. This topic is always going to be around because without words we would have a different perspective of many of our favorite songs. Buckle up your seat belts and hold on.

How does one get the gig of their dreams? Yes, we must practice but what else is there to i?. What about networking and your 30 sec elevator pitch which is probably more like 15 sec. There are several approaches to obtaining the dream performance job and during this podcast we talk about our experiences and those we have come into contact with. Take a listen and leave a comment about how you ended up on the bandstand with famous Rock, Jazz, Salsa, Blues, Pop, Classical, or Country Star.

We all have influences wether it be family members or just bands we like. In this episode we have an amazing guest who has studied all types of music and is a house hold name in the several corners of the world. "Dee Alexander" expresses her thoughts on music and how she became who she is. If you are a young or not so young musician you will want to listen to this because she takes us deep into the Chicago jazz scene and talks about the history of the known and unknown artist.

What does it mean to produce something is a great question in our era. 40 years ago it meant getting all the necessary musicians together, booking the studio, making sure the food is great, and what ever else the musicians want. Today this term takes on a different meaning. I challenge you to ask someone under 40 and see what the answer is to this job. During the next 20 minutes we dig deep into what this job entails today.

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