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Issue 3.3 - June 2000
ISSN 1480-6975
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I n T h i s I s s u e :
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@-- Editor's Musings
@-- Q&A with Nancy A. Reece from Carpe Diem Copyright Management
@-- Music Reviews - by Ben Ohmart
@-- Songwriting Book Review - by Jodi Krangle
@-- Featured Article -
NEWSCASTING AND MUSIC PROMOTION: QUICK HITS FOR QUICK RESULTS
by David Nevue
@-- Musical Notes - Songwriting Contests & Market Info.
@-- Muse's Clues - by Irene Jackson
@-- Songwriter In Spotlight - Singer/Songwriter, Nancy Falkow
@-- On Site Featured Article - An article already online for your
viewing pleasure.
@-- Classifieds & Useful Services
@-- Contact information
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E d i t o r ' s M u s i n g s :
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Here we come to another month! I hope it finds you all well and
your muse being good to you. Speaking of the muse being good to
you, there's a new Songwriter Spotlight on The Muse's Muse. Hunter
Payne has been added to the list. You can read the review and
listen to song samples by dropping by
http://www.musesmuse.com/samplesong-p.html#payne . I confess, I was
greatly impressed and I encourage you to go over and have a listen.
The winner of this month's book give-away, Peter Goodman of
Capitola, CA has won himself a copy of John Hedtke's book, MP3 AND
THE DIGITAL MUSIC REVOLUTION. Congratulations! Peter has been a
Muse's News subscriber almost from the very beginning so I really
wanted to thank him for sticking with it all these years. For a
full review of this book, see
http://www.musesmuse.com/2.9-December99.html#bookreview .
Other than that, new additions to the web site since last month
will be listed at http://www.musesmuse.com/whatsnew.html as per
usual.
Big changes will be coming soon! I'm excited to say that some
great new developments are in the works to make The Muse's Muse a
more useful tool for all of you in your quest to write better songs
and get them out there to the people who need and want to hear
them. I'll pass on more information to you all as soon as things
are official. Right now, I'll just tell you that the people I'm
working with in this regard are after the same thing I am -
helping YOU. Their hearts are definitely in the right place and I
think together we can do some great things. More later!
Best of luck to you,
--Jodi
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C o p y r i g h t & P u b l i s h i n g Q & A :
with Nancy A. Reece of Carpe Diem Copyright Management
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Q: Hi Nancy, I am a songwriter who is very interested in taking my
passion/hobby to the next level. My question is do I need to
copyright my songs before pitching them to publishers? I always
thought I did but heard recently that if a publisher is interested
in material they receive, they usually can help out with the
copyright. Are we as songwriters generally "overparanoid" when it
comes to copywriting?
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A: Good for you Steve! It is important to make that step to have
your art viewed and heard. As soon as you place your song in a
"fixed format" on tape or written down, it becomes a fully
protected intellectual property under the U.S. Copyright Law.
Registration of that copyright is done to prove that that fixed
form exists on a certain day. You may choose to simply make your
copyright notice on the material "(c) 2000" or (c) MM" before
pitching.
If you feel that after you have presented a work, someone infringes
on your copyright, it is easier to make a legal case concerning
that infringement if you have REGISTERED the copyright.
Be sure to keep good records as to when and to whom you pitched the
material so that your attorney can show "access" if necessary in
the future.
It is because of this threat of suit due to access that several
publishers, record companies, management companies, music super
visors etc. will take only solicited material.
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Q: I have some mp3 files of my music, I'd like to know how I can
make money and/or get record execs to notice me on the web.
I'm already on the web at www.mp3.com/sharisings, but I'd like to
do more than try to get noticed among 300,000+ artists, listed with
me at this site.
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A: First, let me be clear that unless both the song and the sound
recording are owned entirely by you, remove them form MP3 until you
have permission from the copyright holders in writing.
I will assume that you are the sole owner of both copyrights.
Self promotion via the Internet requires the same grunt work as the
days before cyberland. You simply have to get attention in many
ways in order for someone to take the time to learn more and listen
more.
I'd like to open up this question to the Muse's Muse subscribers:
Are you self promoting on the Internet? If so, tell us about the
way you get visitors to your web site. Also, let me know in what
ways you have paid attention to proper copyright notices and
permissions concerning your web promotion work.
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New Questions & Answers for May 2000 can be found at:
http://www.musesmuse.com/pub-may00.html
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Carpe Diem's owner and president, Nancy A. Reece has been
involved in the music business since 1983. She was the president
of an independent advertising agency for eight years as well as a
successful personal artist manager for nine years. She
represented the careers of several recording artists and
songwriters including those with EMI, Zomba and Liberty Records
as well as Benson, Starsong, WoodBridge, Temple Hall and N'Soul
Records. She also represented, for a number of years, a Grammy
and Dove nominated record producer. Reece has won awards of
excellence in print magazine advertising and has been named as
one of 2,000 Notable American Women (1995) as well as being
listed in the International Who's Who of Professional and
Business Women (1993). She was also named Cashbox Magazine's
Promoter of the Year (1989).
**If you would like to ask Nancy a copyright or publishing
question for our continuing Q&A section, please send your e-mail
to nreece@musesmuse.com. She can't guarantee she'll get to all of
the questions, but she'll certainly try.**
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M u s i c R e v i e w s : by Ben Ohmart
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Arnold Olenick - Songs from My Trunk
If John Morris didn't have the current Gene Wilder mysteries sewn
up, I'd suggest Arnold send this cd to Gene and have a few new
standards put into the series. This is sweet vocal jazz that's half
old movie songs, half pre-Phantom Broadway. What a nice trunk this
guy must have. I hope some of these are getting into club acts and
revues. 'No Way to be Blue Around You' and 'Who Can Tell?' would be
a tragic waste to remain in the drawer. 16 songs, not quite 50
minutes, you'll get a kick out of these romantic, sometimes funny
tuneful tunes because the singers are 1st class with clean, simple
production. A delight.
aolenik@ibm.net
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Dave Tough - I'm Right Here
'soubrette, soubrette, my mind is aching / I don't wanna see you
with another man / forget, forget this turn you've taken / and come
and sing me a love song'. Constant beat, female backing vocals that
remind me of Tin Man's song in The Wiz movie. Okay, only vaguely.
Dave's voice has a tinge of country in it, but mostly this cd's
loud acoustic pop for not quite a half hour. 'now you've come and
gone / from my life / took your silly smile and that sense of style
/ from my life', that's the intro on 'Love Like Yours', a slowish
waltz that laments on lost love. If not profound, certainly
heartfelt and clean production mixed to the top level.
davetough@hotmail.com
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OTHER NEW MUSIC REVIEWS SINCE LAST MONTH INCLUDE:
AlphaVox - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-alphavox.html
Eric Latturner - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-latturner.html
Marcia Guderian Trio - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-mgt.html
Jerry Mundo - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-mundo.html
Coy Kindred - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-coykindred.html
Chet Delcampo - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-delcampo.html
Rick Denzien - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-denzien.html
The Houndz - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-thehoundz.html
The Villas - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-villas.html
Zakas - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-zakas.html
Brian Cline - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-cline.html
Blackbird Alley - http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-blackbird.html
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Ben Ohmart has had 100s of stories and poems in zines and
journals, and had 4 plays produced last year. His lyrics will be
on 2 CDs this year, 1 a gothic album, the other a rock album.
He's currently writing films, with hopes of having one done in
Malaysia soon, and is also trying to break into the prison of
television. He's white, 26, single and loves British comedy. He
lives in Boalsburg, PA, and enjoys watching rabbits eat his
garbage. Contact him at: ohmart@musesmuse.com .
**Ben has kindly consented to do music reviews for this
publication and also for The Muse's Muse itself. If you have an
independently released CD or tape that you'd like to get
reviewed, send it off to: Ben Ohmart, P O Box 750, Boalsburg, PA
16827 or drop by his Music Reviews web section at
http://www.musesmuse.com/musicreviews.html for more details.**
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F e a t u r e d A r t i c l e :
NEWSCASTING AND MUSIC PROMOTION: QUICK HITS FOR QUICK RESULTS
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Any musicians selling their music on the Internet know how hard it
is to draw traffic to their web site. It's even harder to find the
right kind of traffic... visitors with the potential to buy your
product. The competition for visitors is fierce, and if you're just
getting started on the net you can bet you have an uphill climb
ahead of you. In our book, 'How to Promote Your Music Successfully
on the Internet' (http://www.rainmusic.com/promotion/promote.htm)
we suggest a number of proven strategies for drawing traffic to
your site. These strategies, when used together, create a very
powerful means of attracting targeted traffic to your web site.
One of these is a relatively simple strategy we call Newscasting.
It's perfect for bringing traffic to your site quickly if your
timing is right. With Newscasting, timing is everything!
If you've done your research you should already know who your
targeted audience is. You probably also know what kinds of things
they are interested in. These potential customers most often surf
the net looking for information. Some of this information is
news-based. With Newscasting, your goal is to satisfy this need,
and while the implementation of this strategy is fairly simple, it
may take some initial research to determine how best to employ this
on your own web site.
The concept is simple: create a "news" page and keep a close eye on
breaking news that would be of interest to your visitors. (Note,
this shouldn't just be any old news, but news that would bring in
people who would also tend to gravitate toward your style of
music). The news might involve popular music groups, entertainers,
or any other information of interest to your potential target
audience (for more information on targeting your audience, see our
article Selling Your Music on the Net: Key Strategies for Success
at http://www.rainmusic.com/articles/strategies.htm). As soon as
this big news breaks, update your news web page with links,
pictures, or whatever else you can find relating to that story.
Then, prepare your web page for search engine registration by
fine-tuning your meta tags and publish that page immediately to the
search engines.
A recent example of this on our own web site involved the film
Titanic. As soon as sheet music was available from the film, we put
information on where to find that sheet music at our Pianist
Resource Center. We then submitted that page to the search engines.
The result was a flood of hits from pianists looking for the sheet
music. That brought in a lot of traffic and introduced our site to
a number of pianists who might not have found it otherwise. Not
only did we provide them with useful information they were
interested in, we also had the opportunity to put our solo piano
CDs in front of them.
This marketing technique does require excellent timing. Whenever
big news breaks, sites using this technique to market themselves
pop up everywhere. You have to jump on it first to get the first
big wave of visitors.
While not a permanent traffic builder, if you continue to update
your news page with information that's current and just breaking,
you'll find Newscasting a good tool for introducing new visitors to
your web site.
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David Nevue is the founder of RainMusic.com and the The Music
Promotion Academy (http://www.rainmusic.com/promotion/academy.htm).
He is also a professional pianist, recording artist, and author of
the book, "How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet."
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M u s i c a l N o t e s : Songwriting Contests & Market Info.
In the interest of conserving space, I will only be including
changes to this listing in this newsletter. All other contests
and market information that have already been listed here, are
displayed at http://www.musesmuse.com/contests.html &
http://www.musesmuse.com/markets.html . Please check there
regularly for updates!
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THE 13TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FOLK ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
If you want to perform at folk venues and events this is the
showcase that can put you there. This is the only gathering where
folk presenters, agents and record companies, from all over North
America and beyond, come every year to scout new talent.
Each year in February, the Folk Alliance hosts a major conference
in locations rotating throughout North America. In addition to the
showcases of extraordinary talent, conference participation will
give you access to in-depth courses, panel discussions and
workshops; an exhibit hall filled with artists, agents, record
companies, presenters, and organizations designed to facilitate the
exchange of information and business opportunities; and a vibrant
atmosphere in which to network and exchange ideas. Showcase
applications must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2000.
Call the Folk Alliance office today to request an application form,
or download it from our website at http://www.folk.org/ CONTACT INFO: Folk
Alliance, 1001 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 501, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 835-3655, Fax (202) 835-3656,
Email: fa@folk.org, Web: http://www.folk.org/
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The directory is part of a much larger worldwide online project
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http://www.musicmoviemodelling.com/ the website provides links that
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From their community page you can network in the chat room, forum
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Connections E-Newsletter and stay up to date on what's new on the
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M u s e ' s C l u e s : by Irene Jackson
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I saw an interview with Paul Simon a few years ago which gave great
insight into his creative process. One of the things he mentioned
that fascinated me was how he likes to program a drum machine with
a neat kind of groove which he then writes to! I don't think I'd
ever heard of a songwriter using drums as a means of coming up with
a song before. But when you consider some of the writing he has
done..."Graceland" comes to mind...you can hear how rhythm is a
very important part of his work.
Lately I've been working on an album of my own, and in trying to
come up with some rhythmic ideas for my drummer, I've been browsing
the Internet! I've come across some great sites with sample drum
loops on them that you can download for free and play with. If
you're feeling a little stagnant in the creative juices department,
why not try something radically new? Most of the drum loops tend
to favour the hip-hop genre, but there are other kinds of grooves
as well. You can do a search in your favourite search engine for
"drum loops", but to save you a little time, here's one I've found
that has some good quality samples:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~spufus/drumloops.htm
This page was created by Mambo del Gardo, and has a lot of
different types of samples. If you haven't downloaded drum samples
before, I'll give you an idea how it works.
First of all, most samples are about 1 bar each in length. The
idea is that you download the sample, and then use whatever
software you have for listening to .wav files and "loop" it. This
means making it repeat over and over. I have mentioned Cool Edit
'96 before as an excellent software for listening to and editing
.wav files, but you may also have a .wav player already in your
computer in order to do this. This particular website gives you
the option of previewing the sample first using Real Audio. So
instead of downloading the whole wav file, you can get a sense of
what it sounds like before you commit to it.
When you have downloaded the sample, load up your .wav player and
play it back, then pull out your instrument, and see what you come
up with! This may inspire you to write with a completely
different feel, and might just jump start you into some new songs.
Good luck!
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Irene Jackson is a performing songwriter from Victoria, BC in
Canada. Aside from writing, recording and performing, she also
maintains a website for songwriters that includes tips, articles
and more links of interest. Her latest CD "Motor Scooter" has
had attention everywhere from Japan to South America, and a new
release is due out sometime in 1999.
Songwriting Tips: http://www.irenejackson.com/tips.html
Homepage: http://www.irenejackson.com/
Songs on MP3:
http://www.mp3.com/artists/20/irene_jackson.html
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S O N G W R I T E R I N S P O T L I G H T : Nancy Falkow
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Nancy Falkow is a singer-songwriter who can sing her ass off. I
mean the girl can sing. Her strong voice sweeps and soars through
catchy and melodic pop-folk songs with dynamics and soul. Nancy's
do it yourself attitude has helped her receive more press and
attention than your average unsigned artist. Her motivation and
energy single-handedly won her the praise of Philadelphia music
critics, the New York Anti-Folk scene, the Lilith Fair (Philly area
Lilith Fair Talent Search Winner, 1998.) and more! Nancy was a 1999
Nominee for Best Folk Artist (Singer Songwriter) for the
Philadelphia City Paper Music Awards. She has shared stages with
the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Patty Griffin, Indigo Girls, Dan
Bern, Ron Sexsmith as well as many others. She is currently
recording her first full length release at Indre Studios in
Philadelphia. Here's what she had to say about her songwriting and
the process of getting to where she is today.
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Q: When did you first know you wanted to write songs and be a
performer? Was there a particular incident? Did someone in
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A: I went to college then grad school and played keyboards in a
classic rock cover band for fun. I started writing songs at 16, but
never took it seriously. Then when my best friend joined a band
called Wanderlust(RCA) the lead singer/songwriter, Scot Sax, heard
me sing, heard a few of my originals, wasn't horribly impressed but
saw potential in me, I started to think about doing music
professionally. So I would present songs to him and he would change
a chord or a lyric and sort of "fix" them and make them a lot
better. I continued to do this for a few years and listened to all
of his suggestions, used which ones I liked, which were most of
them, and sort of learned how to do it myself. He eventually got
too busy to help me as he had been, but it was time to set me
free anyway. Scot is still my harshest critic and I pick and choose
what songs I will play for him over the phone or send to him. My
soundboard is still my best friend and one of my collaborators over
the years, Mark Getten. He on the other hand, gets to hear
everything! My boyfriend also has become a very good sound board.
He used to LOVE everything I wrote but he has become more critical,
which is what I really need. I take first impressions very
seriously, but in my heart I know which ones are the ones to work
on and which songs are the ones to set aside. Mark and Scot are in
a new band now called Bachelor Number One
(www.bachelornumberone.com) and they recently had a song on the
American Pie Soundtrack and continue to do well. Keep your eye out
for them!
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Q: What was your most common problem when you were writing those
early songs and Scot was making them better? Do you think it's a
problem a lot of songwriters have when they start out? And how have
you managed to overcome it? Does getting over that problem lead to
others? (This creativity called "writing songs" is an ongoing
process, after all. You can never learn too much, right?)
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A: There weren't any real problems. I think experience, time,
practice, broadening my taste of music, all affects the way I write
songs. He opened a lot of that up for me, as well as taught me new
chords, progressions and voicings.
My early stuff all had potential, but none of it was worthy of
making a set I'd okay now!
As far as advice...get a good honest soundboard for yourself,
someone who is more advanced (in songwriting) than you who is not
afraid to be honest with you. Don't be afraid of criticism, use it
to help make you a better songwriter.
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Q: What do you find most inspires you to write a song? Other music?
Specific happenings in your own life?
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A: Jeffrey Gaines once told me not to quit my dayjob or else I'd
have nothing to write about (does he have a day job?). I don't
really write about work, and I'm really not into writing about sad
things unless it's just for me. I'm pretty inspired by movies, tv,
books, magazines, interviews I read, hearing other artists, seeing
other artists who are better than I am, performing with them on the
same stage etc....
I do have a muse for all of those live songs, in my wonderful
boyfriend. I wouldn't have written 2/3rds of my last album without
him...although I do try to keep love songs universal (so anyone
could be me in the song) otherwise, it would be of no interest to
anyone. Why would someone want to listen to me rant and rave about
my sweety? But if they can put themselves into my words and say,
"yeah, that's me too", then it worked!
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Q: So when you're composing these songs, do you come up with the
lyrics or the music first? And why do you think that is for you?
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" O N S I T E " F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E :
Right Brain > Left Brain
Writing, Recording & Marketing
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Pop Songwriting 101: Memorable Melodies
(For those allergic to theory) Part 2
by Tyler Tullock
http://www.musesmuse.com/rblb-4.html
If you liked the first installment of this series, you'll love this
next one. It even includes a midi file and diagram explaining just
how to accomplish the advice Tyler gives! Keep up with his regular
monthly column, located at http://www.musesmuse.com/rblb.html for
some great tips & ideas on the creativity behind songwriting and
how to get your music out there.
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Kathryn Obenshain ...........................GRACIOUS PROOFREADER
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