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It is going to take a lot longer in the real world to get your PMCD (Pre-Mastered CD) done to Redbook audio specs (44.1 kHz, 16-bit) than it took to read about it in this series of articles.

Music promotion is guerilla warfare; launching unorthodox attacks upon an unsuspecting listening audience. Doing whatever is necessary to get noticed.

To the music industry and the RIAA, Digital Rights Management, or DRM, is essential; the software protects artists and their copyrights from piracy.

Music lovers, music enthusiasts and music players have one common thing that makes them different from other artists—their interest in music.

I was going to liken the struggle of making it in the music business to a game of musical chairs, until it occurred to me that there had be too much sitting down and you had never get anywhere.

The music business is a highly competitive (okay, cutthroat) industry comprising a lot of demanding professions besides performer -- meaning singer, songwriter, musician, producer, or whatever combination of those you are.

Independent artists and other players in the music industry must have somewhere to go to, not just to gain information about the world that they belong but also to be heard.

It begins as a dream, a dream that usually starts during childhood where the craving for expression never ceases.

Booking shows is tough. Even tougher is being sure to get all the details at a venue before you song play.

The world in the music business has a lot of issues and events that trigger critiques to give their opinions and views regarding a certain subject. These views are either constructive or destructive to the enthusiasts in the music world.

Independent Artist - Everyone wants something for nothing even if they don’t really want nor need it. If the free item is garbage then no worries about throwing it away, it was free, no sweat off your back.

Technology has really skewed the perspective of musicians. Almost everyone today has the ability to record, mix and master their own record as well as distributing the final product on CDs.

To start a music business is not an easy task. It needs hard work, determination, long hours and significant amount of capital to invest. It however, consists of some exciting challenges as well.

Creativity has never been everybody’s cup of tea and so has been establishing in the art industry. It always required a thick mantle to survive and the music industry is no exception.