Archive for October, 2008

Book Review: Music Success In Nine Weeks by Ariel Hyatt

October 31, 2008

I found this ‘Music Success In Nine Weeks‘ to be quite an informative and valuable read.
The author Ariel Hyatt runs her own business Cyber PR that specialises in providing online PR services for independent artists so she knows a thing or two about promoting an artist online.
Each ‘week’ in this book really is an aspect [...]

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Watch The Opus trailer

October 28, 2008

The Opus is not another movie about the law of attraction but rather a thought provoking look into how a person can and should look into achieving their true potential.
Here’s the video trailer of The Opus which I watched and quite enjoyed a few days ago.


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Why You Should Watch The Opus…

October 25, 2008

I’ve just finished watching The Opus and I was pleasantly surprised with it.
I was expecting it to be an extension to The Secret about the law of attraction as it featured quite a few similar speakers like Dr. Joe Vitale, Jack Canfield, Dr. John Demartini, Morris Goodman, Marci Shimoff and Bob Doyle.
However, even though they [...]

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Are You Using Twitter For Band Promotion?

October 20, 2008

Twitter is one of those newer web 2.0 things that a lot of people don’t know about or unsure of as compared to say something like Myspace or Facebook.
I’ve also heard from other people that Twitter should definitely be looked into as another useful promotional tool.
I came across this really interesting blogpost the other day [...]

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What Is Twitter & How To Use It

October 17, 2008

Twitter is one of those social networking ‘things’ that’s actually pretty cool when you understand what it is, and how it can help you stay connected and in touch with people.
Check out the following video:

You can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chrisyong
Thing I like is that you can connect Twitter to sync and update your facebook updates [...]

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FREE Software for Podcasting and Audio Editing

October 14, 2008

You need to check out Audacity.
It’s open source, it’s free, and it’s pretty powerful. It supports multiple audio files, allows you to go in and edit them with a fine tooth comb, apply filters as well as multi-track mixing.
If you’re not ready to spend the big dollars on a professional software solution, Audacity will kick [...]

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How To Get Almost Any Software for FREE

October 11, 2008

Have you heard of open source software?
Chances are if you need a certain type of software to fulfill a certain need, there is an open source version that’s available.
Open source software is completely FREE as it’s usually developed by a community of developers who bounce ideas of each other to update and improve it as [...]

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How to Make a Living as a Full-Time Indie Musician cont.

October 8, 2008

Carrying on from my last post, I found this great post on the Ariel Publicity blog where successful indie artist John Taglieri’s philosophy on being an indie musician was summarised.
Read more about ‘How to Make a Living as a Full-Time Indie Musician’ at Ariel Publicity (The Original Cyber PR Blog).

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How to Make a Living as a Full-Time Indie Musician

October 5, 2008

I’ve been listening a lot recently to this audio download titled “How to Make a Living as a Full-Time Indie Musician”.
Music marketing author Bob Baker interviewed indie successful artist John Taglieri and picked his brains on how John took control of his indie music career, what steps he took and how he has been able [...]

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The First Critical Step to Successful Change

October 3, 2008

Take responsibility for your current situation.
I read about this a little while back in one of Brian Klemmer’s books, and I was recently reminded of this critical step again as I was listening to a Bob Baker podcast – Living a Guerrilla Marketing Mindset.
Examine your current situation and take ownership of it.
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