Steve’s Music Roll

The record industry has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Up until the end of the 1980s, record companies were relatively leanient toward new artists. Artists were able to be covered by the record label for one or two albums before getting an ultimatum. Now, it’s a requirement that the song or album be [...]

Author: Daniel Medeiros
By Daniel Medeiros…
The life of a professional musician has all the allure of a million dollars and a one-way ticket to being famous. Is it worth it? Heck, yes! But the only way to becoming a professional musician (and by “musician,” we mean singers and bands, not professional flautists) is to land a [...]

Author: Tim Eutin
Today’s music business is more complicated then ever. The digital revolution has made it easier and less expensive to make a quality CD. There are more outlets to reach the public with your music then ever before with MySpace, Playlist.com and web-based radio outlets. There is also more competition then as well.
What can [...]

In a recent issue of Recording Magazine, there was an interview with Taxi and several songwriters. One of the questions that was raised by one of the visitors at the Road Ralley where the interview was held was “What is the best time to start writing?” In a nutshell, all the panelists had something unique [...]

We all can write a song and record it. The challenge is getting that song heard by the masses. In the days gone by, the only way to make it big was to get signed by one of the major record labels. There were no other mediums of getting your music heard. Now, there are [...]

Many artists start out trying to be role models for their audience, but then something goes wrong. It seems that the philosophies and goals of the record labels and the artist don’t always meet in the middle; the philosophies and morals of the artist get derailed by marketing efforts of the labels. Unfortunately, a very [...]

As musicians, we know there are musicians out there putting out quality music. The question that should come to mind is “Why is it so hard to find?” Real talent and new music is out there, but because of the unrest in the music industry, artists who break the mold are not being selected by the [...]