Artist For Real

15/09/2021

01/06/2021

Will 5G and Web 3.0 Usher in a New Copyright Crisis for the Music Industry? (Guest Column)

Music Professionals we must remain diligent going into the future otherwise we will be screwed for sure!!

In the ten years between 1999 and 2009, annual recorded music revenues in the U.S. (the world’s biggest market) collapsed from $14.6 billion to $6.3 billion. Piracy in the form of digital file sharing was to blame. By 2019, revenues had recovered to $11.1 billion. Streaming was cheered as the indu...

31/03/2021

'It Rescued Our Entire Plan Overnight.' How Joe Biden Will Help Rockers Retire

What!!
Pension plan for Musicans!!🎶💵

The American Rescue Plan will not only benefit state and local governments and small businesses, but professional musicians hoping to retire at some point in their lives

20/03/2021

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

As Music is a business, why not make it official and register your band, creative collective or yourself as a small business and then with it, be eligible grants, loans, etc.

Let your music work for you.🤓

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10/03/2021

California to Begin Allowing Outdoor Concerts As Early as April 1 -

Things are about to get HOT!!
TURN IT UP!!🔥

The state of California has announced that stadiums, theme parks and outdoor concerts can begin reopening as early as April 1 officials said yesterday. The reopening will still follow the COVID-19 restrictions. The beginning of the reopening start with venues being able to operate at a reduced capac...

20/02/2021

Mixed Earners

Check this out you amazing musicians out there and get PAID!! Every little bit helps for sure!

“The Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation benefit is designed to provide financial assistance to gig workers, freelancers, and other self-employed individuals who receive artificially low unemployment benefits due to part of their income coming from W-2 wages.”

The Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation benefit is designed to provide financial assistance to gig workers, freelancers, and other self-employed individuals who've been shut out of some of their unemployment benefits

17/02/2021

Apple pays out $163 million in 'unmatched' royalties for Apple Music — Cult of Mac

The only way you will ever be paid is by securing your copyright. Don’t sleep people! Get yours as you deserve!!🤓

Apple has paid out a massive $163,338,890 in “accrued historical unmatched royalties” for Apple Music. That’s more than any other streaming music service, including Spotify, which currently leads the overall global market share.

28/01/2021

18/01/2021

16/01/2021

An Open Letter from ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews and BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill in Response to the DOJ Closing Statement on the ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees

Not the best news yet we cannot give up!! We deserve more and shall have it!!

“Without songwriters and their creative genius, there would be no music, let alone an entire music industry.”

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would conduct a review of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees to determine if they still served their intended purpose. Today, the DOJ has formally closed its review and will take no action to modify or terminate the decrees but lef...

16/12/2020

With Gigs Canceled and No Relief, Musicians Form a Nationwide Union

STAY PRODUCTIVE!
It will get you through... 🎶

This is what solidarity sounds like.

28/07/2020

07/07/2020

Hosting Concerts During a Pandemic Puts the Future of Live Music at Risk — VICE

Hosting Concerts During a Pandemic Puts the Future of Live Music at Risk — VICE

Though artists like Chase Rice, Chris Janson, and DaBaby are playing shows, an epidemiologist told VICE why that's a bad idea.

18/06/2020

And the BEST is yet to come!!💥

14/06/2020

Facebook to Introduce Paid Livestreams for Musicians and Other Creators

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Facebook plans to allow users to charge for livestreams, which will provide a way for musicians and other creators to monetize their performances and events on the platform, the company announced F…

13/06/2020

11/06/2020

90% of Independent Music Venues Won’t Survive the Pandemic According To New Survey

SUPPORT LOCAL ARTIST
SUPPORT LOCAL VENUES
And never never never evr GIVE UP!!

In the wake of all concerts closing down, hundreds of independent concert venues formed the National Independent Venue Association, or...

08/06/2020

Quincy Jones: “If you don’t fully understand music, you end up working for the technology instead of the technology working for you”

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The legendary producer on learning to play, music tech and his greatest achievements

02/06/2020

Music industry leaders vow to pause business for a day in observation of Blackout Tuesday

BLACKOUT TUESDAY!!

The show will be paused. At least, that's the message coming from leaders and artists in the music business as part of a movement being referred to as Blackout Tuesday.

05/05/2020

Take Action — NIVA | National Independent Venue Association (NIVA)

Petition: Change does not come from complaining, it comes from action along with letting your voice be heard.

01/05/2020

30/04/2020

Facebook Announces Artists & Businesses Will Be Able To Charge For Live Streams

Alright!!⭐️

The social media platform is rolling out a bunch of new features.

29/04/2020

Saudi Arabia Buys $500 Million In Live Nation Shares On The Open Market, Stock Rises

What are your thoughts on this deal?
Our music world is up for grabs!!🧐

(CelebrityAccess) – The government of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 5.7 percent passive stake in Live Nation Entertainment Inc. The Saudi Public Investment Fund disclosed the stake, comprising 12,337,569, shares in a filing

29/04/2020

27/04/2020

» The Hidden Dangers of Self Publishing

I’m getting a lot of calls about Book Publishing. No, it’s not so easy and you should be fully informed of ALL the processes. Contact me if you have questions.

Self publishing has a lot of buzz these days. Some authors are finding success, many are not, but self publishing is becoming respectable in a way most writers could not imagine even five years ago. However, not all forms of self publishing are created equal.

26/04/2020

If you can’t COMPROMISE, you can’t win!!😂

24/04/2020

More Than 800 Music Venues Join Together to Ask Congressional Leaders for Aid

Get it!!

“Because of our unprecedented, tenuous position, for the first time in history, there is legitimate fear for our collective existence,” National Independent Venue Association president …

23/04/2020

How to Get a Business License in California

Turn your Music into a Business so that you can take back some of the cash that you’re consistently shelling out!! You deserve it. WRITE-OFF!!💰

If you are looking to open a business in California, then you must obtain a business license in the city where your business is located. No matter how small the business is or how unprofitable it may be, it must be registered.http://www....

21/04/2020

The Amazing Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming The Music Industry

Non-stop!! We must always prepare!
Adapt, Improvise and Overcome!!

Artificial intelligence (AI) helps businesses in the music industry sort through data, gain insights from it and become more efficient. From creating music and lyrics to helping discover new musical talent, AI is disrupting the music industry.

17/04/2020

11/04/2020

BREAKING: Burning Man Cancelled, Promises Virtual Event

BREAKING: Burning Man Cancelled, Promises Virtual Event

Due to COVID-19 and the reality of events in the world right now, Burning Man will not be built in Black Rock City this year. After much listening,

10/04/2020

05/04/2020

Join me LIVE from Berlin Sunday (April 5th) at “Artist for Real” on Burning Man’s Shouting Fire Radio and let’s look at “The Gift of Time!!”

OMG!! How many times have you said, “I’m busy?”. This phrase has been on the tips of most people’s tongue for as long as I can remember but now miraculously we all have been forced to stop, reset back to ground zero and restart anew!!

Let’s Adapt, Improvise, Overcome and have some FUN with this gift and make the most out of it for we have lived without extra time for a very long time, but NOW we can say that WE ARE FREE to create something beautiful as we deserve.

Tune in on-line this Sunday with love at www.shoutingfire.com 10pm till Midnite (ETA). That’s 2pm-4pm CaliLove time and let’s look at this in another way and prepare to rise like the Phoenix when this is over and fly FOR REAL!!🔥 #musicbusiness #stayathome #artists #positiveenergy

02/04/2020

Songwriters, Self-Employed Music Workers Eligible for Relief in Federal Stimulus Bill

Songwriters, Self-Employed Music Workers Eligible for Relief in Federal Stimulus Bill

Songwriters, along with other “gig economy” workers in the music industry ranging from producers to roadies, will be eligible for grants and loans under the $2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the …

01/04/2020

Never ever ever evr give up!!