Where are All The Soul Singers

Image via Wikipedia I remember coming up as a kid and dam near every radio station played R&B. Its seems like soul singers and other songwriters have stop appearing on the live stage. I don't mean the R and B with the hip hop base music to it, I mean the real songs that made you cry and feel like there was love in the air. Did all of are soulful artist and songwriters like Gamble and Huff just disappear. Motown had some of the best song writers on the planet when it came to writing for artist like Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, and a host of others. Today in the year 2011, I haven't seen any soul singers get the praise that most artist got back in the 60's and 70's. I think many artist that are soul singers have a tough time getting there music heard or even listen to by urban radio.

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How To Be A Rap Star

Cover of Nate Dogg I was looking at a 50cent documentary about his hussel to win in the music industry. He became an excellent songwriter which lead to stardom inside the music industry. Fifty used the power of the pen to overcome his odds and gain fame. Many of you have to understand that the power is in the pen.

Drake Honored With Award From Songwriters Hall of Fame – Peace FM ...

Theboombox : Canadian rap star Drake has just been announced as the latest recipient of the prestigious Hal David Starlight Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a division of the National Academy of Popular Music. ...

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Nate Dogg Bade Farewell By Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Warren G

Thousands of friends, fans and family gathered today at the Long Beach funeral of Nate Dogg to say goodbye to the late rap star. Fellow hip-hop heavyweights Snoop Dogg, Warren G and the Game were also in attendance. ...

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How To Rap Guide - How To Write Rap Lyrics - How To Be a Rap Star & How To Rap Better by Mike Min

www.FreestyleMethod.com Hi, This is Mike Min from http with a quick tip on how to freestyle rap better. Let me quickly introduce myself. I am the author of the "Freestyle Method" system. The "Freestyle Method" course is the 1st & original course on h...

Big Money in Overseas Songwriting

Image by familymwr via Flickr If you didn't know the world is becoming smaller, and getting next to the money is getting easier. A lot of artist are still focused on making their living here in the states. Overseas money in the music industry is bigger than money inside the United States. As a songwriter, you can begin to write songs for other artist outside this country and make huge profits.

How To write a song: Beat Making Tutorial - How to Write Melodies to a Chord Progression

How to write a song: Beat Making Tutorial - How to Write Melodies to a Chord Progression. In this lesson, I explain how to construct melodies from a chord progression. I hope this helps with your own melody writing. The Beat School OFFICIAL WEBSITE: ...

Don McLeod & Donny Anderson visit Tom Lee Music in Vancouver Canada

Canadian based Producer/ songwriter Don McLeod visits Tom Lee Music with artist Donny Anderson. Don McLeod is the co-founder of SASS (School Alliance of Student Songwriters) and is an award winning songwriter. Don is currently producing Ali Milner fr...

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When The Group Disagrees

Image via Wikipedia Being a group can be a challenge when you are an artist, because share and share alike it the key word among the group. Band members feel like they should get the solo part and everyone should understand. Writing songs can be a mess cause no one can agree on titles and concepts for the songs being created. I know you have heard the stories of how groups have broke up like N.W.A, The Fugees, Danity Cane, Good Mob and many other groups have fallen victim to music industry strife. So, whats the point to this blog, well the point is that even though you may be in a group you must learn how to compromise to get whats best for the group. If tensions grow high in the group due to management problems, money, or public realtions then bow out gracefully.

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Don't You Got A Story to Tell

Image via Wikipedia If you got a story to tell then tell it. As a song writer your job is to convey a message to people that they themselves can't tell. Many people don't have the same talent you have when it comes to writing songs.

Rogers folks up SIU with songs, storytelling The Daily Egyptian

Rogers took several minutes after every song to speak with the audience, engaging them with stories about his travels, his songwriting process and his family life. But most of his banter was humorous, making jokes about his songs at the ...

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Cee-Lo Green, Seal, More Reveal Songwriting Secrets At BMI Grammy ...

A packed house of aspiring songwriters, music publishers and fans heard Seal surmise, after listening to the other songwriters, that songs that become hits are the most difficult to recall when telling a story about what went into their ...

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Getting Songs on Soundtracks

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Getting your song on a sound track is not as easy as it may sound but it is a great way to build exposure. Now to get your music placed on a major motion picture sound track you would have to go through a major record label. What am I talking about here is getting your music into indie movie which still has great reach because you are getting into the film and Television market. For example, going through a company like Taxi to get your songs pushed to TV is not a bad idea. Also, linking up with up and coming film producers can be a great way to get your music placed on sound tracks because they are the next generation of film producers.

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legal business of Music

Image via Wikipedia There is a great book that you may want to invest in that teaches you about the business of music and how to protect your songs. The book "The Music Business Explained in Plain English" by David Naggar is a great lost cost book that can help the beginner musican songwriter learn the legal side of the business.

The Music Business (Explained In Plain English)

Finally, a break from all the physics and mathematical equations that prevent you from believing you will be able to run your own business. David Naggar breaks down the music industry for the up and coming songwriter/performer. ...

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Running A Record Label

Image by Fred Seibert via Flickr If you really want to have ownership of your songs then you may want to start a record label. Running a label give you total control over your material and the content you create. You own the masters to everything made.
A Record Label Marketing Plan The Musopreneur Podcast

How to Start a Record Label Marketing Plan from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit When you first begin your business it is important to have a.

Starting a record label

I'm starting a record label, and was wondering if any of yall can give some advice on it. LB i know you got one up and started, wassup with some advice?

How to Start a Record Label with $10!

Kelby's Video Blog #1 - Kelby Cannick talks about how he got started in music and how to start a record label with just $10.

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Starting A Publising Company

Image via Wikipedia A a song writer you want to remember you are building a business for yourself. Starting a publishing company is the only way to do it. Education is the key to building a publishing power house. Publishing books that teach you how to license, promote, market, and sale your music is essential. Publishing is where the money is in the music business. Songwriting is the best thing smoking because you can get a residual income of the songs you write for life.

A Musician's Guide to Starting a Music Publishing Company

Musicians are taking on greater business roles to control and increase the financial rewards of working within the music industry.

To start and manage a Music Publishing Company : : Company

Starting a music publisher may be simpler and easy to use just as you might think - but you must follow certain rules. There is no doubt the amount of revenue...

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Niche Markets for Songs

Image via Wikipedia Niche Markets when it comes to wirting songs are a great way to get the songs you want seen and heard. When you find a niche to write songs you can carve a you own brand. For example, if you like the wilderness you could write a songs about the wilderness and the wild. Also, what if you like birds, animals of some sort you could write a songs that would allow you to cover this niche. Money is in the bag when you find a niche that many people are fishing in looking for that great hard to find song.

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The Big Three Performance Rights Agency

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Are you familiar with the big three performance rights agencies ? Ascap, BMI, and Sesac are the big three performance rights groups that you have to become a part of inorder for you to get your songs published and licensed by the public. I have been a member of ASCAP for about fifteen years. Do You know what it takes to get in with the performance rights agency?

Inorder for you to get on with agency like ASCAP you have to have performed in a licensed ASCAP venue and have the club owner sign off on paper proving you did perform there along with the clubs i.d. for so that ASCAP can prove the validity of the club. As for as BMI goes Im not sure what their requirements are but they I think are not as hard as ASCAP is in becoming a member.
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Music Business Books

Education is the key in the music business. If you are not reading books related to how to survive inside the music business, or how to deal with contracts you are short changing yourself. Donald Passmans book on This Business of Music is an all time classic.

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Even though DashBook has handled music calculations well for over a year, this terminology improvement will make DashBook fit more like a glove. Likewise, for those in the Book Business, DashBook will no longer present questions about ...

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Guitars Songs

Image via Wikipedia Have you ever watch a guy or gal play the guitar and sing there song? Guitars seem to be the most love instrument for writing songs to then any other instruments on the market. The Country Music genre is big on the use of the Guitar for writing songs. Country Music, Blues, and Folk music all have used the guitar as their primary instrument to write great songs. The are many different styles of Guitar that folks use to create music. For example, Santa use a Spanish Guitar to create the many platinum hits he has created through his career.

The guitar is probably the most beloved instrument in american history next to the drums. So, the next time you here a great song just remember that the guitar played its part in creating the song.

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Buzz Building and Free

Image by Getty Images via @daylife If you are a songwriter and you want to build a buzz start writing songs for free. Most artist need someone who can write songs for them. As a songwriter trying to build a buzz this could be a good way for you to gain success by helping others. Many singers are not writers so they need someone who can help them getting their writng skills togther. Building a buzz is so important when you want to gain attention from the masses. Songwriting to build a buzz is a key way for you to succeed inside the industry.

If you start writing songs for free make sure to keep the copyrights to the song incase it blows up worldwide. Also, make sure you registar all songs with ASCAP BMI and SESAC so that royalities can be paid if the song hits the radio. Buzz Building for free in the songwriting area is a key way to get your name out in the public domain.

Producing Songwriting Tips

As a songwriter it is just as important that you learn how to produce a quailty song as writing
one. If you are producing yourself then you have to understand the components of being a good quality producer.
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Music Contracts

As a songwriter you got to learn the contracts that come with the business. Many artist get ripped off all the time and as a songwriter you have a even bigger responsibilty to get paid by learning the business.

Music Contracts: Make Entertainment Industry Insiders Take You ...

There are millions of dollars to be made in the music industry.

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Sample Music Contract

Avoid long-term music contracts to ensure that there are always opportunities on both sides for the withdrawal and the renewal of contracts and ensure that the artist would not be pressured into signing any contract. ...

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Entertainment Lawyer Kendall Minter Explains New Medias Influence on Music Contracts

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Music Contracts

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Music Business Video -Recording Contracts

Wendy Day, Founder of the Rap Coalition drops real information on the 360 record deals during a TJsDJs Quarterly Record Pool Meeting in Florida. This is a must see music business video for anyones serious about a career in the music industry.