In 1887, a man started a company selling a new invention called the phonograph. This invention, created and patented by Thomas Edison, allowed music to be reproduced and replayed anywhere at anytime. This company was called the Columbia Phonograph Company. They began producing their own phonograph recordings and had a catalog of 10 phonographs. After the relationship with Edison dissolved this company continued to produce phonographs independently and teamed up with another massive company, Sears, to distribute these records. What this “new” technology allowed for the first time was for musicians to perform like magicians all over the world with out ever being there. Once these recordings began to sell, the technology evolved, and so did the revenue. It was...
I was working in Magic Johnson’s movie theatre as a 20 year old after my first burn out in the music business. I went from thinking I was going to be the next Kris Kross or something to being a “popcorn engineer”. I had one guy who would always come to the movies with the hottest women I ever seen. He was a “baller” by my standards and would always come talk to me because he liked my hustle. One day he pulled me aside and gave me a copy of Robert Keyosaki’s “Rich Dad Poor Dad”. He said, “I don’t work for money. Money works for me!” I had no idea what the hell he was talking about and...
I know! You’re wondering when am I going to actually start talking about music! We all want to create that song that takes over the radio! We all want to travel the world and make tons of money doing what we love! We all want to provide an abundance of wealth for our families. In the marines they have a saying, “everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die!” I have another saying. You start right you end right. Start wrong and well. I’m sure all of you have heard horror stories about artists, producers, engineers, and content creators going broke. Selling millions of dollars worth of products and never seeing a dime. You’ve heard about groups...
Talent can only take you so far. Would you go on a road trip without knowing where you are going or how long it will take? Would you build a house without a blueprint? Why would you jump in the music business without a plan? So let’s start with making a plan.
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