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	<title>GARRISON’S BLOG</title>
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		<title>Interview with singer/songwriter Rebecca Correia.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Music Quench, Rebecca. In an industry filled with genre clones you are an artist of distinction whose passion and emotions reverberate in your lyrics, vocals and musicianship. Your 200+ songs comprise a bountiful portfolio of exquisite music written while you are still in your twenties, suggesting an amazing career path yet to come. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/05/09/music-quench-marketing-series-interview-with-singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist-mandolinist-and-indie-artist-rebecca-correia/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Conductor, Composer, and Performer Stella Black</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Music Quench, Stella. Your credentials in the music industry are as impressively diverse as are the cultural and musical influences that have shaped them. Would you please share your Fodor’s-ish journey from your rural South beginnings in the heartland of country &#38; bluegrass music to your operatic &#38; classical evolution in Europe.
As most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/04/18/music-quench-marketing-series-interview-with-conductor-composer-and-performing-artist-stella-black/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Natalie Gelman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Singer/songwriter Natalie Gelman is quickly gaining acclaim and recognition for her music. Her passionate songs and voice have brought comparisons to Sheryl Crow, Tori Amos and Jewel. Upon releasing her debut album Natalie rollerbladed 1500 miles up the East coast from Miami, FL to NYC raising money for charity in concerts along the way. Currently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/04/09/music-quench-marketing-series-interview-with-natalie-gelman/</link>
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		<title>Interview with George Kitching of Overspill Poets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You guys have come a long way so far on your musical journey from the Tyneside flats where Overspill Poets was first conceived and developed between delivering sandwiches to office workers and watching endless re-runs of Auf Wiedersehen Pet with spirited impromptu jams. There are a lot of up &#38; coming bands that can benefit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/04/08/music-quench-marketing-series-interview-with-george-kitching-of-overspill-poets/</link>
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		<title>Marketing Your Music: A New Series of Interviews with Indie Artists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been asked to write a series of posts about the business of music, in particular, marketing strategies for helping you promote your music in today&#8217;s marketplace which I am excited to do. Before kicking that off I just want to say a few words about what an exciting time it is to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/04/02/marketing-your-music-a-series-of-new-posts/</link>
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		<title>Dennis Hopper: Quintessential Cool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, Dennis, on receiving your star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. You are a gifted actor, director and producer and the essence of cool.
Easy Rider
Apocalypse Now
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		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/03/28/dennis-hopper-quintessential-cool/</link>
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		<title>Diggin&#8217; the Blue Bottle Rocket Stage Two Mic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I amusedly refer to myself as an analog guy living and working in a digital world. I spent my early producing and engineering days in such studios as Media Sound and Bell Sound in New York City. I even got my first apartment on 57th street above Media Sound so I&#8217;d never be far away [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/03/27/diggin-the-blue-bottle-rocket-stage-two-mic/</link>
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		<title>Social Media, Go-Givers and Sharing Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading Ben Parr&#8217;s article, &#8220;HOW TO: Use Social Media for Sharing Music&#8221;
http://mashable.com/2009/04/18/social-sharing-music/
and I was reminded of the Bob Burg &#38; John David Mann book, Go-Givers, notably, the authors encouraging advice that &#8220;giving is the most fulfilling and effective path to success.&#8221;  In his article, Ben talks about listening becoming a &#8220;richer and more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/03/25/social-media-go-givers-and-sharing-music/</link>
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		<title>Some Suggestions for Recording Your First CD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless an unsigned band has been able to negotiate a spec deal with a studio for recording and mixing time in exchange for a co-producing royalty share, the costs incurred will be directly absorbed by the artist. Add in mastering and the costs increase even more. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so crucial to control expenses without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/03/20/some-suggestions-for-recording-your-first-cd/</link>
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		<title>Indies Get Tex-Mex Exposure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now in its 24th year, the SXSW Music and Media Conference has established itself as THE must-attend networking event for the 21st century music industry giving nearly 2,000 musical acts from around the globe unprecedented exposure on over 80 stages in downtown Austin, Texas. http://sxsw.com/
And, now  there&#8217;s a new venue getting prepping to rock the indie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://musicquench.com/garrison_blog/2010/03/14/indies-get-tex-mex-exposure/</link>
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