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 & coming bands that can benefit [...]
I was reading Ben Parr’s article, “HOW TO: Use Social Media for Sharing Music”
http://mashable.com/2009/04/18/social-sharing-music/
and I was reminded of the Bob Burg & John David Mann book, Go-Givers, notably, the authors encouraging advice that “giving is the most fulfilling and effective path to success.” In his article, Ben talks about listening becoming a “richer and more [...]
Indie artists haven’t forgotten MySpace’s using them to create traffic in volumes impressive enough to shmooze the big 4 record companies to partner up in a sweet deal that basically left the indie artists out in the cold. Now, American Idol contestants are getting that same feeling following a message on March 3rd received by Twitter, [...]
The appointment of Own Van Natta to CEO of MySpace was supposed to solidify the online music site as a key promotional partner with the big 4 record companies. One is left to ponder MySpace’s future with the sudden replacement of Van Natta with not one but two co-presidents: former product manager Jason Hirschhorn and [...]
Over 400 folks will lose their jobs at MySpace in a 30% reduction in employees positioned by Van Natta as a restructuring across divisions to create innovation and efficiency.
Let me extend my heartfelt empathy to anyone who’s lost their job in this souring economy. It’s tough to be out of work when the bills come [...]