The Renegade Producer Blog
The Renegade Producer Blog below is dedicated to you, the independent music artist.
Here you find the latest site updates, random music production and business tips, ideas, videos and other interesting tidbits.
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Check out the current updates now below...
Musician Income Streams List
David Sherbow posted an excellent reference list of potential income streams for musicians.
Eno on Selling Records
Music-business thoughts: Brian Eno on records and blubber.
Metrics and Tools to Measure Your Music ROI
Dexter Bryant Jr. provides musicians with 38 metrics and 7 tools to measure your music business return on investment.
Win a Cyber PR Campaign!
I'm excited to share some news with you today!
How would you like to win a PR campaign worth $1,595 from Cyber PR?
The charming Ariel Hyatt sent me an e-mail this morning in which she announced a new contest for music artists.
Here's how it works...
1. Read the Music Success in Nine Weeks e-book. Please purchase the e-book via my affiliate link here as this means I can get a small share of the sale for recommending it.
2. Send an e-mail to ariel@arielpublicity.com with a link to your Blog. Use "MSi9W Blogging Contest Entry" as your subject line.
3. Start with week one in the e-book and Blog about it as you go through the process in the e-book. You need to create 9 entries, in other words, one for each of the 9 weeks in the e-book. You can use Facebook, MySpace or Blogger if you don't have a Blog.
4. CyberPR staff will judge the entries and the artist who learns the most and advances the most will win a full Headliner Cyber PR campaign from CyberPR, worth $1,595. The campaign will get your music to bloggers, podcasters and radio DJs. It will also help you organize your social media presence.
*Judging Starts TODAY* *Judging closes March 10, 2010*
You'll find my honest review of Music Success in Nine Weeks here should you want more information about the e-book before you buy.
You can read the announcement from Cyber PR here for full details.
Thank you in advance for using my affiliate link to purchase the e-book!
I wish you all the best for the contest. Now, make some history Renegade!
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Webhosting Musts for Musicians & Bands
A few tips that may help you in your quest to find a reliable, affordable webhost. Take any hosting recommendations you get with a pinch of salt
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Band and Musician Web Hosting
Discover the 3 possible routes you can take to get band or musician web hosting for your site.
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Band and Musician Website Design Tips
A great little introduction to band and musician website design. Read this page before you start your own music artist website.
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The Renegade Internet Music Sales, Marketing and Promotion Guide
Free Internet music sales, distribution, marketing and promotion guide for the independent music artist.
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Internet Marketing For Musicians
What the humble Spider can teach you about internet marketing for musicians - Observe...
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The New Web Music Business
4 key ideas to help your independent web music business advance.
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Every Musician Needs a Website
Discover why every good musician needs a website right now.
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Is your music web presence holding you back?
Discover all you must know and do to create a solid music web presence in this e-book...
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Sell Music on iTunes
Discover how to sell music on iTunes via an online music distribution company...
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Get Your Music on iTunes - 30% Discount for Tunecore!
30% discount off your first upload with Tunecore. Offer extended only until end of December...
In a recent article I showed you how you can sell your music on iTunes and other online marketplaces with Tunecore.
I can now, due to my affiliation with Tunecore, offer you a 30% discount when you use the the coupon code beheard30 via the link below...
Visit the Tunecore discount page.
Sign up for The Renegade Report should you want to be updated when I add new discount coupons and offers to the web site.
Update: This offer has been extended until the end of December 2009. If you want to get your songs on iTunes then now is a good time to do it.
Please use the link on this page should you sign up as this site gets a small commission for the recommendation. Thank you!
Two Good Music Distribution Companies
Discover music distribution companies and the services they offer you as an independent artist.
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Contacting Music Bloggers
A few pointers on the new music PR and contacting music bloggers to write about you...
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Twitter Introduction
Find out why I'm on Twitter and what I tweet about...
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Music Business Newsletter: The Renegade Report
The music business newsletter for independent music artists and producers. Strategies, tips and ideas for your music-business-life.
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Help the Musicians Helper
Ways you can contribute to this web site and help a musicians helper on a mission.
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Your Music Business Information HQ
Music business information for the independent music artist and producer.
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Musician Quotes
I provide these musician quotes for your inspiration...
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Musician Insurance - Introduction
Read this brief introduction to musician insurance plus discover resources to help you decide on the best packages for your needs.
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Free Music Sharing Software for the Independent Musician
Discover the free music sharing software I recommend to independent music artists I work with.
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Music Intervals and Theory
The teaching of intervals in music theory is often only position learning. What lacks is a full understanding of the position relationships, sounds
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Make Your Own Music Online
Discover tools to help you make your own music online and also collaborate with other artists.
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About Me and This Web Site...
Find out more about me and why I've created this web site for independent musicians and producers...
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Guitar Lessons on YouTube
Discover two great channels for guitar lessons on YouTube and other places to look for free online guitar lesson videos...
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Services for Independent Musicians
Discover companies and services for independent musicians which you can trust.
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Free Music Software Downloads - A Resource...
Discover tons of great free music software downloads with this handy web resource...
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The Renegade Web Presence Video Series!
You can now watch 9 free videos in the Renegade Web Presence Video Series.
We take a look at your music web site and web strategy, the main social networks you need to represent yourself on and tools you can use to streamline your operations and keep track of your response.
Sign up for the Renegade Report at the bottom of the NavBar where I'll announce the Maestro level videos when they are ready.
Enjoy!
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RWP Independent Music Marketing Video Series
Video series with independent music marketing tips, tools and strategies. Get your music web presence rock-solid!
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Buying gear in hard times?
 Are you looking to buy music instruments or equipment and want to save some money?
Check out the special Musician's Friend discount coupon below to get instant rebates of up to $110 on your order.
You'll find tons of brands included in the rebate offer so you'll be sure to find the gear you want.
This offer is valid via the link below until July 31, 2009 so don't miss it, check it out now!
Get yours with "MINE" at MusiciansFriend.com and save up to $110 (coupon: MINE)
I'll post any other good new deals or discounts I find or organize for you here so watch this space! ;-)
When you've had enough...
I sit here with blood-shot eyes, sore neck and pulsating head after a long day of struggle against Resistance.
I want to make better music, build a business and create this web site to help empower other independent music artists to change the world. And that's not all...
I want to improve other areas of my own life and help people I come in contact with to improve their circumstances and create the life and world they want.
The amount of Resistance I face in both my internal and external world I cannot describe in this little bloglet. I'm not out to elicit sympathy. You know the deal. You're on your own mission to change the world.
It helps me in times when I feel like I've had enough to remember why I create these things. I could drop my wants, though I know I'll always return like Sisyphus with his rock and get back to work.
It's after all not about my self-directed psychotherapy...
... we have Work to do on Spaceship Earth! Aye?
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Music Business News Feed
The Renegade Producer Music Business News Feed
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Basic Music Theory
By David Yzhaki Piano-Play-It.com Hi guys, this is David here. In this article I'm going to focus on some basic music theory. As a piano
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Steady Web Site Growth: 1 image = 1000 words
I've been building RenegadeProducer.com for just over 7 months and the growth in page views by visitors has increased at a steady pace...
I don't pay for traffic, it's mostly Search Engine and Social traffic.
I know the numbers are not huge and nothing to brag about. I expect it to get much bigger as the months progress.
Why am I so sure?
I have done my research and I follow a process which has been proven to work over and over. As long as I continue to work it the magic process works...
Click here to discover the magic process.
I suggest musicians who don't want to be pressured to make music for money learn more about the process and get started with their own web site and business.
Now you know...
I want you to create web business assets for passive income and make music for the the people, for music's sake.
The world needs more empowered musicians who don't need to compromise their art due to commercial and financial pressure.
We are doing it.
Join us.
Marius van Dyk
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