Taking the Entrepreneurial Plunge: 15 Essential Tips to Help You Succeed

Do you find yourself banking your best ideas? Dreaming of calling the shots? Then it’s probably inevitable, you were meant to be an entrepreneur. So what’s stopping you? Well, the list is long: fears, concerns, questions, doubts… there is tons of BS that could get in your way. Here’s some tips for overcoming the obstacles and preparing for the best thing you might ever do in your lifetime. 

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Making it Happen

 

You can’t just wait for something to happen.  Without some level of dedication and effort, it probably won’t.

 

For as far back as I can remember I have had a love for music.  Played in a few bands as a young man, but could never find like-minded musicians with sufficient talent and the dedication to practice, or schedules that meshed with mine.  So I adapted to a solo style of playing.

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What Bands Should Know About the Myspace Relaunch

If you haven’t received a notice or saw the posts, Myspace has relaunched with an all-new look. I found my email invitation in the spam folder. So what does this star-studded relaunch mean for musicians?

Probably nothing.

Myspace has tried multiple times to resurrect itself, though it was unsuccessful each time. We’ll see if Justin Timberlake and loads of money can make it work this time.

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Rapcoligy Life on the Beats

The home project studio producers blog. Your one-stop Music Blog for: MUSIC KNOWLEDGE, MUSIC WISDOM, TIPS & TRICKS, TUTORIALS, TOOLS, EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE AND MORE!!! home project studio news and information, setting up your studio to make money and more! All home project studio producers If you are looking for a place to read different views and advice on promoting your music, recording tecnics, and more, you will find a variety of different articles and info posted on this blog periodically.

 

While this blog is not claiming to be a news blog like most there will be an array of different things posted on here for home project studio producers recording artist’s and composers, so feel free to check out the blog, read along, and feel free to share this page link with others.  If you like an article that you read, you’re free to copy and paste as well, as long as you list Rapcology as the location you obtained the article from.  Enjoy!

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Letting it Flow: Rules on Productivity

One of the questions I get most frequently is “how the hell are you so productive?” The easiest answer is ADHD and an obsessive need to get as much done in my life before I die, but since that (hopefully) only applies to a certain chunk of the population, here are some other suggestions I think could be helpful:

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Help Your Band Stand Out - Custom Decals and Other Methods

In the digital age it has become very easy to record music and get it out to the millions of people seeking new music every day. However, while recording has become easier, the art of physical promotion has been lost. This leaves some bands scratching their collective heads while trying to figure out how to get people to remember them. Aside from playing great music I believe there are a few design and printing tactics one can take to leave a lasting impression on a crowd.

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What is clipping ?

What is clipping?

Clipping is the name used to describe the result of a digital recording or mixing system being over loaded by an input or output signal level. Clipping means the the mathematics that represent an audio signal in the digital domain have exceeded. The finite numerical values end at 0dBFS and beyond this point invalid values are recorded or reproduced which produce distortion.  

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Why Your Band Is A Failure

Having been in a number of bands that have failed, while being friends with people’s whose bands have done well, I’ve started to pick up on a few things that bands often do wrong. Let’s be clear from the off though, there are no steadfast rules and sometimes one thing will make a band and for another break them. Success is not simple, that’s clear, but many bands blindly walk into the industry and set themselves up for failure from the off. Some get through, but they’ve usually got a rich family member nestled in the bowels of Sony to cover them with money till they float.

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THE COLLABORATORS: PAUL WILLIAMS

Every time I write a post about the music “piracy” debate, I hope it will be my last post.  And every time, I am disappointed.  Seriously, people, when will we move past this discussion?  Since its inception, the music industry has fought innovation and technology (mind you, we are not alone in this) - from the piano roll to the radio.  And every time, during the battle, the industry shrinks - because it takes a lot of energy to fight change - and every time, post the battle, the industry grows larger than before.

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Is Music Stardom Attainable?

Music Stardom is still a great motivator of struggling musicians worldwide. The big names seem to have it all - fame, fortune and the ability to somehow stay in the spotlight.It’s natural to assume that with all this success, life must be pretty amazing. 

Truly successful musicians have diversified income strategies. Their income streams are as diverse as their personalities. They might include record sales, concert tickets, clothing lines, perfumes, product endorsements, book deals and even acting careers.

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How I Got A Cover On The Top 200 iTunes Download Chart.

Getting a song in a commercial or on TV is a great way to earn some money.  But the other thing artists often consider is the tremendous exposure! We hear a lot about exposure and it’s often used as a negotiating tactic when it comes to licensing. I think exposure value can be all over the map, but this is a case where the original song and the brand’s efforts combined to boost this great cover of “All Shook Up” onto the iTunes Top 200 downloads.

Here’s a quick synopsis of my latest efforts…

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How EDM Is Changing Mixing And Mastering

EDM creators are finding less of an need for a separate mixing and mastering engineer, and much of that comes from the old school industry failing to embrace change.

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The Elements Of A Successful Music Blog Pitch

One of the most common questions I hear from musicians is how we get through to so many blogs sucessfully when pitching them? Below, I’ve outlined the format both my co-author Todd Thomas and I have used to pitch countless bands to blogs. Todd has employed this format when pitching successfully to tons of huge blogs that has gained his group Sensual Harassment coverage on Pitchfork, Vice, etc. 

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Feed The Arts Introduces TIME Funding

FEED THE ARTS INTRODUCES TIME FUNDING WEBSITE FOR THE ARTS
ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS BENEFIT AND BUILD THEIR BUSINESS WHILE HELPING ARTISTS

NEW YORK, NY (June 4, 2013)—

Feedthearts.com is forever changing the way art is funded by introducing its patent pending TIME FUNDING Model.  Time Funding is a cross between crowd funding and virtual rewards programs allowing fans to donate time instead of money.  Their time is what helps Artists get funded and allows funding of Creative Arts projects with fans earning virtual currency we call ?Helping Hands?.  Helping Hands are then turned around through an advertising revenue share and giving that currency to artists projects posted on the site.  This revolutionary model eliminates the risk of previous crowd funding and traditional funding models.

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