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Re: Ari's Take - The Biz Behind Full-Time Independent Music by musician Ari Herstand

bevbarnett — Fri, 23 May 2014 12:25:27 -0000

Thx for making the digital world a better place :-) I'd also add 'set your email up to come from your name - your FULL name.' Not 'Musicboy102,' and not just 'Jason.' And use a relevant, searchable subject line. Long time small venue & house concert presenter here, in addition to my work with music nonprofits like West Coast Songwriters and Folk Alliance. Oh my, the emails I've deleted!!

Re: 6 Common Website Mistakes That Cause Missed Opportunities

bevbarnett — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:54:42 -0000

Contact information. Seriously. People forget to include it, or they make it way to hard.
I think many musicians (and other artists) have a hard time putting themselves in the place of potential website visitors. Too often, they concentrate on what THEY want on their Website rather than thinking through who the Web site is really for. I've written about this, as has music marketing blogger Michael Brandvold. It just can't be repeated enough... hopefully your point about driving away journalists will hit home for those who need to do a little site updating.

Re: Be Attention Grabbing On Twitter

bevbarnett — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:51:43 -0000

Ok ok I'll start using Twitter again! Thx again for the sanity check. Glad to see you're honoring your blogging resolution :-)

Re: Stand Out Using Facebook Notes

bevbarnett — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:22:15 -0000

I've seen notes used effectively to promote a regional tour, rather than creating lots of individual events. The events are becoming so overwhelming, it's easy for people to just ignore them ... Especially when people invite all their friends, including those who are not geographically close to the event location. Don't get me wrong, I think events are worthwhile when used judiciously, But i definitely like the idea of being creative with notes.

Re: StageIt, a must have for indie artists + bands

bevbarnett — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:58:23 -0000

just attended the new artist tutorial, looks really interesting.

Re: 10 Happiness Tips for Busy People

bevbarnett — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:28:32 -0000

I'm working on this, but right now I'm ignoring the beauty of the New Mexico desert outside my window as my husband drives. We offered songs of living in the moment this morning at Creative Living Fellowship in Phoenix... And now I'm working via 3G as we race out interstate 10. I think I'll log off and watch the light dance on the mountains. Thanks for the reminder!

Re: 16 Reasons Why Bands and Musicians Should Have Their Own Websites

bevbarnett — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:35:52 -0000

Bravo on all 16 points.

I'm a performer, a presenter, artist consultant and director for this year's Folk Alliance Region West conference, and I see so many short-sighted independent musicians choosing the easy and free route (usually MySpace) rather than considering what's easiest for their audience and best for them in the long run.

Thanks Chris, I'll be pointing folks to this list.

Re: Email: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

bevbarnett — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:02:57 -0000

Here's another tip! Excessive exclamation points are a sure path to a negative reaction from your reader! It doesn't matter how excited you are about what you're saying! Really! Stop it!

Re: Global Digital Music Stats

bevbarnett — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:13:05 -0000

I'd be interested in seeing age demographics added to those stats.

Re: Taking the Online Offline

bevbarnett — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:54:33 -0000

Another thoughtful post, Andrew. Hosting acoustic house concerts I get a lot of questions from artists about what people buy, esp. from those contemplating a live CD. People want to take home the experience they just had - they value the human interaction created and want to keep that moment they were a part of. Some are now doing live recording of the night's concert, burning straight to disk and selling it at the end of the show... yes, there are people in the 40 - 60 age demographic who still buy CDs.

Re: Artists House Community Christmas Compilation

bevbarnett — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:39:49 -0000

Greg job on the compilation together Andrew - I know it was a labor of love. Thanks so much for putting it together and for all your efforts for the indie music community!

Re: Artists House Community Christmas Compilation

bevbarnett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:02:23 -0000

Love the idea, of course, and looking forward to hearing the whole compilation! I'm happy to participate, spread the word and generally contribute in the spirit of the season...

Re: Obama’s first address to the nation on YouTube

bevbarnett — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:42:12 -0000

but I didn't see him tweet it. or did i miss it?

Re: Relax and Open Wide: Dentist vs. Doctor

bevbarnett — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:37:55 -0000

I agree... dentists are so judgemental!

Re: Facebook Widens The Gap With MySpace Internationally

bevbarnett — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:04:40 -0000

Agree with Public*Relations, its not about numbers. The people who are gravitating to Facebook now are 40 and 50 yr olds finding old friends and colleagues. Most people I know have a rule that Facebook friends must be people you are already connected with in real life, because of the nature of what you're able to disclose about yourself there. MySpace is more of a free for all, and isn't all that useful for genuine connection.

Re: Notice to Staff and Stakeholders: Reorg

bevbarnett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:26:45 -0000

Okay tell me the truth - were you hiding in the back of OUR van on our way to school yesterday morning?

I saw a glimmer of hope though - my Coddled Teenage Boy turned his essay in after the bell and got half credt and ADMITTED it was his fault he was late. What's that about?

Re: Microsoft Moves Away From Seinfeld Ads After Two Teasers

bevbarnett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:10:29 -0000

Hmm. I thought they were pretty good. Could have done without seeing Bill adjust his shorts, but maybe that's just me.

Re: Morning Person

bevbarnett — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:52:48 -0000

What a great story! For me, its always about the story.

... and I'm with you, NOT a morning person. I was up at 5 yesterday, and watched the Olympics too late. Definitely having a low energy day today.

Re: A Sample Blogging Workflow

bevbarnett — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:33:27 -0000

Thanks for pointing me over here, Chris - I'm struck by the similiarites between blogging and songwriting. Brevity, frequency, connection with the reader/listener, scheduled writing sessions. Your 'Bonus Round' suggestions are similiar to what you'll hear in songwriting workshops, including going to the grocery store and perusing summize!

Re: Rule-breaking songs?

bevbarnett — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:27:40 -0000

After going through several song critiques about getting right to the chorus, I was sitting in the audience at a Steve Seskin concert and realized that "I Think About You" (Steve's song recorded by Collin Raye) doesn't get to the chorus until after the second verse. The story needs to unfold one more layer before the hook can really get you, and it does. Gets me every time.

Re: MiNterview: Enterprise Social Media Interview with Jim Cuene and Douglas Pollei

bevbarnett — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:04:38 -0000

Excellent overview of how media is evolving, thanks.

To address Adam's comment about plenty of people still using newsgroups, email and bulletin boards... true, but as with any technologal evolution, the catalyst for change is efficiency and in this case the driver is content explosion. Social media tools allow us to create our own filters and categories, where we used to have to depend on the media, the record companies, etc. to provide that filter.

If my blog search window in NetVibes wasn't set for Technorati to send me a constant stream of blog posts related to Enterprise 2.0, I never would have found this post.

Re: Lyric inspiration : listening in to others’ loves, hates, wishes, feelings

bevbarnett — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:36:29 -0000

this is addictive.

Re: What should I do when someone says, “Let me know what you think!” of their music?

bevbarnett — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:13:43 -0000

Along the same lines, it pains me to see the dejection on the faces of songwriters who bring their finished CDs to song critique sessions (i.e. West Coast Songwriters or other conferences) thinking they are going to hear praise, when the critiquers job is to, well, find something to improve on. Once the CD is in the can, as you say, its time to stop asking opinions and stand on your work.

Loving your blog. Trying to live by the "do something that scares you" credo.

Re: Whatever scares you or excites you, go do it | Derek Sivers

bevbarnett — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:30:18 -0000

a simple truth, thx for the reminder. my dad always told me to choose the path that would teach me what i needed to learn, and the money would come later.

Re: Eliza"s keynote

bevbarnett — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:15:50 -0000

Eliza's music has always inspired me... listening to her speak at FA was beyond inspiring. i hadn't realized the text was posted, thx for pointing that out.

Bev Barnett
TrueWind Music, Campbell, CA
http://www.bevbarnett.com