Have you ever heard or seen “I do not own this song” accompany a social post or video upload? Then you have witnessed blatant and admitted copyright violation, something that has run pretty rampant in all the years of social media and, now, with the advent of AI “chat” apps and platforms, even more obscured …
The Story Behind My Song ‘Left, Right and Center(fold). How It Came to Be. I was in middle school when J. Geils’ two songs came out, ones which really influenced me as a musician and songwriter. It was 1981 and there were releases of his hit singles “Centerfold” and “Freeze Frame”. Upon hearing them on …
If live music is dying, by logic, all that’s left is dead! How to revive it? No, don’t throw out your iPhone, cancel your Spotify or Apple Music account or quit watching YouTube. If you do, you will have missed the point altogether. For, this isn’t a ban of “canned” music, a warning against recordings …
We don’t even play for peanuts. We play for YOU!… Sure musicians get paid for their efforts, receive recompense from those who hire us to play their clubs and private functions. And, to an outsider, it may look like we’re well-paid in dollars and cents. But, examining the accounting reveals an entirely different picture. What …
Musicians’ Accounting Bottom Line Reveals We Play for YOU! Read More »
Back in the mid-nineties, I had a 13-piece 70’s funk and soul band that I played in and managed, encompassing the greatest challenge of my career in striving for the ultimate in audience entertainment. That was child’s play compared to the challenges I face just as a drummer with First Round in delivery of REAL …
