… how do they react?
In my experience, you get 3 types of reactions:

“I’m thinking about learning how to play the guitar” (you can replace “guitar” with any other instrument, though “guitar” is the most common)
“But what do you REALLY do?” (note the emphasis on “really”)
“Cool. I’m a musician too.” (you can replace “musician” with any other […]

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There is a newbie on the internet music scene, and its name is OurStage.com. Do we need another one? And what makes it different?
OurStage.com is centred around a competition principle. Artists can win monthly prizes, as decided by the fans.
It works per channel, eg per style of music, and artists can upload music and video.  You have channel winners, […]

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Last.fm has struck a deal with all the major record labels to be able to play legally full length tracks, free of charge for the end user but with royalties paid to musicians. How does it work? Advertising revenue. The good news for independent musicians? Anyone with music on last.fm can get royalties, you do […]

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