Diy | creative deconstruction

100 Resources for DIY Musicians from Label 2.0

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by refe.

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Greg Rollett of Gen-Y Rock Stars and Label 2.0 sent me an email this morning letting me know that he had just published a new report called 100 Resources for DIY Musicians, and that he had been kind enough to include Creative Deconstruction as one of those resources.
The report is a follow-up to last year’s [...]

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Why You Should Be Excited About the Independent Music Industry in 2010

Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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Many bloggers and artists seem to be ending 2009 on a note of cynicism. While the year began with a sense of excitement about new possibilities available to artists, the independent music community has begun sounding unusually negative lately, even jaded. It’s like everyone is racing to be the first to declare the DIY revolution [...]

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The Declarations of Independents

Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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Rich Huxley is a member of the gloriously independent Hope and Social, a founder of Alamo Music – the UK’s first fan-owned record label, and a record producer.
The case for independence:
One of the questions I like to ask when I meet people through music is: “How many artists do you know personally who have a [...]