I’ve had the distinct pleasure and honor working with The Minneapolis Pops for a couple seasons now. The Mpls Pops is a professional orchestra, mostly comprised of musicians who are also employed with the Minnesota Orchestra and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, that plays free concerts for Twin Citians. Over the years, the Mpls Pops […]

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Custom screen printed Rock Posters have always been big in certain music scenes (And will probably continue to be for a very long time). Sadly, the main stream does not share this sentiment, but one day… oh, yes… one day they shall! Whether you’re part of a music scene that embraces the beautiful art of a […]

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Image via WikipediaI was speaking with a friend the other day about patches. When I was in high school, patches and buttons were the way to customize your book bag and show off your stunning and ever-so-hip musical taste. The more enviable patches were those that showed more local and/or obscure bands (as opposed to […]

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Image via WikipediaFor the newbies to the cultBLOG, I like to use Jay Conrad Levinson’s definition of “Guerrilla Marketing” –mostly because he coined the term and has written about infinity and a half books on the subject. His basic definition of Guerrilla Marketing is accomplishing ordinary business/marketing goals by unconventional means. In the same respect, […]

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Image via WikipediaIf you’ve been reading the cultBLOG at all, you get how much I stress the need for merchandising; but properly merchandising your band or music organization is about more than just buying a run of one-color t-shirts and schlepping them to all over the place. No. There is actually logic behind all the […]

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In my various dealings with clients, I’ve come across surprisingly few bands that have taken the plunge… no… not getting married -or maybe it is- but forming a legal business entity. If your group is serious about being professional and being the sole source of income for all the members, than maybe a legal business […]

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Image via WikipediaMy web host, midphase, is running a spring madness sale on web hosting. They’re perfect for any band/music group because they do not limit media hosting on your website. Many web hosts will not let you share MP3 and Video content –or severely limit it, on the basis that they either want to […]

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Image via Wikipedia“How can my bad get signed” seems to be the running question for a lot of musicians out there. It’s almost as if getting your band onto a major record label is the climax for many bands; but is it right for your band?
Back in the day (which was a Wednesday… thank you […]

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Image via WikipediaOne of the great parts of the internet is the massive volume of people looking for information and looking to spend money at the same time. Given this environment, it didn’t take too long for people to start incorporating advertising into web pages and emails. This, in turn, brought about a staggering bulk […]

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Image via WikipediaThough it’s one of the most important parts of promotion, printing can often be the first cost to be skimmed off the top when people begin to get budget-conscious. In any printing, whether it be screen printing, pad printing, or offset printing, there are several factors to consider when adding up the cost. […]

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