Backstage pass talk

Yesterday was an awesome day. AWESOME! I had the opportunity to go back to my high school, St Jean Baptiste, and give a lecture with a Q&A about music, art, and life as an artist to these amazing creative beautiful girls in the very same auditorium where I got my start as a teenager. I have no doubt that these young ladies will be making some serious noise in the years to come with whatever road they choose to take with their creativity. 

SUGGESTED READING- a few books and websites to check out (mentioned in lecture)

Bird By Bird- Anne Lamott
Poemcrazy – Susan G. Wooldridge
On Writing – Stephen King
The Songwriter’s Handbook – Tom T. Hall
Music Marketing for the DIY Musician ; Creating and Executing a Plan of Attack on a Low Budget – Bobby Borg
All You Need To Know About The Music Business (9th Edition)-
Donald S. Passman

CD BABY (where you can release your own records... some good DIY articles too)
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
ASCAP
BMI
SOUNDCLOUD (where you can discover indie music, and upload your music to share with friends and fans to stream or download. Free and Pro plans available)

RECOMMENDED MUSIC STUDY-  fantastic course, (and it's FREE!) 

TEACH ROCK -Steven Van Zandt from Bruce Springsteen's E Street band, as well as founder of the Sirius XM radio Station 'The Underground Garage', and actor on the TV series The Sopranos, and Lilyhammer has organized an amazing teaching program about the history of Rock and Soul music. Fascinating and inspiring... check it out