Friday, June 19, 2009

10 More Commandments

If you don't follow Hypebot you probably should, especially if you are interested in the music industry. I saw this posting last week and I thought it was interesting enough to re-post it here on my weekly blog. It's simple and I hope it inspires you to think about the way you are negotiating the industry in its current state. I hope you enjoy.

  1. Thou Shalt Not Worship False Prophets - Neither a record deal or auto-tune are your saviors.
  2. Thou Shalt Worship Only One God - He (or she) is called The Fan. (I would list this as #1-J.C.)
  3. Thou Shalt Giveaway Free Music - Like Jesus and the loaf of bread, give your flock a gift that multiplies as they pass it around.
  4. Thou Shalt Not Steal - Borrowing a beat is one thing, but stealing...
  5. Thou Shalt Blog - Your flock wants to know what you're doing.
  6. Thou Shalt Create Profiles - Wherever your flock may go, you must be there.
  7. Thou Shalt Upload Photos - Staged, not staged, backstage, from the stage and at every stage of a project.
  8. Thou Shalt Upload Videos - Longs Ones. Shorts Ones. Tall ones...you get the idea.
  9. Thou Shalt Share Thy Bounty. Share gigs. Share ideas. Share with your fans.
  10. Do Unto Others As You Would Have Others Do Unto You - You meet the same people on the way down that you did on the way up.


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