Archive: January 2009

In school, if you’re right 60% of the time you’re a failure. In the music business, if you’re right 60% of the time, you’re a genius (unless you’re starting an indie label).

Posted on | January 17, 2009 | No Comments

This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Navigating Fog: Thoughts on the Music Business

It’s true. Picking winners in the music business is a lot like hitting major league pitching: Most people strike out a lot. For every band on a major label that succeeds, a far greater number fail. This means that the A & R staff of most labels spend most of their time failing. So if [...]

Usually, being an asshole does not help you

Posted on | January 2, 2009 | No Comments

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Navigating Fog: Thoughts on the Music Business

On the surface, this seems obvious. But if you take some time to think about it, it gets more complicated. There are many levels to being an asshole. Some are very obvious and easy to spot. Others aren’t so obvious. Why? Well, sometimes the difference between being assertive and being and asshole is subtle (or [...]

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