STAY INFORMED!!! - NEW TOPICS FOR SPRING 2008

SONG SHARKS & MUSIC PIRATES - In every business there are dishonest types who try to unfairly exploit others for their own personal greed, and unfortunately, the world of music and entertainment has more than it's fair share of them.

HOME COPYING - BURNT INTO TEENAGE PSYCHE - The Guardian's Katie Allen discusses the findings of a recent study showing that 95% of teenagers in the United Kingdom illegally copy music, both offline as well as online.

Commentary: NATE HARRISON'S AMEN BREAK TUTORIAL - Nate Harrison's 2004 video raises question about who owns culture and the nature of music, art, and creativity, along with the history of a remarkable clip that spawned whole genre of modern urban music. Includes Embedded Youtube video links.

Special Guest Commentary: BITWISE OPERATOR: THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT SOFTWARE PIRACY - by fprefect - Crossposted courtesy of our friends at Ambrosia Software.

FIRE SAFETY AND CODE ISSUES IN PUBLIC VENUES - Ascandlelight vigils were held for the 100 souls who perished in the Station nightclub fire (Warwick R.I.) in 2003, many of us in the restaurant, hotel, concert production, nightclub, sporting event, and theater businesses were asking ourselves the question, "WHAT IF?"

THE EAGLE'S WALMART DEAL - Are big-box exclusives with big-name acts the industry's savior or the final nail in the coffin of indie music labels and retail?

HOW TO DEAL WITH SPEC RIDER ABUSE - What to do when an entertainment acts's hospitality or technical rider is unreasonable.

SMASH MY MARKETING - A few months ago I stumbled on a clip on Youtube where a couple of freeks were going after a videogame console with a sledgehammer. Stealth marketing trick or some kids having their fifteen minutes of fame? Includes Embedded Youtube video links.

WHAT IS A REMIX? - I've been asked numorous times, "What is a remix?" The best answer is that "a remix can be anything you want it to be."

THE LONG TAIL WILL END IN HEARTBREAK - Music business expert Barry Sosnick questions whether the "Long Tail Theory" is revolutionary or just more tech press marketing hype. (external link hosted courtesy of The Register.)

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY ART? - Veteran music producer Walter Sear discusses the real reasons behind today's music industry slump. (external link hosted courtesy of Mercenary Audio)

AM 740 - WHAT MUSIC RADIO IS SUPPOSED TO BE - newsgroup posting from June 14th, 2007

PRO AUDIO SWAP HOMEPAGE - The official homepage of the Pro Audio Swap discussion forum on GOOGLEGROUPS.

DJ CARLI'S MYSPACE PAGE - Yeah.... I actually got a Myspace page now....