Helping Music Artists build real careers
—without selling their soul.
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Music is an enigmatic force capable of remarkable psychological and physical impact, so intrinsic to our emotional well-being that it can bring forth transformative change, even in circumstances where the neurological ability to process music is compromised.
Churches have used music for centuries to become closer to God. Ancient tribes used music in their ceremonies to tell stories of their culture. Resonant music affects us all somewhere deep within our souls, not merely providing us with our desired emotional change but also defining our autobiographical memories, shaping our self-perception and influencing our personal narrative.
— Jason John Evans, More Than a Music Artist
Here are the posts that have appeared in the New Music Lives™ Group on Facebook this week 07/26—through 08/02
07/26
07/27
• Pointless banality and the uncanny valley—SethGodin’s blog—AI still can’t do HI. The AI glitches show up from the start and continue. But it’s even more unsettling than this. When AI tries to create and direct joyous human dancing, it fails. The dancers look like retired accountants at a wedding. The stiff awkwardness jumps out at us… and yet, if aliens were to compare this to footage of actual humans dancing, it probably seems very similar.
07/28
• NO IDEA what this sign means. But... it's fun! ❤️
07/28
• Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey’s Records on Billboard Hot 100—from Variety .com—The year’s biggest hit single, has racked up its 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has tied a record held by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
• In Partnership with Songtalk
Every great song begins with a conversation.
A conversation with an idea. A memory. A melody. A feeling that refuses to leave you alone until you find the words, the chords and the courage to give it a voice.
For more than a decade, Songtalk has been helping songwriters have that conversation more deeply—and turn what they discover into better songs.
Through thoughtful interviews with accomplished songwriters, artists and music-industry professionals, Songtalk explores the inspiration, instincts, decisions and sometimes difficult work behind the songs we love. Not simply how a song was written, but why certain words connect, why a melody stays with us and how a songwriter learns to recognize when something is finally right.
It is practical without becoming mechanical. Intelligent without losing the mystery. And always rooted in a genuine respect for songwriting as both a craft and a deeply human form of expression.
Whether you are facing the blank page, wrestling with a lyric, searching for the heart of a song or simply wanting to learn from people who have walked the road before you, Songtalk offers insight, encouragement and ideas you can immediately bring to your own music.
We believe a song is more than content. It is one of the most powerful ways a Music Artist can reach another human being and begin a relationship that may last a lifetime.
Better songs create deeper connections. Deeper connections create TrueFans.
That is why we are proud to partner with Songtalk—and pleased to recommend it as an invaluable resource for every Music Artist who is serious about writing songs that are not merely heard, but felt and remembered.
Listen. Learn. Write better songs.
Visit Songtalk at www.songtalk.ca
... and here's the more...
07/29
• for MUSIC ARTISTS—the TrueFans AMP™ Magazine 154
Helping Music Artists build real careers
—without selling their soul.
In This Issue... 20 pages (about 30ish minutes to read) You'll Get...
• TrueFans Recommends—Uncut: Read What Serious Music Fans Read
• Your BIZ—Spotify-Notify
• in partnerships with Pressed Fresh Collective
• The Greatest Music Artists of All Time—Heart: Still Beating. Still Inspiring. The Sound of Lasting Courage
• TrueFans Feature—Better Than Free: What Kevin Kelly Wants Every Music Artist To Understand.
• PS from PS—Superfan is behavior. TrueFan is partnership.
07/30
• Church Musicians: The Camera Is Teaching You Mistakes You Can't Hear—from Terence Fisher—for all Music Artists in or out of church… If you ever taught yourself anything — by ear, off tapes, off YouTube — there's a mistake in your hands right now that nobody was there to correct. You can't hear it. But it's been quietly deciding which calls you get.
In this video, Terence breaks down—The Silent Drift—you learned the sound right and the motion wrong - The $100 call vs. the $1,000 call (it's not talent) - The 1985 Radio Shack fix the elders already… and more
07/31
• Hear how the Beatles became the most influential band on Earth—from 1440—The Beatles are credited with innovating the sound of popular music and, in the process, helping to legitimize rock 'n' roll as an art form. This two-part series on the Beatles was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles recorded 190 of their 210 songs between 1962 and 1970.
08/01
• Ritch Esra & Eric Knight take deep dive with J. Edward Keyes, Editorial Director at Bandcamp—from MUBUTV—...for an unfiltered look at how true music discovery, direct fan-to-artist connections, and passionate curation are changing the landscape for independent musicians worldwide. Learn how Bandcamp Daily maintains editorial integrity amid hundreds of pitches each week, why global scene reports are redefining genre, and what artists can do to cut through the noise of the streaming era.
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