# music business (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover music business. Page: Feed: --- ## [Magical Utility Gigs](https://jdtorian.com/magical-utility-gigs/) _2026-08-26 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ I'm hitting that the personified junk-shop aesthetic that I’m always going for. I have a gig Friday that a friend’s putting on that’s a bit of a farcical variety show, including a drum battle that doesn’t have real drummers, for example. There’s a puppeteer. There’s live band karaoke. There’s guest singers, and there’s a dance-off. I’m sure I’m forgetting some stuff, but basically this is a band… ## [Magical Utility Gigs](https://jdtorian.com/magical-utility-gigs/) _2026-08-26 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ I'm hitting that the personified junk-shop aesthetic that I’m always going for. I have a gig Friday that a friend’s putting on that’s a bit of a farcical variety show, including a drum battle that doesn’t have real drummers, for example. There’s a puppeteer. There’s live band karaoke. There’s guest singers, and there’s a dance-off. I’m sure I’m forgetting some stuff, but basically this is a band… ## [Have Faith (That's it!)](https://jdtorian.com/have-faith-thats-it/) _2026-08-25 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Sunday night here in Austin, I was lucky enough to go to a talk that Professor Jiang gave. He is the guy from Predictive History , and he uses classic books and knowledge from the past to get stuff right and to figure out what's coming. It's pretty amazing. I don't remember how it came into my algorithm, or what the first few things I watched were, but I've been following basically since whatever… ## [Have Faith (That's it!)](https://jdtorian.com/have-faith-thats-it/) _2026-08-25 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Sunday night here in Austin, I was lucky enough to go to a talk that Professor Jiang gave. He is the guy from Predictive History , and he uses classic books and knowledge from the past to get stuff right and to figure out what's coming. It's pretty amazing. I don't remember how it came into my algorithm, or what the first few things I watched were, but I've been following basically since whatever… ## [FM4 Soundpark Recommends: Jaden Sade](https://www.musicexport.at/fm4-soundpark-recommends-jaden-sade/) _2026-08-24 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ FM4 Soundpark is a web platform, community, and radio show for and with Austrian musicians. In an ongoing collaboration, FM4’s team recommends particular artists of the moment to amplify. Today, the honor goes to: Jaden Sade. Jaden Sade, one of Austria’s most exciting newcomers, recently released his fifth album, “Stardust Through Decades”. The Vienna-based independent artist, who put out his ...… ## [Be Honest: Who are Your REAL Influences?](https://jdtorian.com/be-honest-who-are-your-real-influences/) _2026-08-24 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Yesterday I was talking about trying to figure out what my bass style was. And I've actually been thinking about this for a little bit. I think my biggest influence on the basis of my style is probably Sting, and that's historical from doing a lot of listening, but not a lot of playing. And then once I was able to start playing, learning his stuff. In a town like Austin, you need to be behind the… ## [Warning: Another Sunday Weave](https://jdtorian.com/warning-another-sunday-weave/) _2026-08-23 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ I've got a bunch of different shows coming up. One is a variety show. I also have a Sunday DJ set that's public for once, and gotta get ready for a big Buckdancer show a week and a half after that. So the fall is crazy. I also have a private DJ gig that's a long one—four hours. I've been shuffling around my DJ gear setup. I ended up with the SP-404MKII and the MixTour Pro with that little Teenage… ## [If I Worked This Hard in My Day Job...](https://jdtorian.com/if-i-worked-this-hard-in-my-day-job/) _2026-08-22 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ A group of us from college work our asses to the bone every year on our tailgates. Football is huge in America, and it's even huger in Texas. And once you start talking about University of Texas football, it's just ridiculous. I'm not a sports guy, but I'm totally caught up and have been since the '90s. We're the last group doing this, and money-for-nothing is in full effect here. We don't get… ## [My .4 Cents Part 2](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/my-4-cents-part-2) _2026-08-21 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ After appearing as a guest interview on the My .4 Cents podcast on music marketing, I got another invite to appear as a guest host. ## [It's not a Race, Nerd!](https://jdtorian.com/its-not-a-race-nerd/) _2026-08-21 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you've been playing long enough to have had a Mel Bay / Hal Leonard part of your musical life, you know these authors used to be lionized. Way back when, Ed Friedland, probably the most famous bass book guy, lived in Austin for a while. He has since toured with the Mavericks and moved to Nashville, then Tucson. Great guy. I would say Zen in the sense that he’s super knowledgeable and a bit… ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/naHqshRhhb10) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [ZZ Top Stories in Honor of Frank Beard](https://jdtorian.com/zz-top-stories-in-honor-of-frank-beard/) _2026-08-20 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you're from Texas, and especially if you're from Houston, ZZ Top looms large over the social, cultural, and musical landscape. They were huge in the '70s, and then in the '80s, when they took over the world and MTV with the Eliminator record, you couldn't get away from them. And these weren't sequestered rock stars. They were everywhere in Houston. You'd see them all around. Later, in my… ## [Open Call: Artists in Residence at ICST](https://www.musicexport.at/open-call-artists-in-residence-at-icst/) _2026-08-19 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ The Artist in Residence at ICST program aims to strengthen the exchange with the artistic community in current research fields. In 2027, the program includes residencies in the fields of Spatial Audio, Klavierautomat (Algorithmic Composition), Moving Loudspeakers, Dance and Generative AI and Object Performance. The residencies include the use of infrastructure and facilities, professional support… ## [OPEN CALL: Residency for Resistance](https://www.musicexport.at/open-call-residency-for-resistance/) _2026-08-19 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ Artists are invited to apply for a 30-day international residency in rural South Bohemia, Czech Republic, hosted by spolek 100 vteřin. The residency brings together sound, performance, ecological listening, accessibility, and site-specific artistic practice in a rural environment shaped by landscape, forest, meadow, animals, and human and non-human interactions. The project seeks to create a ...… ## [Just Don't Worry](https://jdtorian.com/just-dont-worry/) _2026-08-19 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ It’s definitely not covered really anywhere, but the early ’90s college music scene was super neo-hippie, so much so that there was a term: “neo-hippie frat rat.” I’m not sure there was anywhere in the world more full of neo-hippie frat-ratism than Austin. People were super into the Dead, and Allman Brothers, and Blues Traveler, and other little bands, smaller bands, like Allgood, the Grapes.… ## [Blake Babies History Part 12](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/blake-babies-history-part-12) _2026-08-18 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ The End ## [Do Your Part and Move Along](https://jdtorian.com/do-your-part-and-move-along/) _2026-08-18 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In the great pantheon of Austin clubs, live music bars, dives, and dumps, Hole in the Wall on Guadalupe Street looms large. Probably top five. It’s been a thing since the early ’70s, and plenty of people have come out of there and played on the stage and all that kind of stuff. There’s all kinds of memorialization of folks in the front room. Photographs, drawings, paintings. There’s like a 50-head… ## [Here Comes the Singer](https://jdtorian.com/here-comes-the-singer/) _2026-08-17 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One of the cool things about being a kid in the ’80s is your band could win a talent show in a shopping mall. Anything more ’80s than that? In ’89—I think it was ’90—I joined a band through kind of a takeover in the lunchroom. There was a band playing, they didn’t have a singer, and I got up there and sang. I shudder to think what that sounded like now. But anyway, I ended up joining the band.… ## [Here Comes the Singer](https://jdtorian.com/here-comes-the-singer/) _2026-08-17 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One of the cool things about being a kid in the ’80s is your band could win a talent show in a shopping mall. Anything more ’80s than that? In ’89—I think it was ’90—I joined a band through kind of a takeover in the lunchroom. There was a band playing, they didn’t have a singer, and I got up there and sang. I shudder to think what that sounded like now. But anyway, I ended up joining the band.… ## [Wannabe or Ratherbe?](https://jdtorian.com/wannabe-or-ratherbe/) _2026-08-16 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ We went out to see a friend’s band last night, and I think it’s official, barring road gigs that must be seen—and you really do have to watch out with some of these older bands. Tracks, original member count, the ability to sing, stuff like that. It’s always a bit of a crapshoot, really. But--the point is that I don’t like being in the crowd. Yes, it’s good to see people, but a lot of these people… ## [Wannabe or Ratherbe?](https://jdtorian.com/wannabe-or-ratherbe/) _2026-08-16 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ We went out to see a friend’s band last night, and I think it’s official, barring road gigs that must be seen—and you really do have to watch out with some of these older bands. Tracks, original member count, the ability to sing, stuff like that. It’s always a bit of a crapshoot, really. But--the point is that I don’t like being in the crowd. Yes, it’s good to see people, but a lot of these people… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5Y1YZkWu6nwz) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Too Old To Work, Too Young To Die](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/too-old-to-work-too-young-to-die) _2026-08-15 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ A few years ago I had a rude awakening. ## [DJ Life Weave #?](https://jdtorian.com/dj-life-weave/) _2026-08-15 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One way to look at the whole DJing thing is whether you want to look at people’s fronts or backs. Personally, as a bassist, I wanna see the backs of people. I wanna be making things happen without being looked at directly. This is my issue with playing solo shows. And I think this is a binary thing for a lot of people. You are either lead guitar, lead singer material, or you are bassist material.… ## [DJ Life Weave #?](https://jdtorian.com/dj-life-weave/) _2026-08-15 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One way to look at the whole DJing thing is whether you want to look at people’s fronts or backs. Personally, as a bassist, I wanna see the backs of people. I wanna be making things happen without being looked at directly. This is my issue with playing solo shows. And I think this is a binary thing for a lot of people. You are either lead guitar, lead singer material, or you are bassist material.… ## [The Old Model Is Dead](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/the-old-model-is-dead) _2026-08-14 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ And that's good news ## [5 Ways to Get Paid When AI Steals Your Music](https://joelgouveia.substack.com/p/5-ways-to-get-paid-when-ai-steals) _2026-08-14 · Joel Gouveia · The Artist Economy_ The claims-window playbook. Five moves that will help you collect when sh\*t hits the fan. ## [Why Wouldn’t Somebody Want to Book You?](https://jdtorian.com/why-wouldnt-somebody-want-to-book-you/) _2026-08-14 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ One thing I’ve come to realize as I navigate this world of event people is, if you’re a musician or DJ and have your act together—like, you’ve got a thing, you’re presentable, your equipment is good and all that—you need to realize that it is a seller’s market. There are not enough good, smart, talented people to fill the jobs that need to be done. Only problem being: people don’t know how to… ## [How Artists Will Get Paid For Being Stolen From](https://joelgouveia.substack.com/p/how-artists-will-get-paid-for-being) _2026-08-13 · Joel Gouveia · The Artist Economy_ AI stole half a million books. The bill came back at $1.5 billion. Music is next. ## [DJing and the Mammalian Undertow](https://jdtorian.com/djing-and-the-mammalian-undertow/) _2026-08-13 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In my younger days, when I just had one sister, who was three and a half years older than me, she did all the talking. And when I say all the talking, I mean all of it. My mom sometimes jokes that she never heard a peep out of me until I was eight years old. This, combined with a huge inclination toward music, made me a very internal person. Still, to this day, I can--at times-- be so quiet and so… ## [DJing and the Mammalian Undertow](https://jdtorian.com/djing-and-the-mammalian-undertow/) _2026-08-13 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In my younger days, when I just had one sister, who was three and a half years older than me, she did all the talking. And when I say all the talking, I mean all of it. My mom sometimes jokes that she never heard a peep out of me until I was eight years old. This, combined with a huge inclination toward music, made me a very internal person. Still, to this day, I can--at times-- be so quiet and so… ## [Conditional Conditions for A Lot of Great Music](https://jdtorian.com/conditional-conditions-for-a-lot-of-great-music/) _2026-08-12 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ In an earlier post, I talked about all the ’90s music I was digging up as I was learning it for a solo show this month. Which, by the way, had a complaint. Someone complained about a song. No information, no song, no other things were said, but I’ve never had a registered complaint. I’ve gotten a lot of bad looks and stink eyes and shrugs and over-the-shoulder kind of business, but never an actual… ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wxpD1DPDJQs1) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Don't Listen to the Luddites. Ever.](https://jdtorian.com/dont-listen-to-the-luddites-ever/) _2026-08-11 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Today we call them Luddites and gatekeepers. But back then they were just a bunch of d\*cks. For me, I listened to music in the '70s and '80s, and then became a teenager and found my own music (the Police). It was fine, but generally, all the classic rock people would never not let you know that their music was actually and exclusively real music. Whatever you were doing at the time, and listening… ## [Faith Does Not Work Without Do-The-Work](https://jdtorian.com/faith-does-not-work-without-do-the-work/) _2026-08-10 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ When I was in sixth grade, I can distinctly remember a guy named Todd, who I still see from time to time these days, telling me I should play bass. I was interested in it anyway, because of my love of The Police and Sting. This would have been the mid-'80s. And that was it for me. Bass was my instrument. But I never really fought hard enough to get one. I tried to play upright in orchestra, and my… ## [Blake Babies History Part 11](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/blake-babies-history-part-11) _2026-08-09 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ Juliana and I decided to follow Mike Watt’s credo by not canceling our shows after Freda’s sudden departure. ## [Stuff and Things Blah Blah ...](https://jdtorian.com/stuff-and-things-blah-blah/) _2026-08-09 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Welcome to the (continuing) Sunday Ramble© series I was looking back at some music files that I’ve been working on, and it looks like--basically, I haven’t opened Ableton Live all summer. I think I really peaked when I did the South by Southwest show in March, an electronic set. I feel like I did a great job. But it wasn’t, like, 100%-good what I can do. And I think what’s really come up is I’m… ## [Earn Your Dings](https://jdtorian.com/earn-your-dings/) _2026-08-08 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you play guitar or have ever shopped for one somewhat thoroughly, you know that there’s a huge market for cosmetically aged guitars. That is, you can go to the guitar store and buy one that looks like it’s from the ‘60s. That looks like somebody’s played it, smoked on it, and defecated on it every day of their life. And it’s showing the battle scars. The idea is that you get the look and feel… ## [Earn Your Dings](https://jdtorian.com/earn-your-dings/) _2026-08-08 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ If you play guitar or have ever shopped for one somewhat thoroughly, you know that there’s a huge market for cosmetically aged guitars. That is, you can go to the guitar store and buy one that looks like it’s from the ‘60s. That looks like somebody’s played it, smoked on it, and defecated on it every day of their life. And it’s showing the battle scars. The idea is that you get the look and feel… ## [Pass The P Test](https://jdtorian.com/pass-the-p-test/) _2026-08-07 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Back in the mid-90s in Austin, there was less than nothing to do. So we’d all go to school or work and then come home, watch The Simpsons , and then play guitars and talk about guitars. Mexican Fenders were a new thing. And the Japanese Fenders were coming back into the market too. And I remember actively making fun of a guy for having a Japanese Stratocaster. It seems ridiculous now, but this is… ## [Pass The P Test](https://jdtorian.com/pass-the-p-test/) _2026-08-07 · jdtorian · JD Torian_ Back in the mid-90s in Austin, there was less than nothing to do. So we’d all go to school or work and then come home, watch The Simpsons , and then play guitars and talk about guitars. Mexican Fenders were a new thing. And the Japanese Fenders were coming back into the market too. And I remember actively making fun of a guy for having a Japanese Stratocaster. It seems ridiculous now, but this is… ## [Blake Babies History Part 10](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/blake-babies-history-part-10) _2026-08-01 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ NOTE: I have two more chapters after this one. ## [SILVERLAB IS LIVE](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/silverlab-is-live) _2026-07-30 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ "Betty's in the Band" out 7/30 ## [Climbing Cringe Mountain](https://joelgouveia.substack.com/p/climbing-cringe-mountain) _2026-07-30 · Joel Gouveia · The Artist Economy_ Why embarrassing yourself online is the best career move you can make. ## [An Unlimited Supply](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/an-unlimited-supply) _2026-07-24 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ We're reinventing the music business because we have to - but we may as well get it right this time. ## [The Death of the Superstar](https://joelgouveia.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-superstar-22c) _2026-07-22 · Joel Gouveia · The Artist Economy_ You didn't want to be one anyway. ## [Get Over It, Underdog](https://johnpstrohm.substack.com/p/get-over-it-underdog) _2026-07-19 · John Strohm · Ready for Nothing_ Aaron Lee Tasjan on finding profound joy in a rotten-to-the-core business. ## [5 Steps to Claim Your Mechanicals Before the Majors Do](https://joelgouveia.substack.com/p/how-to-collect-every-dollar-your-1c1) _2026-07-17 · Joel Gouveia · The Artist Economy_ Part 2: Mechanicals. The $424 million graveyard in Nashville, the second cheque hiding inside every stream, and why your distributor was never going to send it. ## [Waves Vienna Conference Guide 2026](https://www.musicexport.at/waves-vienna-conference-program-2026/) _2026-07-16 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ From October 1-3, the Waves Vienna Conference, organized by Waves Vienna, mica – music austria and Austrian Music Export, will take place for the 16th time at Albert Hall in the 8th district of Vienna, very close to the festival venues. (See all the locations in the festival map.) The conference will feature a wide range of lectures, discussions ... Read more The post Waves Vienna Conference Guide… ## [Austrian Music Highlights: July 2026](https://www.musicexport.at/austrian-music-highlights-july-2026/) _2026-07-16 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ July keeps the momentum of the festival season going as Austrian artists take to stages across Europe while a wealth of new releases arrives from the country’s vibrant music scene. From indie, pop and hip-hop to jazz, electronic and experimental music, the month showcases both established names and exciting emerging voices, accompanied by an extensive ... Read more The post Austrian Music… ## [The Spotify Experiment That Changed My Mind](https://joelgouveia.substack.com/p/escaping-the-devil-you-know-what) _2026-07-15 · Joel Gouveia · The Artist Economy_ A story about the composer with 656 fake names, where DSPs are going, and an honest review about my two weeks on Qobuz ## [Waves Vienna 2026: XA Award Nominees Announced!](https://www.musicexport.at/waves-vienna-2026-xa-award-nominees-announced/) _2026-07-15 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ Austrian Music Export and Waves Vienna are pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s XA Export Award. Since 2017, the XA Award has celebrated Austrian artists ready to take the next step beyond Austria and onto the world stage. The XA Award has the aim of supporting Austrian artists in launching an international career. The nominees will perform ... Read more The post Waves Vienna 2026: XA… ## [Central European Independent Festivals Award (CEIFA) – Nomination Phase](https://www.musicexport.at/central-european-independent-festivals-award-ceifa/) _2026-07-15 · Arianna Fleur Alfreds · News - Austrian Music Export_ Celebrating the Spirit of Independent Festivals in Central Europe: For the second time, Waves Vienna will present the Central European Indie Festivals Award (CEIFA) – honoring outstanding independent music festivals from the region. The award includes a cash prize of €1,500 and advertising support worth €7,000 in our partner magazine The Gap. Festivals can apply via our online form until July 31,…