Artist Insider 10.3: Laura Clapp – Acoustic | June 16, 2006

Insider: Laura Clapp

Today moves more into talk about the workings of the established music industry and finding endorsement deals.

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  • Gear talk – How did you get a endorsement from Alvarez?
  • Any suggestions for getting endorsements?
  • What do you do with ParMusic?
  • What’s a song pluger?
  • So, you go to people and play the song?
  • How do you find opportunities?
  • What happens if a person wants to use a song?
  • What is the typical timeframe from a song being on-hold to being cut?
  • On hold does not garrote it will be on an album, correct?
  • Do you send out mechanical licenses with ParMusic?
  • Please talk a little about your CDs
  • That first CD was just with friends at Berklee?

The free segment for Monday focused on getting airplay; both on the airwaves and live.

Running time: 11 minutes 04 seconds
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Artist Insider 10.2: Laura Clapp – Let’s Write | June 15, 2006

Insider: Laura Clapp

Today we start on one of Laura’s projects and end on practical services that can help an artist with some of their struggles.

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  • What is the process of directing a ChickSinger Night?
  • What do you thinking about when selecting the acts?
  • Sonicbids
  • Exactly what is a “Kit”?
  • Is there a charge to generate and submit an EPK?
  • How do you further your education?
  • How do you split of a song when you co-write?
  • How do you decide who to co-write with?
  • Are you more of a lyric writer or a music writer?
  • Do you write a song in one sitting or over time?
  • Why did you decide to release music on the Podshow Music Network?
  • Matthew Ebel
  • Daily Source Code
  • Tell us about iTunes and other downloads
  • CD Baby
  • What is the process of getting a song online?
  • Soundexchange – digital broadcast of radio

Tomorrow we talk about going from a written song to a CD and CD productions.

Running time: 12 minutes 01 seconds
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Artist Insider 10.1: Laura Clapp | June 14, 2006

Insider: Laura Clapp

You have heard some of Laura’s music, even if you did not know it. We use part of a song by Laura Clapp for our intro and exit music. She has experience in several aspects of new marketing available for music artists today.

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  • How did you get interested in Music?
  • Growing up, what did you do musically?
  • Julie Harris
  • Where did you play?
  • Why did you go to Berklee?
  • Why did you decide to move to Music City, USA?
  • What were your first impressions of Nashville?
  • What were the first steps that you took?
  • Did you have a second job at first?
  • Who hired you to do the demos?
  • Did it pay enough to be a full time job?
  • Do a lot of people do the that?

Next we move into talk about Chick Singer Nights, co-writing, the Podsafe Music Network, and more.

Running time: 10 minutes 57 seconds
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Laura Clapp | June 14, 2006

laura clappAbout:
Laura grew up in house full of music, and she showed proficiency in it early on. While in college she was able to explore many aspects of music, both in playing and production. She then decided to travel to the Nashville to focus on a music career. Along the way she had developed a great support network and explored many emerging or new methods of marketing and promoting herself as an artist. Read more

Artist Insider 9.5: Reed Arvin – Student of Life | June 13, 2006

Insider: Reed Arvin

We find the last segment of an interview is often the best and most informative, this one falls into that catagory.

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  • How do you further your education?
  • What are some of your thoughts on the writing business?
  • Closing thoughts and news.

You have experienced some of the art from our next Insider.

Running time: 11 minutes 28 seconds
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Artist Insider 9.4: Reed Arvin – Adverbs are the Devil | June 12, 2006

Insider: Reed Arvin

Short questions, long answers & a little bird walking. Today is one of the best segments we have released.

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  • Do you chart out your plots?
  • What are some things you have learned?

Tomorrow is our last free segment with Reed Arvin and it is one of the best we have released so far. Reed focuses on steps for success.

Running time: 11 minutes 27 seconds
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Artist Insider 9.3: Reed Arvin – Cannot Find My Name | June 9, 2006

Insider: Reed Arvin

Today Reed focuses on how international book deals happen and the process of creating a story.

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  • How does translating the book happen?
  • Is finding the chemistry the biggest struggle with writing?
  • Blood of Angles – now in Wal*Mart & other big stores
  • How do you approach writing a book?
  • What do you do while you research?

We will be back on Monday with more from Reed, the next couple segments include plot development, lessons learned, and more.

Running time: 11 minutes 48 seconds
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Artist Insider 9.2: Reed Arvin – Kinda Pitchy | June 8, 2006

Insider: Reed Arvin

This segment really has two parts. The first part Reed talks about the change in music production and the result in society. The second part starts talking about the print industry.

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  • More on how the recording industry has changed
  • How did your first book, Wind & The Wheat, do?
  • How is the general market different?
  • What was the auction process like for you mentally and physically?

Tomorrow translations, approach & finding subjects to write about.

Running time: 11 minutes 23 seconds
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Artist Insider 9.1: Reed Arvin – Greens to Grant | June 7, 2006

Insider: Reed Arvin

Today we begin a new interview with Reed Arvin, a author and husband of last week’s insider Dianne Arvin.

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  • What was college like?
  • After Grad School, you went international, right?
  • How did you transition into Record Production?
  • How well did the first Rich Mullins record do?
  • What does a record producer do?
  • Is that the biggest suggestion to new producers?

Tomorrow some more talk about the music industry then into print and story creation.

Running time: 11 minutes 24 seconds
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Reed Arvin | June 7, 2006

About:
Reed Arvin grew up on a working cattle ranch in Kansas. He studied music in college, became a successful session musician and record producer, and toured the world with a variety of artists. He now writes full time. He and his wife Dianne, a painter, split their time between homes in Nashville, TN, and St. Petersburg, FL. Read more

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