Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Dec 7, 2009, 5:04 pm
Too often bands forget that one of the easiest and probably most effective, in the long run, methods of engaging their audience is offering fans a high quality merchandise. Learn from the pros like ST...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Dec 4, 2009, 1:30 pm
Music is not an art. Music is a business. It has an industry, a sales records, moguls, and advertising. Why does Soulja Boy do well? I mean, his music is weak and terrible! Because he’s a busine...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Dec 2, 2009, 3:37 pm
OK Go. Ok, even if you have never wilfully listened to their music, I’m sure at least one of those 49 million plays of “Here It Goes Again” on YouTube belongs to you (yes, I’m ...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 30, 2009, 4:58 am
... guest post by Frederic Sahyouni on the history of one of the most influential musicians ever. Whatever music you play or listen to, you can’t deny the significance of Joy Division, so ......
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 27, 2009, 10:28 am
In the digital age, many artists have experimented with different forms of distribution. Radiohead’s seventh studio album for instance, namely ‘In Rainbows’, was released in October ...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 26, 2009, 5:10 am
In a music industry where anything and everything should be considered, and about a bazillion trillion bands out there, sticking out to get the necessary exposure for your craft can be tricky sometime...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 25, 2009, 2:51 pm
Imagine a music service that allowed you to search for and download nearly any song for free with no monthly limits or caps. You could burn the downloaded music to a CD, either creating mixes or burni...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 23, 2009, 3:49 pm
Don’t you mind few sentences of candidness? Always staying very tolerant to all kinds of music, I’ve been so much into only one, my favorite music genre during the past few years, that oth...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 20, 2009, 4:27 pm
Let’s cast our minds back around four years and several generations in networld. It was a time of new beginnings, an explosion of lateral thought and badly-coded social network implementation. We we...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 19, 2009, 5:18 am
It’s always sad to see such a great underground supporter of metal close its doors. In this case, the state of the underground metal scene in Los Angeles (LA) has taken a series of unfortunate e...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 17, 2009, 11:16 am
I’ve always been curious about the “supergroup” definition. Where are the boundaries between “shittygroup,” “okgroup,” “normalgroup,” and a “...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 15, 2009, 12:58 pm
A musician can find a million excuses for not using Twitter. You don’t have time? You listen to big folks like Duran Duran’s John Taylor, saying Twitter is “diluting your creative po...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 11, 2009, 4:23 pm
So, you’ve put in the time studying your instrument for many years and even have a brand new shiny record to show for all that hard work. Or perhaps you are a young film composer that just graduated...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 9, 2009, 5:05 am
Following the infamous Twitter trending topic #MusicMonday and having an overwhelming desire to occasionally write here about music as music, not only business, we are happy to present you the first p...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 7, 2009, 7:06 am
Last month Johnny Royal from Luthier Society published a white paper, provocatively titled “Social Media 3.0″. In the first place I would highly recommend it to those who are rather new to...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Nov 3, 2009, 4:25 pm
Last week Google announced the launch of a new search feature, called Music Onebox, which allows you to stream songs for free via partner services Lala and MySpace’s iLike (as well as Pandora, i...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Oct 31, 2009, 6:01 am
What are some of your guilty pleasures that one would not expect to see on your iPod? This was a question asked of a huge selection of musicians and professionals in the music industry by All About Th...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Oct 27, 2009, 5:08 pm
I love gadgets. Specifically, I love iPhone – won’t be hiding that fact. So, don’t be surprised seeing lots of iPhone-related news in this blog, especially since this device is on ve...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Oct 25, 2009, 1:28 pm
Ok, that might be enough of posts about album packaging for the first week of the blog’s existence, but I couldn’t resist from covering this one when saw it. It’s such a nice mix of ...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Oct 22, 2009, 2:43 pm
As Wired properly noticed, it’s doubtful you’d surprise anyone with releasing an album on an 8-track tape. In the ’70s. But in 2009, the idea becomes an effective marketing move. So, who...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Oct 18, 2009, 7:26 am
A hunt for new ways to promote an upcoming record can bring you to quite devastating, literally, actions. Canadian rockers Three Days Grace proved just that, destroying a bunch of electric guitars to...
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Andrew Apanov posted an article on Dotted Music - Oct 17, 2009, 7:57 am
I really tried to launch this blog as soon as I could. Even about three weeks ago, when almost everything was ready for kicking off… At least this is what my brain is telling me, nervously tryin...
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