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Artist Insider 10.4: Laura Clapp – Taking Responsibility | June 19, 2006
Insider: Laura Clapp
Welcome back, we hope you honored your Father yesterday. This segments Laura shares who she works with, why, and a little about networking.
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- Do you want to tell us anything about your next album?
- What do you say to people who don’t have a network?
- When you start an album, what do you start with?
- How important is local radio play?
- Who do you work with as an artist?
- How is booking yourself?
- Do you have to learn to deal with rejection?
- How do you find venues?
- Do you have a standard agreement you send out?
Tomorrow is about the future, demos and gigs in Nashville.
Running time: 12 minutes 04 seconds
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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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