The ‘Good Ole Boy’ Music Network

Don’t completely fault yourself for not breaking into the music business. We all know about the ‘Good Ole Boy Network’ in politics, but we often forget about it in music. The ‘Good Ole Boy Network’ is alive and well in the entertainment industry, especially music and film. In many ways the entertainment network is just [...]

Make Your Own Beats or Find a Friend….

Who Can!! In the past I have been a big advocate of buying beats from Industry Approved Online Music Producers such as Trackmasterz.  Well now I’m belting a different tune.  In light of the economy and high prices in gas, I recommend indie artists produce their own music or find a friend who can.
If you [...]

Answering A Reader’s Question

Justine from Minessota asked me this:
“Jamille you’re a big advocate of indie music.  Do you listen to any mainstream?  If so who?”
My Answer
I do listen to some mainstream music, we all do at some point it is unavoidable.  HOWEVER, I honestly do not care for most mainstream music.   In fact I think it is safe to say the [...]

Clive Davis No Longer Head of Sony BMG

I should have addressed this a long time ago, but it slipped my mind in light of the HotIndieMusic.com attempted launches. Clive Davis is no longer acting Chief Executive of Sony BMG. On the week of April 18, 2008 CNN reported that Clive Davis was “removed from his post. He will now hold the amorphous [...]

HotIndieMusic.com: We Launched It, You Hated It, We Took It Down…

till October 5. Why? BECAUSE YOU ALL SAID SO!! At least some of you did (well over 2500 of you). You guys voted and said the site was difficult to maneuver and follow, some of you said it would not even load on your screen. HotIndieMusic.com was up all of 3 [...]

Indie Artists Be Encouraged!

Here’s a true story that will inspire you:
At the age of nineteen a young girl realized she wanted to be up front of the camera. She also realized she was not very attractive and would have to out-think her competition. She enrolled in Tennessee State University, a historically [...]

Let Me Be Honest

If music is your true love and you are an aspiring artists there are some harsh truths you should know. Did you know that Tina Knowles supported her family with her successful beauty salon. Yes she owned her own salon in Texas, I believe it is still there, and it was/is a success! You need [...]

Don’t Believe The Hype

Suze Orman the famous financial advisor told everybody the truth about the housing market. She told her viewers “don’t buy a house unless you have an extra $1000.00 laying around every month in case something breaks in the house. It’s not a good idea if you don’t have extra money laying around for [...]

Change The Way You Think

How do you hear about music? Do you listen to what the critics say? Do you wait and see what comes on BET and MTV? Maybe you just listen to what your friends say his hot? Try surfing the web a little and looking for indie artists. Check out the [...]

Are Audio Production Schools Necessary?

Having a degree can’t hurt, but the decision is up to you. Kanye West enrolled in college, but then dropped hence the name of his album College Dropout. Timbaland never went to school and Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard. Clearly success can be achieved without a degree. However, some people learn better in [...]