Some Useful Info Of General Interest...

[mojobone]

Okay, this is maybe only tangentially music related, but wouldn't you rather be composing than listening to crappy on-hold music while waiting for tech support to fix your DAW? Sure you would!

http://venturebeat.com/2011/03/03/fastcustomer-holding/

[mojobone]

Classic snare sounds, and how to get 'em:

http://emusician.com/tutorials/emusic_old_two_four/

[mojobone]

You like that fat, full, big, round bottom end, don't you?

http://emusician.com/tutorials/emusic_b ... el=1&imw=Y

[mojobone]

Could a viral video raise your profile? You bet!

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/03/ ... sic-video/

[mojobone]

Find a filmmaker for your music video: http://www.radarmusicvideos.com/

[mojobone]

How in the heck can you get your music and your Facebook together? Here are Wired's Top Twenty Facebook Music Apps:

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/ ... campaign=0

[mojobone]

Golden Ears author Dave Moulton, on mastering:

http://www.izotope.com/artists/dave_moulton.asp?id=1

Here's a very handy PDF guide to mastering with iZotope's Ozone; much of the info here applies to most processors/situations.

http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/o ... gGuide.PDF

[mojobone]

Want to learn how to bend Twitter to your will? There's some fancy wranglin' here:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/ho ... dWriteWeb)

[mojobone]

Prioritize your direct to fan marketing with these tips from Topspin Media:

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories ... SDVxVgnRaQ

[mojobone]

Keeping up with all those social networks can be a major timesuck; here are some ideas to help stretch your content:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1746553/from ... artner=rss