Music Business

I have been listening to music even before i was born. my father played in a surf rock/blues band when my parents were first married. they were both 24. i was born in 1975, so i was named for the song "Daniel" by Elton John. kind of telling, a name like Daniel Victor almost predestined me to be a larger than life entertainer.

i may be a normal person in life, having the same difficulties anyone has. but when i get on stage, especially with tight white jeans, i become something greater than myself. it takes over and i give into it, feeling every person in the room though the exchange. sort of magical.

Live music has become such an important way for musicians to make money. because of the fall of the record companies, we have been responsible for our own success determined by one main factor, in addition to all the traditional factors (talent, songwriting, marketable, etc.).    The internet.

the web allows a tool greater than any that has existed, but yet untamed. it is somewhat of a race to predict the next big thing. there is so much happening, it is important to know the main sites and follow them. manipulating traffic and gaining momentum off the coat tails of other sites. following trends has become easier, but because there are so many portals people use besides the major ones (google, yahoo, fb, myspace, pitchfork), we must find the niches that people are just becoming obsessed with, like pandora.

Pandora is going to get even bigger. Along with vinyl and back-patches on jean jackets. trends end as fast as they begin because someone is always coming up with a portal that functions better. facebook used to be just for students and myspace was the big hitter. now myspace has fallen off the radar, being used for the arts, especially taking over the need to make a website, as an accepted standard. and facebook has risen to incredible heights. but it will fall, so what is the next big thing? still workin it out. til next time....