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Composers Classical Conundrum

Posted On January 22, 2020 By Shoshana

So I have a strange one for you. I found out this past week that composers of classical music are not allowed to be their own primary artists for digital distribution. Say what? The digital music distribution industry is set up thinking that composers are not the owners of their own music since they are… 

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Building audiences using top 5 connecting the dots

Posted On February 21, 2014 By Shoshana

I have written a few posts about connecting the dots.  If you missed these posts, simply put, it is a matter of creating programs based on relevancy of what is already happening in our world.  You connect yourself to something bigger that is already making an impact or is currently popular. Today, I was thinking… 

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Audience development for composers with Jeffrey Nytch

Posted On February 20, 2014 By Shoshana

Composer, Jeffrey Nytch stopped by the ADS Podcast to discuss how he… 

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#Auddev chat, June 28, 2013 at Noon ET – Twtr Symphony

Posted On July 1, 2013 By Shoshana

Storify by Shoshana Fanizza Fri, Jun 28 2013 15:20:40 #Auddev chat, June 28, 2013 at Noon ET – Twtr Symphony A chat with Chip Michael, Artistic Director of the Twtr Symphony – an online symphony comprised of musicians from all over the world that connected on Twitter. This is one good example of how you… 

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“As an individual fine artist, the Audience Development workshop helped me take a hard look at how to reach people and how to keep them engaged. Performing artists have a built in "paying audience" which may be obvious but for me I have to generate my patrons one at a time. Finding a way to interest people in my art is a full time job; I found helpful tools that I had not considered during the workshop.” —Colleen Tucker, Pastel artist

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