The old method of promoting a new act in the music business was for a record company to invest at least $500,000 in studio time with a good producer, the cost of a good video, the advertising budget, and the cost of the first promotional road tour. The old way is obsolete. There is a new formula for success in the music business.

Digital music players caused a furore when they first arrived on the scene, as music moguls everywhere feared that without the need to purchase a hardcopy of an album, consumers would enjoy artists� hard work for free, and the profits derived from an enormously lucrative industry would be depleted in a serious way

Mp3 downloads has created a wave over the web because of the ease of downloading and sharing of files for distribution among consumers.

1. Skills: You can get mad and storm off. You can get pissed and start to cry. You can get angry enough to toss a pitcher of water in the faces of the audition panelist. But no matter how heated you may get, nothing will change that fact that you might not be as talented as you think. All your life your family and friends have said, "Wow! You�re really talented," and it has started to go to your head. You could very well be the next J-Lo or Nelly, at least according to your p...

A review of the self-titled debut of The Longing, a Christian worship band.

Justin Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981 and is a Grammy Award winning singer. He first became famous as the lead singer of the 1990�s pop band �N Sync and later released a solo album in 2002 entitled Justified, selling over seven million copies worldwide.

Discover why music mastering is such an important part to every record and get hot tips to make sure you get the most bang for your buck!

The electric guitar has come a long way with an interesting and inventive past and many in the industry say it has an even brighter future.

Salsa dancing has a very distinct dance style. It has a pattern step style encompassing six steps that are danced over eight counts in a musical beat. Salsa is the combination of many cultural genres including Afro-Caribbean and Latin sounds.

These days, Dolby is a household name. The infamous "DD" symbol can be found on almost every piece of modern audio equipment out there. This includes gaming consoles, HDTVs, home theaters, both home and car stereos, cinemas, and personal computers. Here is the brief history of how it came about and the man behind it all.