<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/</link><description>Jackie Henrion's Column</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 01:51:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:15:01 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>How To License A Cover Song For A Music Video</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pulling your hair out about how to post a YouTube video using a self recorded cover? &nbsp;When I first started on a web presence, no one talked about the nitty gritty of this process. Harry Fox didn't even have a way to process these requests. Change is good. &nbsp;Hypebot poste&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17171695-how-to-license-a-cover-song-for-a-music-video</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17171695-how-to-license-a-cover-song-for-a-music-video</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music-business</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>hypebot</category><category>synch-license</category><category>solveig-whittle</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 01:51:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrir823B8C38-952F-B9EF-1128-C073BCF594A5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="368" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrir823B8C38-952F-B9EF-1128-C073BCF594A5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="111" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Systemic Swindles</title>
<description><![CDATA[Musician Damon Krukowski coins a phrase with prosody to describe the radio royalty game as it morphs into apparent chaos. &nbsp;He gives some specifics and I am choosing to include it here so that creative musicians can make more informed choices about Return On Investment for th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15197343-systemic-swindles</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15197343-systemic-swindles</guid><category>radio</category><category>arts</category><category>music-business</category><category>internet-radio</category><category>singer-songwriters</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:01:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrir3A27054A-A9C3-4FF1-F9DD-F3C6398D03FD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="158" width="315" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrir3A27054A-A9C3-4FF1-F9DD-F3C6398D03FD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="61" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>John Mellencamp: Good News! Ten Commandments Reduced Now to Only Nine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Songwriter's clever headline caught my eye. "Thou shalt not steal," the hook. &nbsp;But as I have said before, we are all witnesses to tectonic shifts in the business of music and our perspectives are like ants trying to figure out a combustion engine. The comments under the arti&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14781393-john-mellencamp-good-news-ten-commandments-reduced-now-to-only-nine</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/29/14781393-john-mellencamp-good-news-ten-commandments-reduced-now-to-only-nine</guid><category>arts</category><category>copyrights</category><category>music-business</category><category>john-mellencamp</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:55:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Zoe Keating Tries To Make Sense Of The Performance Royalty System - hypebot</title>
<description><![CDATA[Here's further discussion from Hypebot about Zoe Keating's experience with performance royalties. &nbsp;As you can see from the comments, the history of the Performing Rights Organizations and their policies haven't been easy to decipher and previously did not appear to be in the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14276974-zoe-keating-tries-to-make-sense-of-the-performance-royalty-system-hypebot</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/07/14276974-zoe-keating-tries-to-make-sense-of-the-performance-royalty-system-hypebot</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music-business</category><category>singer-songwriters</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><category>hypebot</category><category>zoe-keating</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Oct 2012 19:38:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New ASCAP Program Offers Direct Royalties to Writers/Performers</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is a big deal.&nbsp; If you are an independent musician and exploring ways of making money, you would do well to look into ASCAP's announcement to pay royalties on your performances. &nbsp;Over a decade ago, when I first did my analysis of the revenue stream of musicians and&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14252767-new-ascap-program-offers-direct-royalties-to-writersperformers</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14252767-new-ascap-program-offers-direct-royalties-to-writersperformers</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music-business</category><category>ascap</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 04:06:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>ASCAP OnStage</title>
<description><![CDATA[See my article on this vine about my own experience with this new ASCAP royalty pay out. &nbsp;They are leading the field here. &nbsp;When I first started enquiring with these agencies, only ASCAP was responsive to this possibility. The others didn't return my calls. &nbsp;If you&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/05/14252743-ascap-onstage</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/05/14252743-ascap-onstage</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>royalties</category><category>music-business</category><category>ascap</category><category>singer-songwriters</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 03:51:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrirA0449B9A-6CDA-73EE-481E-6F070A2C4021.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="100" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrirA0449B9A-6CDA-73EE-481E-6F070A2C4021.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Making Money Making Music</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you are even thinking about doing music as a career, This is a must read article describing possible ways to make money. Many of which are not very probable but this is the most comprehensive list I have seen in 17 years of observation, exploration and study. &nbsp;It is an un&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11128484-making-money-making-music</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11128484-making-money-making-music</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriters</category><category>independent-musicians</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><category>discmakers</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:32:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>12 Guidelines For Long Term Indie Music Success</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vinnie Ribas, with roots in the Nashville Music industry, first published these in his e-zine Indie Connect. Now picked up by Hypebot.com another good online source for musicians. Along with the Lefsetz letter and ASCAP's Daily Brief, you can keep your metronome on the pulse of t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/27/10892069-12-guidelines-for-long-term-indie-music-success</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/27/10892069-12-guidelines-for-long-term-indie-music-success</guid><category>arts</category><category>music-industry</category><category>folk-music</category><category>singer-songwriters</category><category>independent-musicians</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:28:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrir8089A8F1-880D-C4BF-DB3B-B4287DBF2F55.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=decouvrir8089A8F1-880D-C4BF-DB3B-B4287DBF2F55.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>LIKE DATE RAPE? YOU'LL LOVE STATE RAPE</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you saw the 1992 movie "Rain Without Thunder" you will already know what is going on in the Idaho State Legislature. They are in the process of allowing insurance companies to ignore the federal mandate for contraceptive insurance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10501272-like-date-rape-youll-love-state-rape</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/24/10501272-like-date-rape-youll-love-state-rape</guid><category>women</category><category>abortion</category><category>us-news</category><category>reproductive-rights</category><category>religious-extremism</category><category>rain-without-thunder</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:14:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Networking Tips</title>
<description><![CDATA[Going to music conferences can be daunting for an indie musician.  But this article outlines basic protocol that will help you be successful.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/22/5157265-networking-tips</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/22/5157265-networking-tips</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><category>diy-musician</category><category>amcon-2010-nyc</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:49:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Music Venture Capital Business Model - hypebot</title>
<description><![CDATA[An interesting discussion of money and music as the future of the music business keeps evolving. It points to the musician retaining the reigns, which in my mind is a good thing.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/17/5129222-the-music-venture-capital-business-model-hypebot</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/17/5129222-the-music-venture-capital-business-model-hypebot</guid><category>arts</category><category>music-industry</category><category>kyle-bylin</category><category>hypebot</category><category>diy-musician</category><category>mamaloose-music-inc</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:01:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Music Supervisor Ron Proulx</title>
<description><![CDATA[Music Supervisor, Ron Proulx, offers real insight based on his experience in the music industry. This article is gracious and informative.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4978095-music-supervisor-ron-proulx</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4978095-music-supervisor-ron-proulx</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>diy-musician</category><category>ron-proulx</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:45:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Independent Musician &quot;Manifesto&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[A discussion of the "posted beliefs" that the new musician might adopt. A manifesto is historically a dangerous idea and Michael Johnson, teacher at Berklee takes them on.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/15/4896175-the-independent-musician-manifesto</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/15/4896175-the-independent-musician-manifesto</guid><category>arts</category><category>music-industry</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>entertainment-industry</category><category>diy-musician</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:25:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Creative Tool For Songwriters</title>
<description><![CDATA[Music Think Tank continues to be one of the most intriguing resources for the "new" music industry.  Here's an article about "thought mapping" that is a brilliant kick-start for a song, rivaling Berklee's Pat Pattison's "object writing."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/15/4896119-creative-tool-for-songwriters</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/15/4896119-creative-tool-for-songwriters</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>music-think-tank</category><category>diy-musician</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:15:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Zen For Independent Musicians</title>
<description><![CDATA[Musician Danny Barnes provides some Yoda-like suggestions from A to Z for any musician striving to learn and live with music.  If there was an Indie Bible, his stuff should be in it. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881680-zen-for-independent-musicians</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/13/4881680-zen-for-independent-musicians</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>diy-musicians</category><category>money-music</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:35:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Empathic Civilization</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new video by Jeremy Rifkin shows how recent scientific discoveries could lead us to develop a new world community and perhaps a new sensitivity. It seems a worthy train of thought for songwriting.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/04/4815200-the-empathic-civilization</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/04/4815200-the-empathic-civilization</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jeremy-rifkin</category><category>hypebot</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 19:04:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Digital Musician's Hottest Tools</title>
<description><![CDATA[Changes are happening in the digital music world faster than an automated mixer slider.  This article from Billboard.biz describes their top 5 tools.  But I would also add MusicLicenseQuote.com and Jango Radio, which the corporate entities would rather you not find out about.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/09/4646864-the-digital-musicians-hottest-tools</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/09/4646864-the-digital-musicians-hottest-tools</guid><category>arts</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><category>bandcamp-what</category><category>sonicbids-what</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:01:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>ASCAP Launches Cue Sheet Access for Members</title>
<description><![CDATA[Since I have just revised my website to add direct sync license capability with MusicLicenseQuote.com this new feature cue sheet function by ASCAP complements the capability for the benefit of the DIY musician.   ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/22/4541846-ascap-launches-cue-sheet-access-for-members</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/22/4541846-ascap-launches-cue-sheet-access-for-members</guid><category>arts</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>performing-rights-organization</category><category>cue-sheets-member-access</category><category>mamaloosemusic-com</category><category>diy-musiciansemerging-film-composer</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:38:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Steve Jobs: How to live before you die | Video on TED.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[TED.com is the perfect public think tank and if Job's speech doesn't inspire you to continue with music or art or whatever love you have chosen to live with, then you are a stone.  No, I take that back, even stones would want to lift themselves into an arch after hearing this.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/16/4518266-steve-jobs-how-to-live-before-you-die-video-on-tedcom</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/16/4518266-steve-jobs-how-to-live-before-you-die-video-on-tedcom</guid><category>arts</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:46:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Making It In Music - Revenue From Touring?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hypebot's Houghton helps pull back the curtain on the devolving music business as it were.  It's another example of why musicians need to become more aware of their efforts from a business perspective.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/01/4448641-making-it-in-music-revenue-from-touring</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/01/4448641-making-it-in-music-revenue-from-touring</guid><category>arts</category><category>music-business</category><category>imogen-heap</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>d-i-y-music</category><category>bruce-houghton</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:30:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>BMI Advice for Songwriter Pitches</title>
<description><![CDATA[BMI gives good tips when it comes to pitching your song to someone who can do something with it.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/21/4321258-bmi-advice-for-songwriter-pitches</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/21/4321258-bmi-advice-for-songwriter-pitches</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>diy-music</category><category>networking-like</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Avoiding Music Business Scams - SoundTempest Blog</title>
<description><![CDATA["Some great material you have here..." in an e-mail is like music to a musician's ears.  Unfortunately most of these are scams and this article does a thorough job of describing the tell-tale signs to spot a company that just wants your money.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/14/4285338-avoiding-music-business-scams-soundtempest-blog</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/14/4285338-avoiding-music-business-scams-soundtempest-blog</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>better-business-bureau</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>music-group</category><category>d-i-y-musician</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 18:44:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>MusikPitch New Service Connects Songwriters/Composers Directly to Music Users</title>
<description><![CDATA[MusikPitch, a new service based in Nashville offers songwriters and composers a FREE portal to submit music directly to content users who get to pick a winner from all submissions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/01/4229383-musikpitch-new-service-connects-songwriterscomposers-directly-to-music-users</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/01/4229383-musikpitch-new-service-connects-songwriterscomposers-directly-to-music-users</guid><category>arts</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>diy-music</category><category>musikpitch</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 May 2010 14:49:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buyer Beware: Why Artists Should Do A 180 On &quot;360&quot; Deals</title>
<description><![CDATA[What "labels" do best for musicians is provide money and marketing.  But are you ready to pledge your first-born? This article provides the cons and a few pros that musicians should be aware of in their planning.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/27/4210425-buyer-beware-why-artists-should-do-a-180-on-360-deals</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/27/4210425-buyer-beware-why-artists-should-do-a-180-on-360-deals</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>music-business</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><category>d-i-y-musician</category><category>bob-donelly</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:34:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Howstuffworks &quot;Music Industry Channel&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[For independent musicians, If you want to get a clear and comprehensive overview of the business of music, this site is a fine, free place to start.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jackie Henrion]]></source><link>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/25/4203577-howstuffworks-music-industry-channel</link><guid>http://decouvrir.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/25/4203577-howstuffworks-music-industry-channel</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>singer-songwriter</category><category>jackie-henrion</category><category>mamaloose-music</category><category>d-i-y-musician</category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:25:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>