July 13, 2012

IT'S FRIDAY TIME TO LAUGH


Top 100: Funny Quotes and One-Liners

As powerful as inspirational quotes can be, sometimes we just need a bit of humor to lighten up our day. For those occasions, funny quotes and one-liners are quite effective, especially when they poke fun at our everyday annoyances, whether it be politics, work, aging or marriage.
Not content with finding these humorous quotes on only bumper stickers, we set out to put together a list of them. Below, you’ll find the Top 100: Funny Quotes and One-Liners that are sure to put a smile on your face.
1. ”How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say the F word? Get another sweet little 80-year-old lady to yell ‘BINGO!’” - Unknown
2. “When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” - Will Rogers
3. “Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.” - José Maria de Eça de Queiroz
4. ”Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong” - Unknown
5. “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” - Brian Gerald O’Driscoll
6. “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go” - Oscar Wilde
7. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.” - Abraham Lincoln (paraphrase from the Bible, ‘Proverbs’ 17:28)
8. “The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.” - Unknown
9. “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.” - Albert Einstein
10. “I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.” - Unknown
11. “Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, but not in one ahead.” - Bill McGlashen
12. “Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.” - Marilyn Monroe
13. “The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets” - Al McGuire
14. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” - Mark Twain
15. “Why is the place you drive on is a parkway, and the place you park on is the driveway?” - Unknown
16. ”If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the up button.” - Sam Levenson
17. “If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments.” - Earl Wilson
18. “Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” - Albert Einstein
19. “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.” - Will Rogers
20. “I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.” - Steven Wright

July 12, 2012

MY MUSIC IS ON ITUNES NOW WHAT?

NOW WHAT


Now what? That seems to be the most commonly asked question I get these days. This is kind of how it goes. I have my music on itunes, my space, youtube. and all of the other digital stores out there. I'm on facebook, I tweet, blog and play venues when I get a chance. So do a million other aspiring musicians. Now what? There goes that nasty question again,

I'm sure your probably pulling your hair out by now. You may be thinking, should I give up, and your probably loaded with a lot of self doubt. The answer to should I give up, is an unequivocal no! Don't quit before the miracle!

You have made a good start if you've done all the above. If your feeling the doubt monster on your back, the first thing you need to do is get him off. The next  task for you to do to move forward is, change your paradigm of thinking. That starts from the inside - out. You see , this doubt monster ways a million pounds, and he is weighting you down. He comes to kill -- still and destroy. He will rob you of your passion, motivation , creativity and the will to persevere. To be at 100% you must, and I say it again, you must get rid of him.

If your asking, how do I get rid of this monster and you are ready with an intense desire and need to take on this monumental task; then and only then are you ready to move forward in your career. You may be thinking, but I need to be working on my music, marketing, promoting ECT. This is one of those times you have to put off what you want now, for what is best for you in the long-run.

I know I didn't answer in todays blog, the proverbial question, what now. I will be answering  that question soon. For now I would like you to ponder this blog. I'm waiting to hear from you and get your comments. Then we can move forward together.


Remember it starts from the inside - out     DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT. Thanks!

July 9, 2012

FINDING YOUR PLACE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

You say you want to be in the music business? So do thousands of other aspiring Artist and many others in all areas of the business. Ask yourself, how do I standout from the rest? If you can't answer this question then you still have work to do. With over 6 million songs available on itunes and millions more on other Digital stores, you have your work cut out .

GOOD NEWS!!!!!! YOU CAN GET YOUR SONGS HEARD!! IT ONLY TAKES A PLAN.
You can do it. I have seen many who have been very successful. But they worked hard and we're persistent and didn't give up. You shouldn't either.


Here are some suggestions on how to get started.


1. START WITH A PLAN
2. FIND YOUR NICH 
3. BUILD A TEAM
4. JOIN A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
5. MASTER YOUR CRAFT
6. NETWORK ,NETWORK, NETWORK
7. MARKET, MARKET, MARKET
8. PRAY A LOT
9. BUILD A FAN BASE
10. BUILD A WEBSITE
11. SOCIAL MEDIA


This is not an exhaustive list. However if you do these things and do them well you will succeed!
Don't be afraid to ask for help. You don't know everything and neither does anyone else. Get consulting, get council . Don't be afraid to reach out. There are professionals out there that have been there and are willing to help. Let them. There may be a small investment. However if you don't invest in your career neither will anyone else.

AMP , THE ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC PROFESSIONALS primary purpose is to help you succeed. If your interested in council, click on comment and i will personally contact you ASAP.













July 6, 2012

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TOP 10 CD,SDEATH OF THE ALBUM

Get ready for a funeral. Album sales are eat up with DIGITALITUS and the prognosis is dim. At one time sales of albums was in the 20 millions and not uncommon to be in the teens. This weeks announcement for mid year sales with Adele leading the pack with 3,69 million in sales and no one else breaking the million mark is sad good news.


Luckily for the independent this is good news. The revenue is still there, you just have to learn how to get it. We are developing a model to help you with that. Hold on to your seat. Our model will be available in the near future.


Below are some of the stats from the past. Compare them with the present and this should paint a clearer picture for where things are going.






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  • Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - Eagles (Elektra)

27 Million Albums Sold
  • Thriller - Michael Jackson (Epic)


23 Million Albums Sold
  • Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
  • The Wall- Pink Floyd (Columbia)

21 Million Albums Sold
  • Back in Black - AC/DC (Elektra)
  • Greatest Hits Volumes I & II - Billy Joel (Columbia)

20 Million Albums Sold
  • Double Live - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Come On Over - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)

19 Million Albums Sold
  • The Beatles - The Beatles (Capitol)
  • Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)

17 Million Albums Sold
  • Boston - Boston (Epic)
  • The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) - Whitney Houston (Arista)

16 Million Albums Sold
  • The Beatles 1967-1970 - The Beatles (Capitol)
  • No Fences - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Hotel California - Eagles (Elektra)
  • Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
  • Greatest Hits - Elton John (MCA)
  • Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
  • Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (Maverick)

15 Million Albums Sold
  • The Beatles 1962-1966 - The Beatles (Capitol)
  • Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) - Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
  • Appetite for Destruction - Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)
  • Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (Capitol)
  • Supernatural - Santana (Arista)
  • Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)

14 Million Albums Sold
  • Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
  • Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Greatest Hits - Journey (Columbia)
  • Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf (Cleveland Intl.)
  • Metallica - Metallica (Elektra)
  • Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  • ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (Jive)

13 Million Albums Sold
  • Millennium - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
  • Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (Arista)
  • Greatest Hits 1974-1978 - Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
  • Purple Rain (Soundtrack) - Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)
  • Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band Live 1975-1985 (Box set) - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)

12 Million Albums Sold
  • Abbey Road - The Beatles (Apple)
  • Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi (Mercury)
  • II - Boyz II Men (Motown)
  • No Jacket Required - Phil Collins (Atlantic)
  • Hysteria - Def Leppard (Mercury)
  • Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks (Monument)
  • Pieces of You - Jewel (Atlantic)
  • Breathless - Kenny G (Arista)
  • Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
  • Yourself or Someone Like You - matchbox twenty (Atlantic)
  • Ten - Pearl Jam (Epic)
  • Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
  • Hot Rocks - The Rolling Stones (London)
  • The Woman in Me - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
  • Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Epic)

11 Million Albums Sold
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (Capitol)
  • Human Clay - Creed (Wind-Up Records)
  • Falling Into You - Celine Dion (550 Music)
  • Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II - Eagles (Asylum)
  • Devil Without a Cause - Kid Rock (Lava)
  • Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
  • No Strings Attached - 'N Sync (Jive)
  • Speakerboxxx/the Love Below - Outkast (So So Def)
  • Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (RCA)
  • James Taylor's Greatest Hits - James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
  • CrazySexyCool - TLC (LaFace)
  • Up - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
  • Titanic (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Sony Classical)

10 Million Albums Sold
  • Aerosmith's Greatest Hits - Aerosmith (Columbia)
  • - The Beatles (Capitol)
  • The Hits - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Daydream - Mariah Carey (Columbia)
  • Music Box - Mariah Carey (Columbia)
  • Unplugged - Eric Clapton (Reprise)
  • Greatest Hits - Patsy Cline (MCA Nashville)
  • Pyromania - Def Leppard (Mercury)
  • Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
  • Fly - Dixie Chicks (Monument)
  • Best of the Doobies - Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
  • Dookie - Green Day (Reprise)
  • Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - Hammer (Capitol)
  • The Stranger - Billy Joel (Columbia)
  • Come Away With Me - Norah Jones (Blue Note)
  • Tapestry - Carole King (Ode)
  • Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
  • Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (Warner Bros.)
  • Like a Virgin - Madonna (Sire)
  • The Immaculate Collection - Madonna (Warner Bros.)
  • Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
  • Faith - George Michael (Columbia)
  • 'N Sync - 'N Sync (RCA)
  • Nevermind - Nirvana (DGC)
  • Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)
  • Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
  • Greatest Hits - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
  • Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie (Motown)
  • The Lion King (Soundtrack) - (Walt Disney)
  • Oops! . . .I Did It Again - Britney Spears. (Jive)
  • The Joshua Tree - U2 (Island)
  • 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) - Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
  • Van Halen - Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
  • Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder (Motown)
  • Eliminator - ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)

9 Million Albums Sold
  • All Eyez on Me - 2 Pac (Death Row/Interscope)
  • Greatest Hits - 2 Pac (Interscope)
  • The Sign - Ace Of Base (Arista)
  • Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys (Colombia)
  • Cooleyhighharmony - Boyz II Men (Motown)
  • Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks (Capitol)
  • Sevens - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey (Columbia)
  • Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury)
  • John Denver's Greatest Hits - John Denver (RCA)
  • Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (Warner Bros.)
  • The Best Of The Doors - The Doors (Elaktra)
  • The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (Interscope)
  • Whitney - Whitney Houston (Arista)
  • Escape - Journey (Columbia)
  • Country Grammer - Nelly (Universal Records)
  • Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley (RCA Records)
  • Hi Infidelity - R.E.O. Speedwagon (Epic)
  • Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin Records)
  • Big Willie Style - Will Smith (Columbia)
  • Confessions- Usher (So So Def)
  • Footloose (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Columbia)
  • Top Gun (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Columbia)
  • Great Band Era - Various Artists (Reader's Digest Music)

8 Million Albums Sold
  • Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith (Columbia)
  • Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera (RCA)
  • Black & Blue - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
  • The Beatles Anthology, Vol 1 - The Beatles (Capitol)
  • Time, Love & Tenderness - Michael Bolton (Columbia)
  • Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton (Laface)
  • Secrets - Toni Braxton (Laface)
  • The Chase - Garth Brooks (Liberty)
  • In Pieces - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • The Writing's On The Wall - Destiny's Child (Columbia)
  • Hell Freezes Over - Eagles (Geffen)
  • The Eminem Show - Eminem (Interscope)
  • Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
  • Breathe - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
  • The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
  • Bad - Michael Jackson (Epic)
  • R. - R. Kelly (Jive)
  • Miracles: The Holiday Album - Kenny G (Arista)
  • Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
  • Throwing Copper - Live (Radioactive)
  • Surfacing - Sarah McLachlan (Arista)
  • And Justice For All - Metallica (Elektra)
  • Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block (Columbia)
  • Synchronicity - The Police (A&M)
  • Greatest Hits - Queen (Elektra)
  • Greatest Hits - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullett Band (Capitol)
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
  • Grease (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (RSO)
  • Core - Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic)
  • Strait Out Of The Box - George Strait (MCA Nashville)
  • Achtung Baby - U2 (Island)
  • Whitesnake - Whitesnake (Geffen)

7 Million Albums Sold
  • Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul (Virgin)
  • Highway To Hell - AC/DC (Epic)
  • Get A Grip - Aerosmith (Geffen)
  • Pump - Aerosmith (Geffen)
  • New Jersey - Bon Jovi (Mercury)
  • Don't Look Back- BOSTON (Epic)
  • Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown (MCA)
  • Running On Empty - Jackson Browne (Asylum)
  • Songs You Know By Heart - Jimmy Buffett (MCA)
  • The Singles 1969 - 1973 - The Carpenters (A&M)
  • TimePieces/Best Of Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton (RSO)
  • Unforgettable With Love Natalie Cole - Natalie Cole (Electra)
  • August & Everything After - Counting Crows (Geffen)
  • No Need To Argue - The Cranberries (Island)
  • Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Atlantic)
  • Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow (A&M)
  • No Way Out - P. Diddy and the Family (Bad Boy/Arista)
  • All The Way...A Decade Of Song - Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
  • The Long Run - Eagles (Asylum)
  • Live - Eagles (Asylum)
  • A Day Without Rain - Enya (Reprise)
  • Records - Foreigner (Atlantic)
  • Double Vision - Foreigner (Atlantic)
  • Use Your Illusion II - Guns 'n Roses (Geffen)
  • Use Your Illusion I - Guns 'n Roses (Geffen)
  • Off The Wall - Michael Jackson (Epic)
  • History: Past, Present & Future Book I - Michael Jackson (Epic)
  • Dangerous - Michael Jackson (Epic)
  • 52nd Street - Billy Joel (Columbia)
  • An Innocent Man - Billy Joel (Columbia)
  • Glass Houses - Billy Joel (Columbia)
  • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (MCA)
  • Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits - Janis Joplin (Columbia)
  • Sports - Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)
  • Significant Other - Limp Bizkit (Interscope)
  • True Blue - Madonna (Sire)
  • Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin (C2/Columbia)
  • Crash - Dave Matthews Band (RCA Records)
  • Vs. - Pearl Jam (Epic)
  • Luck Of The Draw - Bonnie Raitt (Capitol)
  • Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (Warner Bros.)
  • Greatest Hits - Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)
  • Santana's Greatest Hits - Santana (Columbia)
  • Savage Garden - Savage Garden (Columbia)
  • Waiting To Exhale (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Arista)
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Lost Highway)
  • Spice - Spice Girls (Virgin)
  • To The Extreme - Vanilla Ice (SBK)