Drew McManus
You May Be Guilty Of Using Dark Pattern Tactics But Not Even Know It
Tue, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
Dark Patterns are features of interface design crafted to trick your users into doing things they might not want to do, but which benefit your organization. There are 12 types of Dark Patterns and some are as straightforward as making it next to impossible to cancel a user account or making the unsubscribe link on
Finally, Some Positive News On Music Licensing
Mon, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
On 9/18/18, the Us Senate passed the Music Modernization Act (MMA) of 2018, S.2334, with unanimous consent. That’s not a typo, the Senate passed legislation with unanimous support, moreover, it was legislation addressing the way mechanical licensing works. In English, that’s the process used to make sure songwriters, producers, and engineers are paid royalties, how
Counting The Costs Article Has A Dedicated Home
Fri, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
Ever since the updated version was published in March, 2017 Count The Costs; career cost of ownership for orchestra string musicians has been an enormously popular blog post. So much so, that I decided to convert it to a dedicated microsite at countingcosts.adaptistration.com. The microsite format provides a number of new user experience enhancements, not the least
The Music Of Star Trek Podcast Is On Its Way To Becoming A Thing
Thu, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
Good news everybody! After a thorough round of due diligence, it looks like the costs related to making the Music of Star Trek podcast a regular series is something that falls well within reasonable crowd sourcing goals. Among the larger expenses are those related to licensing and let’s face it, a podcast about the music
Apparently, Tuesday Was Post An Arts Admin Job Day