Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Internal Affairs

Who Are You? 2011

Mon, Jan 1, 2011
It has been two years since the last Adaptistration reader survey; as such, it is high time to find out more about you. The last survey was enormously helpful in guiding Adaptistration’s content and overall direction and I’m sure this survey will be no different. Just like the last time, I’m going to make it

Heading To Nepal

Mon, Dec 12, 2010
From December 13 – 23 I’ll be in Kathmandu, Nepal in conjunction with my work as an executive board member of the HEARTbeats Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization which strives to help children in need harness the power of music to better cope with, and recover from, the extreme challenges of poverty and conflict. As

The Seven Deadly Sins Of Culture Blog Commenting

Thu, Nov 11, 2010
When it comes to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) strike, there doesn’t seem to be much of a shortage of opinions and observations. Case in point, the post here from 10/29/2010 has generated a substantial number of comments that focus on everything from the original blog topic (branding) to a dozen other business related issues

It’s Lucky Number Seven For Adaptistration!

Wed, Nov 11, 2010
Adaptistration turn seven years old today and I can say with all confidence that culture blogging, readership, and reader interactivity has never been better! Moreover, year seven has a number of changes in store related to what Adaptistration delivers and how readers interact…

The Minions Have Spoke!

Thu, Aug 8, 2010
There’s nothing quite as cumbersome as an email list filled with non-responders and as it turns out, the email list here at Adaptistration has grown so large that my email list minions told me we needed to weed out some names. Fortunately, the email service I use, Vertical Response, has a handy feature that lets
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