If You Aren’t LinkedIn Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later
Wed, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
When it started out in 2003, I have to admit that LinkedIn wasn’t very appealing. In fact, I don’t even remember when I created a profile but I do know that I never started paying attention to it until recently. Before then, LinkedIn was just another social network focusing on increasing professional connections. The interface
Venture Project Update: Calling All Ops Professionals
Tue, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Just because Venture is designed primarily as a comprehensive tool for marketing, box office, and development professionals that doesn’t mean they get to have all the fun. Case in point, we’re putting together flexible templates designed especially to help ops personnel communicate with artist/employees who aren’t located in the administrative office. A common application for
Seattle’s Pay-For-Play Trickle Down Effect
Mon, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Seattle playwright Paul Mullin has been weighing in on the Pay-for Play scandal within the Seattle’s arts community that was examined here on 5/4/2010 (and even earlier @ Scanning the Dial). To paraphrase Mullin’s perspective, the decision by larger arts orgs to buy into the pay-for-play model as embodied by King5’s New Day Northwest program
In Richardson, To Tell Or Not To Tell (Again)
Fri, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
The recent conductor rant from the Richardson Symphony Orchestra that was caught on tape has produced an intriguing comment thread. One item that caught my attention was the notion that the group has been wrestling with their cash flow issues for some time and the decision as to whether or not this should be brought
Music: The 4th Worst-Paying Degree You Can Earn
Thu, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Not exactly prime material for college recruiting material, is it? Nonetheless, this is precisely the news delivered by Charles Purdy, Yahoo! HotJobs senior editor, in an article that presents the ten worst-paying college degrees. Although the report doesn’t acknowledge precisely which music careers are encompassed in the categorization, it’s a strong bet that “instrumental performance”
The Sound Of Fury
Wed, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Have you ever wondered what labor trouble sounds like? Anyone in this business long enough likely has a story or two of inappropriate public behavior and/or actions on part of musicians and managers alike but these sorts of things usually remain in-house. But in the digital age you can bring the indoors out and that’s
Coattail Advertising: Good Or Bad?
Tue, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Brian Sacawa posted an intriguing piece at his Sound Directions blog on 5/4/2010 about a Cleveland Orchestra radio spot for a Carmina Burana performance that ties directly into the Cleveland Cavaliers playoff bid. Sacawa wonders if this sort of coattail advertisement is ultimately worthwhile via a thorough and thought provoking piece…
Google Handing Out Free AdWords For Nonprofits
Mon, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Thanks to Dale Fisher’s new blog, The Revolution Starts…Now?; just one guy’s opinion on trying to make sense of the social media revolution at hand for pointing out a wonderful program from Google that is handing out as much as $10,000 per month in FREE AdWords advertising for qualifying nonprofits (that’s $0.23/min of sponsored link
Photos From Nashville’s Free Public Concert
Sun, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
As a special weekend treat, we have some photos courtesy of Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) cellist, Stephen Drake, from the NSO’s free public concert that took place on Friday, 5/7/2010.
The Controversy In Cleveland Continues
Fri, May 5, 2010
by Drew McManus
Just in case you forgot about the legal battle between Cleveland Plain Dealer music critic Donald Rosenberg and the Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Scene published a lengthy article about the latest developments in the ongoing drama. Written by Michael Gill and published on 5/5/2010, the piece begins with a picturesque description of Cleveland Orchestra music
