SESAC, which stands for the Society of European Authors is the smallest of the three performance rights organizations in the United States.  They claim to be the fastest growing PRO since being founded in 1930.          One of the biggest differences between SESAC and its rivals ASCAP and BMI [...]

by Charissa Lock 11/10/2011 True Loves happens to be Hooray for Earth’s first full-length album, though being in the music scene since their beginnings in 2005.  The first two albums Cellphone EP and MOMO EP were released a few years after the band was formed.    Their newest creation was released June 2011.  Though Hooray for [...]

BMI is a non-profit organization which collects licensing fees on behalf of its songwriter, composer and music publisher membership. They were founded by the National Association of Broadcasters to provide a solution to a proposed raise in fees that ASCAP was charging commercial radio stations in 1939. This provided a new and alternative source of [...]

ASCAP is a non-profit organization that aids in protecting their 400,000+ members copyrights, whether it be from a broadcast or live performance.  They have pre-arranged an agreement where they collect all of the fees from the broadcaster (ie terrestrial radio station) or venue(s) avoiding the station or venue having to pay the artist directly or [...]

“I’m a fan of [Spotify’s] model, I’m not just a fan of that company, although they’re all great guys, they’ve got great tech, great engineering, I mean the Facebook integration is amazing.  But I’m a fan of that model, and why am I a fan of that model?  Because that’s clearly what consumers – some [...]

It was the summer of 2009.  I was in San Francisco with some of my musical friends at the time.  In between the running around and concerts we took the Oakland Bay Bridge to “Oaksterdam”.  This blog is not about marijuana. I had rented a car and drove up from San Diego for the weekend.  [...]

by Charissa Lock 11/03/2011        M83’s latest album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, is my first experience with this band, which is ten years too late when realizing how long they have been creating music.  And when I say “they” I really mean “he” – Anthony Gonzalez is the brains behind this musical reverie. [...]

You know you have what it takes to make it big in the music business. Name up in lights BIG. World tour BIG. But before you can get there, the right people need to hear your music. If you could just get them there, the rest would fall into place. But how do you get [...]

Its no secret that I’m a huge fan of electronica typed music.  Individually one of my favorite bands comes out of France, called M83.  They’re latest album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” is unbelievably good.  Go buy it NOW.  Amazon – http://goo.gl/p0R6o iTunes – http://itun.es/iL94TQ or wherever you buy music. Here is the review I put [...]