Michael Hopper

I Wanna Be a Famous Artist and Make Lots of Money

I Wanna Be a Famous Artist and Make Lots of MoneyQ: Could you please look at my art, and tell me what you think? Also, what do you think of my website? I'm looking for national and international representation and shows. Do you have a list of agents or ar... Read >

To sign or stay unsigned

Getting a major record deal used to be a big deal - it was the only thing that artists could talk about trying to get. It was seen as a liceense to print money while the major label would work on your publicity with a publicist, management and everything... Read >

basic requirements to become a record producer

Do you have what it takes to become the next most sought-after music producer in the industry? Or are you simply stuck on wishful thinking and hoping that you'll be noticed one day?Music producers are the busiest pros behind the making of an artist and an... Read >

How to become a record producer

Let me apologize right up front. I am getting so upset about the commercialization of making music and I had to rant.Listen, the hype is huge about how to become a music producer. Schools are ramping up their marketing campaigns to sucker one more up-and-... Read >

10 issues facing the music industry

Well, it's good to see some of the more mainstream press picking up on this idea. CBS Marketwatch is suggesting to the music industry that maybe (just maybe) the music industry's problems have less to do with all this downloading activity, and more to do ... Read >

Tips for selling music online

For musicians, most of the revenues come from the rights to their songs and the albums that they sell. For an independent musician especially, money can come in very slowly if at all. However, the power of the worldwide web can help them to gain higher pr... Read >

Make millions with your music

Before the age of the Internet, musicians had to rely on radio stations to spread their sounds across the globe and build up a fan base. From there, major record labels such as Sony and Virgin would sign new artists based on the amount of radio airplay th... Read >

Can you make millions

Will You Make Millions.....IT'S POSSIBLE!Let's get real for a moment. Promoting your music successfully on the Internet is hard work. Don't ever forget that. I've spent years doing this. The Internet is not a shortcut to success -- it's simply another too... Read >

how to sell your music on Itunes

In the past, the major record companies have controlled every aspect of the creation, marketing and distribution of music. With the advent of the Internet, that power has now swung into the hands of the independent artists needing to get their music to th... Read >

how to submit your demo to a label

Many would be artistes have been frustrated because they could not get a record deal with a recording company. This is meant to show a few tricks and steps to follow in order to get that so important record deal through submission of your demo to recordin... Read >

how to present your demo to a label

I think it's always enlightening to get a scenario of what happens behind the scenes in the office of a person who listens to demos in a record label. Here's a sample from my own experience and that of friends who torture their brains and eardrums in the ... Read >

What A&R's do

An A&R representative signs and developes talent for a record label. There are many ways that a record label A&R representative can discover talent or artists that have "it". You can send your demo package to A&R reps that accept solicited material. You s... Read >

What A&R's are looking for

What Does an A&R Rep Really Want? By: Ty Cohen So, you are looking for a killer music contract but you can't seem to figure out what A&R Reps really want. What do I have to have to get signed to a music contract? There are unique qualities that these guys... Read >