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Here are previous shows from Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis.
4 Questions About The Music Industry You Should Not Be Asking
Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that ...
Four Things That Kill Your Chances For Music Career Success
What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of th...
How To Market Music: An Effective No-Fail 3 Step Music Marketing Formula That Works
Knowing how to market your music is without a doubt THE most important thing you can do for your music business and your music career as a whole. You know it’s something that must be handled and if you’re not making efforts to learn how to market your music more effectively then you s...
Music, Economics, and Beyond
According to author Stephen J. Dubner, “The smartest thing about the Rolling Stones under Jagger’s leadership is the band’s workmanlike, corporate approach to touring. The economics of pop music include two main revenue streams: record sales and touring profits. Record sales are...
Handel: A Musical Life of Devotion
A great gift to music entered into the world on 23 February 1685 in Halle, Germany. A life of great musical interest; one filled with an unbelievable talent that would become a beacon to many throughout the European continent and span centuries past its lifetime. It is a life that would become ce...
How To License Your Music
Music is a big part of civilization. Centuries had passed but music survived and even grew to greater heights every single decade. As a matter of fact, the demand of music has been rising very steadily in the past 10 years and it will continue that way in the foreseeable future. It comes along wi...
Music Licensing – What, How and Why It’s Important for Your Business
Music licensing commonly refers to ‘royalty-free music’ or ‘production music’. This is music that has been written and produced with the sole purpose of being used in another project. Anyone can then license this music for a fee, to use in their project.
Wha...
The Complete Definition Of The Music
Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may ...
The Music Gallery: Can Music Ever Be Valued As Fine Art?
Recently a Christie’s art sale became the highest auction in history. The sale included works by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others and in total generated $495 million. The sale established 16 new world auction records, with nine works selling for more ...
11/2/20: POSTCARDS FROM PARADOX – VOTING FOR A CORRUPTOCRACY
MONOLOGUE WRITTEN BY CLYDE LEWIS
With the election looming the mainstream media seems to be acting like a kid at Christmas thinking about the new video game or bicycle they are going to get but realizing that they may end up with more socks and underwear. The whole show is being treated li...
10/30/20: GRINNING SKULLS – OMNIA AB UNO ET IN UNUM OMNIA
MONOLOGUE WRITTEN BY CLYDE LEWIS
Today as I was leaving my house, I looked at my wife and asked “Are we going to have a boring Halloween?’
“I guess so” she replied.
She even bought a costume this year. I bought what I thought was a realistic mask online but when I got it R...
10/29/20: GET THEE HENCE W/ BILL BEAN
MONOLOGUE WRITTEN BY CLYDE LEWIS
Last week, I was digging through some old shows in order to provide my producers with what we call Classic Ground Zero shows. There was a show that I selected that dealt with the O.T.O. People know that Ordo Templi Orientis is a “fraternity” of sorts but th...