Music Industry: MusicDish E-Journal

These are articles from the last couple of months at MusicDish E-Journal that remain quite relevant.

The Year End A&R Rewind summarizes A&R job changes for 2004.

Jaci Rae discusses the sexual commodification of young girls in the entertainment industry. Her sobering advice to stage parents that want their under 18 girls who are performing locally as amateurs to go professional:
“No matter how strong your daughter or your dream is, wait until she is 18 to try for stardom. She is already doing what she most wants, and that is to be on stage. Once she is 18 and you are ready for her to sell sex to other teenagers and older men in their 20s - 60's, she will be better equipped to handle the response, as you will be also.”

Chris Standring of A&R Online offers advice on how to Help The Music Industry Take You Seriously.

Thom King of Multimediary Entertainment Marketing provides insights on How To Get Big Sponsorship Money for your band, tour, event or production.

Way back in '04, a National Association of Record Industry Professionals' panel on The Incredible Shrinking Profit Margin offered a "look into how the major labels are providing fewer services while attempting to grab a piece of artists' publishing, merchandising, touring, and more."