The Fretless Fringes

Provocative public Relations for Music professionals

  • Artist/Venue Public Relations and Consulting
  • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
  • The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left Of The Earth: Musings on how the niche-genre music business survives.
    • Why Everything Old Is New Again
    • Venue Angst
    • Beating Spotify
    • The Changing Face Of Gigs and Venues
    • Gaining Steam: Primer #5.. now you’re getting gigs
    • Primer 6: What Is Your Value As A Musician?
  • The Places We Play
  • Beating Spotify
  • Venue Angst
  • Artist/Venue Public Relations and Consulting
  • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
  • The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left Of The Earth: Musings on how the niche-genre music business survives.
    • Why Everything Old Is New Again
    • Venue Angst
    • Beating Spotify
    • The Changing Face Of Gigs and Venues
    • Gaining Steam: Primer #5.. now you’re getting gigs
    • Primer 6: What Is Your Value As A Musician?
  • The Places We Play
  • Beating Spotify
  • Venue Angst

Music Major? Show This To Your Parents!

March 25, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

Hi there, parents of a music major. You are, by now, quaking in your shoes, wondering what good this major is, and how will they ever find a real job. As an ardent follower of all the newest trends and buzzwords that the current crop of MBA's throw around, I can assure you that if done right, … [Read more...]

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Primer 6: What Is Your Value As A Musician?

March 10, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

Let's forget about your value as a creative human being, that's immeasurable. You're the apple of your parent's eye, your teacher's and all your friend's. What we want to examine is the actual monetary value that you bring to the table. How do you enhance a venue, or an audience's pleasure? This is … [Read more...]

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Gaining Steam: Primer #5.. now you’re getting gigs

February 26, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

Eventually it had to happen. Everything you've done so far has resulted in happy audiences, happy venues. You're fielding offers, or venues actually get back to you when you submit. It's possible even an agent is trying to sign you up. Good for you. Now don't screw it up. There are mostly … [Read more...]

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The Changing Face Of Gigs and Venues

February 26, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

Live music for the small ones (musicians, venues, agents and managers all) is once and for ever changed. The slate has been wiped clean, and while things may appear to back to normal, normal is going to be far different. Many of the smaller coffee-house type venues will be gone. Larger performing … [Read more...]

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Beating Spotify

February 26, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

Yes, I know, Spotify sucks because they pay essentially no royalties. The CEO is worth billions, and the musicians who create the content get squat. There are a couple of life lessons here, and the sooner they're understood, the better you'll be at exploiting the systems in place. 1: You can't … [Read more...]

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Venue Angst

February 26, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

When it comes the venues, there are no hard rules, as there are too many types. Again, we're not talking amphitheaters, only the smaller venues which concentrated on the "folk" scene. They start as small folk coffee houses, and can run all the way up to 300-seat performing arts centers. Some can be … [Read more...]

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Why Everything Old Is New Again.

February 25, 2017 By charlie Leave a Comment

Jumping into a time machine and going back 50 years, the artists of today would be a little shocked at the sheer legwork of becoming a touring musician. No Kickstarter to fund your dreams. No internet to publicize your latest effort. No facebook to reach your fans whenever you wanted. Your career … [Read more...]

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Leading Great Workshops

June 22, 2014 By charlie

I'm a workshop nut. If used correctly by venues or artists, they can help far more in building loyalty and community than any advertisement or social media post ever will. You will educate, inspire, and build life-long fans. Workshops we hosted years ago have forged life-long friendships between … [Read more...]

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