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		<title>Club Owners vs. Musicians:  Motivations in the Food Service Entertainment Business</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2012/01/02/club-owners-vs-musicians-motivations-in-the-food-service-entertainment-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[ascap]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bmi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[club owners]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[food service]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[indie musician]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[karaoke]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[music licensing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received an email from a reader asking questions about the viability of live music for food service venues in today&#8217;s economy.  Is live music really a smart business decision for restaurant/club owners?  How can a musician make him/herself more attractive to owners?  Here are my thoughts:
Choosing Wisely
In my personal opinion, choosing  the right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Custom Jingle Production Works</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2011/09/03/how-custom-jinlgle-production-works/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2011/09/03/how-custom-jinlgle-production-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[For Businesses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marketing &amp; Promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recording]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Audio Marketing Solutions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jingles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of Butler Productions&#8217; most popular services as part of our Audio Marketing Solutions program is Custom Jingle Production for Businesses.  Jingles are a great way to boost your bottom line.  However, most folks are confused about how our system works.
Here&#8217;s a jingle we did for a Honda dealership in New Jersey (keep in mind, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Yourself Successful</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2011/09/01/making-yourself-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Building]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[goals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Success is nebulous.
It&#8217;s hard to define, because it means so many different things to so many different people.  At the end of the day, your personal goals determine your success.  For some, success is wealth or power.  For others, success can be a modest, happy living doing what he/she loves.  There is no single path [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resource Roundup (May 2010) - Awesome Apps for Musicians</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/05/13/resource-roundup-may-2010-cool-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/05/13/resource-roundup-may-2010-cool-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 20:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[amp modeling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AmpliTube]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[apps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chord finder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iPod touch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iRig]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[smart phone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tuner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for a new Resource Roundup!  So many awesome apps, gizmos, and gadgets are hitting the market that appeal to musicians.  Here are a couple:
Accept Credit Cards at Gigs with your Smart Phone
Poised to revolutionize the way indie musicians do business, Square allows you to accept credit and debit cards right from your iPhone, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Thoughts Archive from our Facebook Fan Page</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/04/24/quick-thoughts-archive-from-our-facebook-fan-page/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/04/24/quick-thoughts-archive-from-our-facebook-fan-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Band Management]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Career Building]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[For Businesses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[For Educators]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[For Worship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Marketing &amp; Promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Music Theory]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recording]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[quick thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you may already know, the MusicIsMyBiz Blog also has a Facebook page.  In addition to alerts when there&#8217;s new blog post or article, I also interject some &#8220;Quick Thoughts of the Day&#8221;.  Some are inspirational.  Some are educational.  Some are simply probing questions to get you thinking.  I thought it would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Staying Organized in the Recording Studio</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/04/09/the-importance-of-staying-organized-in-the-recording-studio/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/04/09/the-importance-of-staying-organized-in-the-recording-studio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Recording]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inventory]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recording basics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recording session]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recording Session Toolkit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[studio]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[track sheets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A while back, I wrote about my efforts to make my home studio more ergonomic and my workspace more organized.  Today, I want to take that concept one step further and talk about informational organization.
Right now I&#8217;m teaching a recording class at a local college, and the students&#8217; task is to produce a song demo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Secret Weapons for Marketing your Small Business</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/03/29/3-secret-weapons-for-marketing-your-small-business/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/03/29/3-secret-weapons-for-marketing-your-small-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Building]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jingles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing and promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[on-hold messages]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[small business marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[voiceover]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[YouTube]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is for business and musician alike.  While this post might not seem like something musicians may benefit from on the surface, the following information is something that everyone who is actively involved in selling themselves, their services, their products, or their business can learn from.  It&#8217;s important to keep in mind that, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Else You Got?</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/03/05/what-else-you-got/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/03/05/what-else-you-got/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[copyright]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[music biz]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[music business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[music industry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here lately, I&#8217;ve been busy recording and consulting young bands, aspiring songwriters, and singers who are eager to &#8220;break into the music business&#8221;.  Besides being fairly talented, they all have one thing in common:  they all have absolutely NO idea how the music industry works.
As with most of us who make music for a living, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Web-based Sequencer?</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/02/24/a-web-based-sequencer/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/02/24/a-web-based-sequencer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Career Building]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[For Educators]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recording]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fruity loops]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[garage band]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[garageband]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[loops]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sequencer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Soundation Studio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was searching around the &#8216;net today for cool tools, and I found something that I never would have thought of, a web-based sequencer.  That&#8217;s exactly what I found in Soundation Studio.  The interface itself looks remarkably like a cross between GarageBand and Fruity Loops.  While it&#8217;s not quite as feature rich as those programs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create a Buzz for your Music with Self-Piracy</title>
		<link>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/02/18/pirate-your-own-music/</link>
		<comments>http://claybutlermusic.com/blog1/2010/02/18/pirate-your-own-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claybutlermusic</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[After Edmund]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[free music]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[music promotion]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[piracy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought that giving your music away for free will help to actually increase sales?  It&#8217;s true.  On top of that, and perhaps more importantly, it will help to solidify fan loyalty.
In truth, no matter how hard we try to keep online music thieves from ripping our music, some persistent pirate is bound [...]]]></description>
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