NYC Singer Songwriter Blog ~ Rock Star Life Lessons by Carla Lynne Hall » A Day in the Life http://rockstarlifelessons.com A day in the life of a rock starlet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 RSLL 007 |Social Media Content for Musicians with Ariel Hyatt and Carla Lynne Hall http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2440/rsll-007-social-media-content-for-musicians-with-ariel-hyatt-and-carla-lynne-hall/ http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2440/rsll-007-social-media-content-for-musicians-with-ariel-hyatt-and-carla-lynne-hall/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:37 +0000 Carla http://rockstarlifelessons.com/?p=2440 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "RSLL 007 |Social Media Content for Musicians with Ariel Hyatt and Carla Lynne Hall", url: "http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2440/rsll-007-social-media-content-for-musicians-with-ariel-hyatt-and-carla-lynne-hall/" });]]> In this episode of the Rock Star Life Lessons podcast, Carla Lynne Hall and Ariel Hyatt talk about Hyatt’s “Musician’s Social Media Pyramid”, which is a great guide to creating killer content. Learn more tips in The Musician’s Roadmap to Facebook and Twitter, written by Ariel Hyatt and Carla Lynne Hall

You can also see the video version of this podcast on Ariel Hyatt’s Sound Advice TV YouTube Channel

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Tuesday, January 31st marks the launch of “Make Money Making Music” the fourth and final workshop in the SELL YOUR MUSIC! Workshop Series, based on “The 4 C’s of the New Music Business” music entrepreneur framework developed by Carla Lynne Hall of RockStarLifeLessons.com. Each session offers strategies and case studies from musicians who have created a successful career in music without getting signed to a record label.

The fourth “C” stands for CASH. After building upon the foundation lessons covered in the previous CREATE, CAPTURE, and CONNECT sessions, “Make Money Making Music” will teach you:

• How to Build a Merchandise Line
• How to License Your Music for Film and TV
• Creating Multiple Streams of Music Income
• My “TRUE FAN FORMULA” for being a profitable musician

The goal of this class is to provide participants with **at least** one strategy can used immediately to grow their music businesses.

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]]> http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2434/make-money-making-music/feed/ 0 Give Your Sweetie A Personalized Song For Valentine’s Day! http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2394/give-your-sweetie-a-personalized-song-for-valentines-day/ http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2394/give-your-sweetie-a-personalized-song-for-valentines-day/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:20:18 +0000 Carla http://rockstarlifelessons.com/?p=2394 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Give Your Sweetie A Personalized Song For Valentine’s Day!", url: "http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2394/give-your-sweetie-a-personalized-song-for-valentines-day/" });]]> valentines-day-candy
Give a personalized song for Valentine’s Day!

If you’re looking for a special Valentine’s Day gift, why not have me write a personalized song for him or her? I’ll be taking orders until February 10th.

Personalized Song Packages

$150 USD for a recording of Supernova with a personalized verse.
Supernova by Carla Lynne Hall

$300 USD for a recording of a favorite song re-written with personalized lyrics.
She Loves Her Family by Carla Lynne Hall

$500 USD for a personalized song written from scratch.
You’re the One for Me by Carla Lynne Hall

Extra charge for RUSH and/or SINGING TELEGRAM Services.

If you’re interested in having a personalized song written, just submit a Personalized Song Profile, and I’ll respond asap.

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January 24th is the launch of “Music Marketing Machine” the third workshop in the SELL YOUR MUSIC! Workshop Series, based on “The 4 C’s of the New Music Business” music business framework developed by Carla Lynne Hall of RockStarLifeLessons.com. Each session offers strategies and case studies from musicians who have created a successful career in music without getting signed to a record label.

The third “C” stands for CONNECT. In addition to discussing the importance of great songs, and a compelling live show, the “Music Marketing Machine” workshop will also teach you:

• How to Create Your Story
• Choosing a Signature Communication Tool
• How to Use Social Media to Connect with Your Fans
• How to Create a Marketing Plan

The goal of this class is to provide participants with **at least** one strategy can used immediately to grow their music businesses.

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]]> http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2425/music-marketing-machine/feed/ 0 What is SOPA and PIPA? http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2359/what-is-sopa-and-pipa/ http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2359/what-is-sopa-and-pipa/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:46:40 +0000 Carla http://rockstarlifelessons.com/?p=2359 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What is SOPA and PIPA?", url: "http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2359/what-is-sopa-and-pipa/" });]]> StopSOPA_MartinLutherKing

If you attempted to visit Wikipedia today (January 18, 2012), you’ve noticed that the online encyclopedia is protesting the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation. Actually, there are a few online sites that are blacked out in solidarity. Instead of blacking out my blog, I’ve chosen to use this day to increase awareness.

SOPA and PIPA are proposed legislation packages which have the potential to censor the internet and limit expression. As a creative person, I have to speak up and not be silent. I know that there are many people who just don’t know what this is about, or how it could affect them, so I want to at least offer some education on the subject.

On one of its few pages NOT blacked out today, Wikipedia explains:

SOPA and PIPA represent two bills in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively. SOPA is short for the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” and PIPA is an acronym for the “Protect IP Act.” (”IP” stands for “intellectual property.”) In short, these bills are efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites, but, in our opinion, they do so in a way that actually infringes free expression while harming the Internet.

If you are an artist, creator, maker, website designer, intellectual property owner, or anyone who wants to know more about this threat to online expression, please visit Wikipedia and Google to learn how your future freedoms could be affected.

Wikipedia makes it easy for you to contact representatives in Congress by just entering your zip code. You’ll immediately be given contact form links, as well as social media contacts for your Congress reps. It doesn’t take long to send them your thoughts. Everyone’s voice adds up.

End Piracy, Not Liberty

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]]> http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2359/what-is-sopa-and-pipa/feed/ 0 Take the First SELL YOUR MUSIC Workshop for $40. Take the Rest for $60! http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2327/take-the-first-sell-your-music-workshop-for-40-take-the-rest-for-60/ http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2327/take-the-first-sell-your-music-workshop-for-40-take-the-rest-for-60/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:20:48 +0000 Carla http://rockstarlifelessons.com/?p=2327 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Take the First SELL YOUR MUSIC Workshop for $40. Take the Rest for $60!", url: "http://rockstarlifelessons.com/2327/take-the-first-sell-your-music-workshop-for-40-take-the-rest-for-60/" });]]> Stage

Thursday, Jan 12th (tomorrow!) marks the launch of my SELL YOUR MUSIC! Workshop Series in NYC with “Setting the Stage for Music Success”.

AND I’m offering a special deal: Sign up for tomorrow’s “Setting the Stage for Music Success” for the regular price of $40. And if you like the first class, you can purchase the remaining classes for $60, so you still get the 4 workshops for $100 special!

Tomorrow’s class lays the foundation for a successful music career, and I’ll be sharing the strategies used by independent musicians who are making a living from their music. Because this session covers the necessary “nuts and bolts”, I consider it the most important workshop of the series.

While I also consider the fan-building, music marketing, and money-making sessions important, in my opinion, everything builds upon the foundation principles covered in the first session, including:

• How to Create Your VISION of Music Success

• How to BUILD A TEAM

• SONGWRITING SECRETS

• TIME MANAGEMENT Tips

• How to Create a Successful Artist MINDSET

Hope to see you at tomorrow’s class!

Carla

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This week’s Rock Star Life Lessons podcast features Dale Adams, owner and operator of Architek One, a music management and marketing company based in Atlanta.

During our chat, Dale and I discuss the possibilities for music marketing using mobile devices, which kinda blew my mind at the time (when I still had a regular cell phone).

Since this 2010 interview, Apple’s iPad (and other mobile tablets) has become popular for multiple uses, I finally upgraded to an Android Smartphone, and I always think back to this conversation with Dale, as his predictions came true. Tune into this interview for some mobile music marketing inspiration!

Click on an episode button below to hear the podcast

The Rock Star Life Lessons Podcast is also available on iTunes for your portable pleasure!

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About Dale Adams:

Dale Adams is the owner and operator of Architek One, a music management and marketing company based in Atlanta. Dale’s passion for music exceeds the normal person’s drive to push bands to their maximum potential. With his strong business mind, and keen ear as a music engineer, and his strong knowledge of the benefits that the social media scene is incurring to artists, he is bound to develop the next big thing.

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Congratulations to the winners of the SELL YOUR MUSIC! Twitter Contest!!

The Grand Prize winners who received a full tuition scholarship to the SELL YOUR MUSIC! Workshop Series in NYC (worth $120) are:

The Deacon from Mama’s Dirty L’il Secret
Cady Finlayson
Quinton Parker

All of the Tweeps who entered the contest will receive a Rock Star Life Lessons Gift Pack, which includes:
* My “Music Marketing Machine” eReport
* Free chapter of Musicians’ Roadmap to Facebook and Twitter by me and Ariel Hyatt
* Artist’s Edge Coach Debra Russell’s “Multiple Streams of Music Income” mp3

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For the past few years I’ve been studying and collecting case studies of successful indie musicians, and I noticed that these musicians take actions which fall into four basic pillars, which I’ve named “The 4 C’s of the New Music Business”: Create, Capture, Connect, and Cash.

I’ve created a new set of classes, The SELL YOUR MUSIC! Workshop Series, that will launch in NYC on January 12th, and I’d like to get your help in spreading the word. To sweeten the pot, I’m launching The SELL YOUR MUSIC Twitter Contest! from January 6th – 9th.

Here are the prizes!

The Rock Star Life Lessons Gift Pack

EVERY contest entrant (and class attendee) will receive a Rock Star Life Lessons Gift Pack, which will include:
* My “Music Marketing Machine” eReport
* Free chapter of Musicians’ Roadmap to Facebook and Twitter by me and Ariel Hyatt
* 1/7: JUST ADDED! Artist’s Edge Coach Debra Russell has just added her “Multiple Streams of Music Income” mp3 to the Gift Pack! I own this recording myself, and can attest to how good it is. Wow – thanks, Coach Debra!!!
* Other free goodies from other Music Biz luminaries, who will be announced over the next few days.

The Grand Prize

Four Grand Prize winners get a full tuition scholarship to the SELL YOUR MUSIC! Workshop Series in NYC (worth $120). There will be one Grand Prize winner chosen and announced on each day of the contest, Jan 6th-9th.

(NOTE: This non-negotiable prize does not include travel or transportation expenses to NYC, only the price of the workshop series, which is worth $120. If the winner cannot attend the workshops in NYC, he or she will receive the SELL YOUR MUSIC! course materials)

Here’s How to Enter:

* Follow @carlalynnehall

* Retweet one or more of the following tweets from my timeline (samples below):
– A Tip
– A Quote
– Contest Announcement
– SELL YOUR MUSIC! Class

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One winner will be randomly chosen and announced each day of the contest.

Contest Starts: Friday, January 6th at 10am
Contest Ends: Monday, January 9th at 5pm

Each retweet will win a Rock Star Life Lessons Gift Pack of Music Biz eReports.

See you on Twitter!

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Tina and Beyonce Knowles

In today’s interview, Tina Knowles talks about what it’s like to have a family member helping you with your music career, and offers suggestions on what to look for if you’re considering hiring your dad/brother/cousin to be your manager, stylist, producer, etc.

The Rock Star Life Lessons Podcast is also available on iTunes!

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