Hello my songwriting friends. In this video I'm discussing scams in the music industry and asking you what it is that you are selling to your audience. I use this as a jumping off point to talk about what I see as the inevitable new breed of artists that are emerging today. So much of what the music industry once was is crumbling and being re-organized. It will be up to us, the independent artists, to ensure that the new industry integrates the lessons of the past so that we can all thrive and flourish creatively and economically.

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