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DMN Newswire--2010-10-19--Digital Music Doctor announces the results of the Music Software Internet Popularity Index for the third quarter of 2010. During this time period four products - Cakewalk Sonar, Adobe Audition, Sony Acid, and Propellerhead Reason - showed downward trends from the prior quarter. For two of these products the trend was significant enough to lower their ranking by one position. Audition moved down to sixth place, trading places with Apple Logic which now ranks fifth. Propellerhead Reason dropped to fifteenth place below Steinberg Wavelab which now ranks fourteenth.
The ten most popular music software products on the Internet, based on recent search engine activity, are:
PRODUCT (INDEX)
1. Avid Pro Tools (9.6)
2. FL Studio (7.3)
3. Steinberg Cubase (6.3)
4. Cakewalk Sonar (5.4)
5. Apple Logic (2.9)
6. Adobe Audition (2.9)
7. Apple GarageBand (2.7)
8. Sony Sound Forge (1.7)
9. MOTU Digital Performer (1.7)
10. Ableton Live (1.6)
11. Sony Acid (1.4)
12. Band-in-a-Box (1.3)
13. Steinberg Nuendo (0.7)
14. Steinberg Wavelab (0.6)
15. Propellerhead Reason (0.6)
This index is based on quarterly Internet search activity on Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN. Collectively these 4 search engines represent approximately 95 percent of the searches on the Internet. Over 100 search terms are used to construct this index, and 15 music software products are tracked. An annual average of the past four quarters is also included for comparison. The following table shows a complete list of the products tracked as well as the changes in their annual moving average ranking from the prior quarter:
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How To Get The Perfect Agent and Manager For Your Band (In 5 Easy Steps)
The Wrong Manager is Way Worse Than No Manager:
Patience is everything. The main purpose of a manager is to get you a record label, the right agent, maybe a publishing deal, and a merchandising deal. You need a STRONG and PROVEN manager to get a decent record deal. If you get a manager too soon in your career you will end up with a weak manager that doesn’t have enough contacts and power. No one can manage your band better than you in the early stages of your career, so do just that. Manage yourself until a STRONG and PROVEN band manager, with a history of success is willing to take on the project. You will hurt your chances of getting that kind of manager when the time comes if you have a weak manager, sometimes known as a FANAGER already in the mix. They are extremely hard to shake once things start looking good.
TWO:
The Wrong Agent Is NOT Worse Than No Agent:
Agents typically work without term contracts with their artists so they are easier to let go and “upgrade.” However, early in your career, no one will be able to book your band as good as you can yourself so do just that and you will not be missing out on anything. If you go with a weak, inexperienced agent, give them a break. Don’t yell at them when things go wrong, they’re not making enough money to be yelled at. If they make even one phone call for you, you’re ahead of the game. Stay in touch with them on tour, and advance all the shows as if you are positive they’re going to be cancelled and you’ll be OK. If you follow Rule One, and write good songs, the right manager will come your way and he/she will get you the Right agent eventually.
THREE:
Trademark your Band’s name, or choose a Band Name That Doesn’t Need To Be Trademarked Right Away:
No manager or agent wants to receive a Cease And Desist letter from ten bands who also call themselves “The Terminators.” Don’t create problems for your future manager / agent. If your name is Gerbalsauce, or Finger Pants, and you’ve Googled it to death, you probably aren’t going to have this problem, but if your name is something common that others might think of, get the trademark. Do it at legalzoom.com, you can do this without an attorney and save a ton. Register it as a Service Mark. Eventually you will need a trademark for your merchandise (start with one for t-shirts) but you can get by with just one for the band as a group of recording and performing musicians for now.
FOUR:
Make Your Internet Presence Look Like Something Someone Would Want To Manage Or Book.
Attracting a good manager or agent is kind of like selling a house. You have to stage it to look like an attractive investment. You don’t put “Over 40” smut magazines on the coffee table when you’re selling your house because it might offend a buyer. You put neutral things on the coffee table like Ansel Adams books or Gibbon’s Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire. Now that’s classy. “Let’s live here.” Besides your live show, your presence on the Internet is going to leave your most significant impression for potential managers and agents. Don’t put smut on there. Don’t put political stuff on there, unless you are a political band like Propaghandi or Rage Against The Machine. You have to be somewhat neutral like with your coffee table. Showcase your talents and personality but don’t go too far. Don’t seem like a bunch of drunks, or people that take themselves too seriously. Just showcase your talents and why you stand out from the crowd. I’ve got a clue for you, smut and politics don’t make you stand out from anything. My band’s agent is the best in her field – the best. She is a Mormon that books us out of Salt Lake City. If we had offended her with smut or anti-Christian stuff on our web site, we would have had to settle for the 2nd best in her field, or worse.
FIVE:
If Two Or More Managers and/or Agents Are Not Fighting Over The Right To Work With You, Your Songs Are Not Ready For Success:
It’s all about your songs. If you are beating your head against the wall trying to get a good manager or agent interested in you, you have to go back and write better material. Anyone can write mediocre stuff and go get some mediocre representation but why bother? Go to college and get a different career if that’s all you want out of music. You will fail with mediocre material so be grateful to the pros that don’t want to humor you by letting you try to compete with just OK stuff. You need amazing stuff or don’t give up your day job. Day jobs are awesome by the way. There’s a lot of dignity in them that you will be hard pressed to find as an entertainer so don’t panic if it doesn’t happen for you.
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