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Budgets (Newsletter #1, May 2001)
A look at how to prepare budgets to run a label effectively.

Accounting (Newsletter #2, June 2001)
What to do to establish effective accounting systems to

manage a record label.

Inventory (Newsletter #3, July 2001)
Inventory management and systems for record labels.

Production (Newsletter #4, August 2001)
What the production staff or person does to get a record ready for release.

Crisis Management (Newsletter #5, September 2001)
How to plan for and be ready to handle an emergency.

A&R Administration (Newsletter #6, October 2001)
The process of budgeting for and controlling recording costs.

Artist Agreements - Business Affairs, Part 1

(Newsletter #7, November 2001)
What to avoid when dealing with artist contracts.

Business Affairs, Part 2 (Newsletter #8, December 2001)
Handling of additional legal aspects of running a record label.

Marketing (Newsletter #9, January 2002)
Put together an effective marketing plan for your releases.

Ancillary Income (Newsletter #10, February 2002)
Mining your catalog for income you may be missing.

Random Thoughts (Newsletter #11, March 2002)
Observations after attending a record industry conference: distribution, starting a label.

10 Common Mistakes (Newsletter #12, April 2002)
Mistakes record labels frequently make.

Protecting Intellectual Property, Part 1 (Newsletter #13, May 2002)
How to protect your recording copyrights.

Protecting Intellectual Property, Part 2 (Newsletter #14, June 2002)
ISRC Codes and preserving master tapes for posterity.

Digital Music Licensing (Newsletter #15, July 2002)
To license or not in this era of rampant music theft.

Follow-up Exchanges to "Digital Music Licensing"
Fascinating dialog about dealing with theft of music.

Royalty Accounting (Newsletter #16, August 2002)
How to deal with royalties, and who receives them.

Artists and Repertoire [A&R] (Newsletter #17, September 2002)
How to find and sign talent appropriate to your label.

Publicity (Newsletter #18, October 2002)
Getting effective publicity.

Staffing (Newsletter #19, November 2002)
Necessary staff positions, from start-ups to larger labels.

Artist Agreements Revisited (Newsletter #20, December 2002)
Keep them fair and keep them simple.

Clean the Slate (Newsletter #21, January 2003)
Some suggestions to improve your new year.

The Perils of the Record Business Today (Newsletter #22,
February 2003)
My take on why the industry is in such a sorry state.

Some Solutions for Record Business Perils (Newsletter #23,
March 2003)
What record labels can do to survive and prosper.

Benefits of a Deep Catalog (Newsletter #24, April 2003)
The advantages of building a large catalog of releases.

Some Observations (Newsletter #25, May 2003)
Comments on RIAA's IM to P-2-P Services, Apple's iTunes Music Store, Dealing with Slow-moving Titles, Too Many New Releases.

Recommended Books and Publications (Newsletter #26, June 2003)
A guide to some of the best books and publications about the music industry, and business in general.

Opportunities for Indies (Newsletter #27, July 2003)
New ways to increase your label's income and performance.

Music Publishing (Newsletter #28, August 2003)
The benefits of having your own publishing company.

Pricing (Newsletter #29, September 2003)
A comment on the pricing of new releases and catalog.

Planning Ahead (Newsletter #30, October 2003)
Planning--an essential to running a successful record label.

A&R Wake-up Call (Newsletter #31, November 2003)
Take a fresh look at the artists you sign and the music you release.

Year End Resolves (Newsletter #32, December 2003)
Helpful advice to prepare for next year.

Improvement for 2004 (Newsletter #33, January 2004)
A few ideas to improve your new year.

Some Marketing Tips (Newsletter #34, February 2004)
More ways to increase market share.

Strategic Planning (Newsletter #35, March 2004)
The benefits of strategic planning for all record companies.

Do It Yourself (Newsletter #36, April 2004)
The DIY road to starting your own label.

Working with Professionals (Newsletter #37, May 2004)
Making use of the services of a lawyer, accountant, or management consultant.

The Record Company of the Future (Newsletter #38, June 2004)
My vision of what a successful label will look like in future.

Effective Web Sites (Newsletter #39, July 2004)
Make your label's web site as successful as possible.

Preserving Masters (Newsletter #40, August 2004)

The importance of preserving and protecting multi-track and masters tapes.

Budgeting the Future (Newsletter #41, September 2004)

Why and how to plan next year's budgets.

Contingency Planning (Newsletter #42, October 2004)

Plan for what you hope will never happen.

Street Teams (Newsletter #43, November 2004)

Using Street Teams as a Marketing Aid

Year End Actions (Newsletter #44, December 2004)

Suggestions to Make Next Year Easier.

A&R (Newsletter #45, January 2005)

Improve Your Year by Improving Your A&R.

The Bigger Picture (Newsletter #46, February 2005)

Ideas to help you focus on what's really important for your label.

New Technology (Newsletter #47, March 2005)

The impact of ringtones, music over cell phones, DRM, BitTorrent,

and podcasting on record labels.

The Business of Music (Newsletter #48, April 2005)

Keep on top of the business aspects of running

a successful record label.

Control Manufacturing Costs (Newsletter #49, May 2005)

Suggestions on how to keep print and manufacturing costs low.

Music Publishing Revisited (Newsletter #50, June 2005)

Why having a publishing company may be a good idea.

Licensing to Films and TV (Newsletter #51, July 2005)

The value of licensing your music, and how to do it.

Sell More Music (Newsletter #52, August 2005)

More ways to sell your music.

Financial Planning Revisited (Newsletter #53, September 2005)

Another look at planning for the future, finance-wise.

Your Best Friend (Newsletter #54, October 2005)

A label's best friend may be its attorney.

Declining Trends (Newsletter #55, November 2005)

One way to deal with decreasing sales.

Year End Thoughts (Newsletter #56, December 2005)

Thoughts for closing the year in good shape and

positioning your label for a successful new year.

The Crystal Ball (Newsletter #57, January 2006)

Some predictions regarding the music industry's  future.

Whither the Music Industry (Newsletter #58, February 2006)

Thoughts about the future direction of our business.

Recent Developments (Newsletter #59, March 2006)

Current news that concerns the music industry.

Websites Revisited (Newsletter #60, April 2006)

Suggestions for improving your website.

Planning Ahead Revisited (Newsletter #61, May 2006)

The importance of planning to the success of a label.

Random Comments (Newsletter #62, June 2006)

Thoughts on CD Packaging, Eroding Sales, etc.

More Recent Developments (Newsletter #63, July 2006)

News of importance to independent labels.

What's a Record Label? (Newsletter #64, August 2006)

Wherein I try to define what constitutes being a record label.

Digital Distribution (Newsletter #65, September 2006)

Options and opportunities for selling downloaded music.

Loss of Tower (Newsletter #66, October 2006)

How Tower Records' closing effects Independent labels.

More Planning Ahead (Newsletter #67, November 2006)

The importance of financial planning.

Year End Ideas Revisited (Newsletter #68, December 2006)

Useful ideas that might make next year easier and more successful.

Industries in Transition (Newsletter #69, January 2007)

Recent Sales Data, plus parallels between the Music and Movie industries.

Digital Rights Management (Newsletter #70, February 2007)

Is DRM good or bad for Indie labels?

Artist Contracts (Newsletter #71, March 2007)

Thoughts on agreements that are fair.

Staying Alive (Newsletter #72, April 2007)

Ideas on how to survive and be profitable.

Curious Numbers (Newsletter #73, May 2007)

A look at the high volume of new releases and what they mean.

The Devaluation of Music (Newsletter #74, June 2007)

Thoughts on what's happening to the value of music.

In the News (Newsletter #75, July 2007)

Recent news events of interest to label executives.

Performance Royalties (Newsletter #76, August 2007)

Commercial broadcasters should pay royalties to artists and their labels.

Sustainability (Newsletter #77, September 2007)

How record labels can help our planet by being environmentally friendly.

News of Note (Newsletter #78, October 2007)

Recent events of interest to music industry executives.

Just Desserts (Newsletter #79, November 2007)

Talent should receive its fair share of the income pie.

My Cloudy Crystal Ball (Newsletter #80, December 2007)

My educated guesses as to what's in store for the music industry in 2008.

Stats & The Future (Newsletter #81, January 2008)

Sales Statistics for 2007 and Innovation in 2008.

Marketing Plans (Newsletter #82, February 2008)

Developing marketing plans for independent labels.

The State of the Business (Newsletter #83, March 2008)

Where the business may be headed and suggestions on how to deal with it.

The 360 Deal (Newsletter #84, April 2008)

A good or bad idea for labels — and artists?

Fairness (Newsletter #85, May 2008)

Deals between labels and their artists should be fair and equitable.

The Bigger Picture Revisited (Newsletter #86, June 2008)

Focus on what's important, to you and your label.

Atoms and Bits (Newsletter #87, July 2008)

Why you might (or might not) want to release CDs.

Packaging (Newsletter #88, August 2008)

Good packaging and including lyrics helps sell CDs.

Thoughts & Trends (Newsletter #89, September 2008)

Thoughts about the music industry.

Wanted: Alchemist to Make Bread from Music

(Newsletter #90, October 2008)

How one record label owner deals with a common problem.

Artist-Owned Labels (Newsletter #91, November 2008)

The value of artist-owned labels in today's economy.

Belt-Tightening (Newsletter #92, December 2008)

Suggestions to prepare for a successful new year.

Keys to Success (Newsletter #93, January 2009)

Ways to succeed to have a good business year.

Current News (Newsletter #94, February 2009)

Recent news of importance to Indy labels.

More Current News (Newsletter #95, March 2009)

More recent items of interest.

Dismal Days (Newsletter #96, April 2009)

A few thoughts on how to cope with the current business climate.

Concerned (Newsletter #97, May 2009)

My concerns about the future of the record industry.

Changes (Newsletter #98, June 2009)

Thoughts on changes in the record industry.

Scary Data (Newsletter #99, July 2009)

Important record industry sales trend numbers.

A Sustainable Vacation (Newsletter #100, August 2009)

The importance of sustainability -- even if you're on holiday.

Marketing -- Another Look (Newsletter #101, September 2009)

Various approaches to marketing music these days.

Musings (Newsletter #102, November 2009)

A few thoughts having taken some time off.

Year-End Comments (Newsletter #103, December 2009)

A brief look at the last 12 months, and planning for the next 12.

2009 Sales Data (Newsletter #104, January 2010)

A look at sales statistics for 2009 and what they mean.

Compelling Websites (Newsletter #105, February 2010)

Label and Artist websites that work.

Business Plans (Newsletter #106, March 2010)

Suggestions for writing effective record label business plans.

More Musings (Newsletter #107, May 2010)

A few comments on recent events.

June Gloom (Newsletter #108, June 2010)

Music industry sales continue downward.

Summertime (Newsletter #109, July 2010)

January-June 2010 Music industry sales stats.

Summer Reading (Newsletter #110, August 2010)

Two recommended books for music industry leaders.

Recorded Media Preservation (Newsletter #111, September 2010)

The importance of preserving a label's recorded media.

Archives (Newsletter #112, October 2010)

The value of maintaining a comprehensive label archive.

Next Year's Budget (Newsletter #113, November 2010)

How to build a financial plan for next year.

Fall-Out (Newsletter #114, December 2010)

Year-end comments.

2010's Sales (Newsletter #115, January 2011)

A look at last year's sales stats.

Positivity (Newsletter 116, April 2011)

An attempt to think positively about the music business.

Succession Planning (Newsletter 117, May 2011)

The importance of a succession plan.

Recommended Reading -- Updated (Newsletter 118, July 2011)

An updated list of useful books and periodicals.

The Cloud, etc. (Newsletter 119, October 2011)

A brief explanation of The Cloud, and other matters.

Goodbye 2011 (Newletter 120, December 2011)

Reflections as the year draws to a close.

Welcome 2012 (Newsletter 121, January 2012)

Sales Data for 2011.