A Day of Rest

After nearly 3 weeks straight of non-stop work we decided to take a
night off. We both went to a birthday event, Eric spent a night out
with friends for some wine, and I sat my happy exhausted azz on the
couch. Good times well earned.

Back to work tomorrow!

Good night
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG

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TV, Film, and Ideas

  We have submitted over 8 songs in the past week to listings via Taxi.com.  We submitted another one today for an Oil Company (they won't give the name) looking for a 60 second song for marketing/commercial.  It was certainly one of the more difficult listings I have applied to.  I attempted to make a song from scratch for the listing but ended up using 3 songs from our catalog.  

We'll be getting a Yes/No response back from Taxi within the next few weeks.  We are excited to see what the response will be and of course hope to get a bite on one of them.

Eric, BSMG COO, emailed several local directors/producers in the D.C. area today.  He has a co-worker who was in a film titled "Respire" and she has a few contacts in the industry.  We are looking to get an email response sometime this week.  

We have a  meeting with an owner of a D.C. recording studio on Friday.  We are not quite sure what to expect out of that meeting but it appears to be more of an idea exchange discussion.  The potential industry contacts and resources that type of relationship brings could be invaluable.  

As you can see we have been quite busy and are loving every second of it.  We hope all is well with you and look forward to giving you our next update.  Have a great night/day.  

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup 

 

 

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne"   

 

Another One (two).... Taxi's On My Mind

 I just submitted to two more industry (instrumental) listings via Taxi.com.  I submitted 2 songs to one listing and 3 songs to another listing.   The first one called for "World" music (instrumental) and the other wanted "Orchestral" music.  I happen to already have a few of both genre's in our music catalog. Each submission (per song) is $5.00.  This is meant to deter users from submitting anything and everything to a listing.  

Within 2-4 weeks of the listing being closed out (tomorrow) we should get an answer from Taxi of a "Yes" or a "No."  It's always an interesting feeling to put your passion out on display.  I am incredibly proud of the music we put out and I am confident others will enjoy it.   I guess we will have to wait and see what they think.  Don't worry, even if I get denied I will be sure to post it.  According to Taxi, a user (me) typically won't get feedback if you're denied song placement.  Feedback would be great but we'll see what happens.  

Thanks for reading.....

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup 

 

 

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne"   

Taxi - Submission Success!

  So I just submitted one of our songs to Taxi.com.  This is my first time submitting music via Taxi to an industry listing.  Check out the below listing to get some insight on the listing:

"LIGHT CLASSICAL-STYLE INSTRUMENTALS needed by global Music Publisher creating playlists for public environmental spaces (including malls, restaurants, etc) as well as placing music in Film and TV. Compositions should be original and/or public domain covers in styles ranging from the Baroque and/or Chamber traditions (a la Vivaldi, Haydn) to more Romantic and 20th Century styles (Faure, Saint-Saens). Orchestra samples MUST sound authentic, production warm and resonant. Compositions should be accessible to a large audience, with well-developed melodic motifs and arrangements that are appropriate within the genre. No solo piano or guitar, please. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine). We recently ran this as listing #S101102IN, so if you submitted to that listing, send in new material this time around. Please submit one to three instrumentals online or via CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received no later than Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
TAXI # Y110223IN"

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

Taxi.com - Members Only

A few months ago I mentioned we were thinking about joining a website called Taxi.com.  We finally joined as of last night.  

Taxi is a song placement company that facilitates the process of receiving/selling your music.  A Music Supervisor, Publisher, or Record Company would submit an industry listing to Taxi with a description of the music they are looking for.  As a member you have access to the listings which come out on a bi-weekly basis.  The more diverse your catalog of music the more opportunities you will have. 

We are pretty excited about the opportunities Taxi could potentially bring us.  As we submit our music to listings we will keep you in the loop.  As always, thank you for reading.  

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

"Neighbors Know My Name"

We were getting ready to go out earlier tonight and we heard our
neighbor playing our CD. That's pretty awesome!

Thanks,
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
202-316-8908

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Adele - A Tribute to Aretha Franklin

Check out the incredibly amazing Adele giving her all in a tribute to the Queen, Ms. Aretha Franklin.  Aretha Franklin & Adele 

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

Hustle Hustle Hustle

I have been walking all over Washington D.C. for the past 3 hours. I
have been going into every restaurant and retail shop that I think
would mesh well with our "Wine & Champagne" CD. I didn't and don't
want to just hand out CD's. My focus is specific to the clientele
that will most likely buy or even browse in these local businesses.

So far I have been to about 10 locations and all but one was willing
to help by either playing our music or even considering it. Every
little bit of exposure helps and I am willing to do next to anything
to make sure our hard work pays off and we succeed.

Thanks
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
202-316-8908

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Valentines Day Part II

This past Saturday our apartment building held a Valentines Day social
event with food, drinks, and our music. It all went extremely well.
We had a chance to network with some local music fans and sell CD's.

Last night, due to the overwhelming amount of leftover food another
Valentines Day event was held. It was a bit of the same as the
previous Saturday's event but we were able to mingle with a few new
people. I met a local drum player who lives in our building who was
into our music. We exchanged biz cards and I sent him an email this
morning to meet up to talk music. I'm not sure how, if at all, he is
interested in collaborating but I am always open to making music with
other musicians.

I will keep you updated on how things play out.

Side note, we are working with the hip-hop artist I mentioned last
week, Brian The-Gifted. We sent him 3 tracks and he picked one that
he is now mastering. We are meant to receive it sometime this week.
We're looking forward to hearing the final product.

Thanks for reading...
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG

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Independence Day

We sold CD's tonight at a local Valentines Day event.  Being independent is a fantastic position to be in.  You get all the money!  

On to the next one....

  I was in a bit of a slump yesterday with some of the indirect redirection we've made over the past couple of weeks.  Eric, BSMG COO, and I sat down and discussed our game plan for creating a solid structure for our business.  Overall we both feel better and it is a constant reminder of what good communication can get you.  It gave us both relief, new energy, and a new direction. 

And....we received exciting news today from an artist who is interested in using a few of our hip-hop tracks.  We don't have solid details yet but we will keep you posted on how things work out over the next couple of weeks. 

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

Focus Focus Focus

 There are times where my imagination runs wild with ideas on any and every scale.  I am the creative type and thinking in a straight line is not an intuitive process.  Every now and I again I find myself running full steam ahead but ending up with an empty pocket and completely off of the page we started on. 

Making music is a passion and a natural ability I have that will get us half way to where we want to be.  The other half will be organization, planning, and focusing on a single path to get us to 100%.  I have never been the type, nor will I be, to call myself a failure or punish my self-esteem with negativity.  I have learned the best approach to such adversity is to sit down, think, plan, and then execute.  Each obstacle is different but all need the same attention (some more than others.)    

Business Lesson of The Day:  Know what you want and continue to learn on how to get it. 

 

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

Game Changing Film Makers

Black History Month

"The internet is lousy with lists of ‘The Top 100′ this and ‘The 50 All-time Greatest’ that. And generally speaking, these ranked run-downs don’t offer much in the way of surprises or thought-provoking insights (unless they carry the Entertainment Weekly stamp, of course). But the gallery that the folks over at BlackVoices.com have cooked up for Black History Month is definitely worth checking out. In their 30 Black Hollywood Game Changers, you’ll find the obvious candidates — Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing), Tyler Perry (the Madea ouevre), and Melvin Van Peebles (Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song) — rubbing shoulders with less predictable, unsung filmmakers like Oscar Micheaux, the first African-American to direct a movie (1919′s The Homesteader). Micheaux was also the same guy who introduced the world to renown actor Paul Robeson. Clicking through the list I was especially happy to see Ossie Davis’ name come up. After all, most people still think of Davis first and foremost as an actor, but he also had serious chops behind the camera. I’ll never forget seeing Cotton Comes to Harlem as part of a drive-in double feature as a kid along with Shaft’s Big Score! Bill Duke was another pleasant surprise — his gritty 1992 crime flick Deep Cover starring Jeff Goldblum and Laurence Fishburne is a loco gem itching for rediscovery. Actually, there are a lot of great titles like that on this list begging to be seen again. So why not give it a look. Hopefully a few years from now, this gallery will have a lot more names on it than just 30 ."      

Black History Month: Black History Month actually started as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The goal of Black History Week was to educate the American people about African-Americans' cultural backgrounds and reputable achievements.

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

One for Two?

 Every now and again I get a musical brain-fart and putting a song together can be challenging.  I am creating mood music for this upcoming Valentines Day event.  My intent was to have two songs made and mastered before I shut my eyes each night this week.  It looks like tonight I failed to meet that quota.  

Although, I am ok with missing that self-generated mark.  My goal has always been to focus on quality and not quantity.  The song I finished tonight is a good one but it was a challenge to arrange and complete.  Some nights are more fluid than others and some nights are dry as a bone.  

My creativity was on its own schedule tonight and I am looking forward to round two tomorrow night.   

Check out our latest release on iTunes: "Wine & Champagne" 

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.Com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup

Valentines Day - A Cocktail Affair

This Saturday we will be working a Valentines Day event at our
building's lounge in D.C. We'll be playing our music, promoting our
CD, and mingling (networking) with the guest. We started putting
together a larger playlist of music and my intent is to finish two
songs each day this week. I completed two today and if things go right
I should have 10-12 additional songs for the event. We'll keep you
posted.

Also - The collaboration with Kim Lannear is moving along quite well.
She will be sending me a new cut of "Mr Brown Eyes" this Saturday

Thanks
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG

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Meet-up

Several blogs ago we talked about joining a D.C. Meet-up group. The
Meet-up group is a group of people who get together at different
venues to discuss their musical works to exchange ideas and network.
Not sure if you remember but we met our first artist Kim Lannear at
our very first meet-up. This Friday the group is heading to a local
restaurant for dinner and some drinks. This will be a great chance to
hang in an informal setting with good people and exchange more ideas.

Thanks
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG

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The Purple Cow - Remarkable?

  I have been reading this marketing book titled "Purple Cow" written by Seth Godin.  This book discusses the methods and benefits of setting your business apart from every other business in your field.  

My favorite quote so far: "The reason it's so hard to follow the leader is this: The leader is the leader because he did something remarkable.  And that remarkable this is now taken-it's no longer remarkable when you do it."  - Seth Godin

Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
001-202-316-8908 (International)
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
www.BeatScienceMG.Com

Twitter: @BeatScience
Facebook: BeatScience MusicGroup