Hello Team, A few weeks ago I presented ArtsApp at Minnedemo, a self-proclaimed Geek Show and Tell in Minneapolis. Presenting in this environment was great, there’s a developing software community in the Twin Cities, and we’ve found lots of guidance from people at budding startups like FanChatter and Tumblon. But the MinneDemo meetings (and MinneBar [...]
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Each year as yet another class of conservatory students are unleashed upon the cultural organizations of the world, a terrifying conclusion is struck upon – there simply aren’t enough gigs. Never mind your wunderkind, mind-blowing, haven’t-seen-anything-like-this-since-Mozart talent. There are thousands more where you came from, and you and your student loans will just have to [...]
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by Dejen Tesfagiorgis I was browsing the National Endowment for the Arts News Archives, and I happened to find an interesting article about their Artists in the Workforce Survey. People considering (or already in) a career in the Arts Click Here to go to the article. From the report: The Artist’s in the Workforce Study [...]
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by Dejen Tesfagiorgis More internet browsing, more resource discovery. This weekend I was looking at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music website and found a great beginner’s resource to gigging and freelancing. Click Here to view the page yourself. In a snapshot, Oberlin’s Gig Referral Service offers the following: Procedures to join the Oberlin Referral Service [...]
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by Dejen Tesfagiorgis It’s been an exciting two weeks for us as we roll out our next designs and version of our software. We’ve been doing lots of testing and networking with new music schools, composers, artists, and entrepreneurs. We’ll show you more soon. Part of our core value is to encourage entrepreneurship in arts communities. [...]
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House Appropriations Subcommittee approves
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SF Opera in the Ball Park, doing great
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by Dejen Tesfagiorgis I recently ran into a YouTube video of NYU alum musician/artist NYLE. His music video of “Let the Beat Build” is an interesting example of collaborative artistry, drawing together over 40 participants in music, film, and production. This is the type of entrepreneurship that independent artists NEED in order to stand out. [...]
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