Category Archives: blog

WTF is a Buzz Band?! The Best Advice You’ve Ever Read On How To Be a Buzz Band

Posted on November 2, 2012 by houston

So, after a long day of work at your shitty day job, you and your bandmates are playing another show to an empty dive bar. It’s a sultry Saturday night, and you can’t help but feel sorry for yourself because your 90’s cover band hasn’t taken off yet. You’ve spent thousands of hard earned dollars […] Continue reading →

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Stay informed: two EJ blogs to follow

Posted on October 10, 2012 by summysays

For the duration of this semester, I will be following the blog of the organization I investigated last week, 350.org: http://www.350.org/about/blog. We’re learning about what makes a good blog, how blogs interact with readers and how blogs can change the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Dawn of the MP3 Age, and the Blog that Sparked A Cultural Phenomenon.

Posted on September 26, 2012 by houston

  In the decade that followed the nineties, the 2000s, the power of mainstream media and major record labels began to decline, and the invention that incited revolution in the music industry was the MP3, a much smaller file format than the typical WAV audio files found on CDs. The MP3, or MPEG-2 Audio Layer […] Continue reading →

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Off To A Great Start, Listen to Our First Three Artists!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by houston

Music really will save the day, and it has for me many times. Music gives people around the world the most important thing in life: hope. It gives us a reason to keep living. Over the past two weeks, I have recorded and produced new music for three artists, Melon, Cal Ecker, and Jo’shua Odine, […] Continue reading →

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A Top Ten State of Mind

Posted on September 10, 2012 by alexlouisealonso

I live and breathe for lists. I list everything. I keep my to-do list as my prized possession. In fact, writing this without using a list is proving incredibly difficult for me. With the help of the work and research … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Top 3 of the 5.

Posted on September 7, 2012 by alexlouisealonso

As a newbie to the blogosphere I’ve been venturing into blogs out of my usual interests and across a spectrum from politics to wellness and just about everything else in between. Here are my top three points of five very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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My Music History: A Brief Autobiography

Posted on August 28, 2012 by houston

My name is Houston Golden, and I am the Founder of Music Will Save The Day. As a 23 year-old independent music producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, web-designer, digital media entrepreneur, and writer, I am always learning new things and pursuing my dreams. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, I now reside in Nashville, TN, where I […] Continue reading →

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A Case Study On the FREE Music Model: “Radiohead”

Posted on August 24, 2012 by houston

I don’t feel guilty downloading music for free because it is what I believe in: I give all of my own music away for free! I’ve written, recorded, and produced hundreds of songs over the last decade, and published two EPs on iTunes, but all of my material is free to download from my website. […] Continue reading →

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What is Music Will Save The Day?

Posted on August 23, 2012 by houston

Music Will Save The Day is not just a charity, it is a philanthropic music movement. We are dedicated to helping the world become a better place through music and coming up with creative ways to achieve this goal is our mission. “If you are already giving your music away for free online, why not donate […] Continue reading →

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Participate in our collaborative production of “No Woman No Cry”

Posted on August 19, 2012 by houston

Here at Music Will Save The Day, we want to foster and further the development of global consciousness, so to do just that, we are encouraging musicians from all around the world to submit recordings, or videos of performances, or Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry.” We want to mix/blend/remix an international version of “No […] Continue reading →

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