MISSION STATEMENT: MY APPROACH IS RESULTS BASED AND FOR A REASON: YOU ARE WORKING TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL. MY DUTY IS TO HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES AND UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL. NO HYPOTHETICAL "BUSINESS MODELS" AND NO BS. ONLY RESULTS

• NEW! EDITORIAL: WHY ARTS EDUCATION IS KEY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS - My letter to Dr. Todd Stoltz superintendent of the West Shore School District Cumberland and York Counties PA

• FIRE SAFETY AND CODES ISSUES IN PUBLIC PLACES - Fire safety is a timeless subject that never goes out of style. This article is a must read for everyone in the biz. Your life and the life of your fans may depend on it...... Includes embedded Station Nightclub fire footage - Viewer discretion is advised.

• NEW! ARE YOU ADDICTED TO FAME? - Is the drive to be famous a pathology? John Stossel and Frank Mastropolo debate this on ABC News "20/20". - External link.

• NEW! NEW MONEY VERSES OLD MONEY - This must read by Faza about how a streaming based music economy sets an artificial cap on music revenues. "There's no way to grow the industry, because there's no new money coming in." - External link hosted by the Cynical Musician blog.

• NEW! SO YOU REALLY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS? - Jack Ponti's no holds barred, no BS music business discussion group. If you want real facts this forum is highly recommended. Log on to FACEBOOK and join the group.

• NEW! VIDEO - SONGWRITERS SCREWED BY SPOTIFY - David Israelite, National Music Publishers Association president & CEO, explains how songwriters are getting taken advantage of by streaming services like Spotify and Pandora. - External link hosted courtesy of CNBC.

• NEW! MISSION CREEP-Y: GOOGLE USES DATA DOMINANCE TO BECOME THE MOST POLITICALLY POWERFUL CORPORATION IN THE WORLD - Chris Castle muses about Public Citizen's report on Google's growing political contributions and influence. - External link hosted by the Music Technology Policy Blog

• Commentary: NATE HARRISON'S AMEN BREAK TUTORIAL - Nate Harrison's 2004 video raises question about who owns culture and the nature of music, art, and creativity, along with the history of a remarkable clip that spawned whole genre of modern urban music. Includes Embedded Youtube video links.

• SONG SHARKS & MUSIC PIRATES - In every business there are dishonest types who try to unfairly exploit others for their own personal greed, and unfortunately, the world of music and entertainment has more than it's fair share of them.

• Special Guest Commentary: BITWISE OPERATOR: THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT SOFTWARE PIRACY - by fprefect - Crossposted courtesy of my friends at Ambrosia Software.