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Musician’s Library: The 4-Hour Work-Week, part 1 (Elimination)

Here at Music Is My Day Job, we're always looking for new ways to help you make music your full-time gig, thus our "Musician's Library" feature, where we look at books, articles and ideas that you should be adding to your reading list. Today, we are focusing on The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris and, more specifically, Ferris' concept of "Elimination"...

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Ghostbusters and the Modern Musician, part I (Keymasters & Gatekeepers)

I have been thinking a lot about Ghostbusters lately, and the more that I think about it, the more that I believe that there is a lot that independent musicians can learn from the film. Seriously! Thus, our new series: Ghostbusters and The Modern Musician. Today, we examine one of the film's key subplots, a tale of passion and love that transcends time and all obstacles. Yes, today I want to talk about the love affair of Zuul and Vinz Clortho...

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• Loving his new album--thanks for sharing this RT@JazzCrowd: B3 Jazz Organ Legend Dr. Lonnie Smith on his Life and Craft http://bit.ly/dopvY0 #
• Enjoying Nike's/Fader's World Cup "Pitch Perfect" mixes--tons of new music and great work by DJs Sinden & Maga Bo http://bit.ly/9UyznY #
• More non-rock/urban musicians should be using Kickstarter to rasie funds like this artist is: @SunnaGunnlaugs http://bit.ly/cUj343 #
• More non-rock/urban musicians should be using Kickstarter to rasie funds like this artist is: @SunnaGunnlaugs http://bit.ly/cUj343 #
• Checking out BAM's Pan-African market today. (@ Brooklyn Academy of Music w/ 2 others) http://4sq.com/1n4Lvn #