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If you (or someone you know) is a producer, I have an opportunity for you

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ACAPELLA AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. In 2006 I wrote a song called Lies Girls Tell. I didn’t know how to produce beats (I didn’t learn ’til 2008,) so the song sat around in my notebook until I received an instrumental that fit it well. After I recorded the song I ran... Read more »

By Nikki Lynette,
March 20, 2012 at 6:51 am

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Music Licensing For Dummies, Smarties, and The Rest of Us.

A few weeks ago, I did a blog discussing a phone call that I got from MTV. They called me (unexpectedly) and asked to license my music. That rocks for several different reasons. For one, it’s rare that an artist deals directly with a music supervisor. Usually its a publishing company, an agency, or somebody... Read more »

By Nikki Lynette,
March 29, 2010 at 4:53 pm

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