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Journey success Jelani

Falling in Love with the Journey is Success in Itself, Jelani’s Tips & Musical Ambitions

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Jelaniā€™s love affair with music started at home and transferred to the dance floor. Taking advantage of his local resources, Jelani learned early on the importance of supporting the community to open doors. As his love turned into a passion, Jelani started turning his hobby into a serious pursuit. He’s learned that as it’s important to land a ā€œbig breakā€ success comes in many forms. Donā€™t forget to enjoy the process of music-making. The Angeleno talks about his first introduction to electronic music as well as how giving helps create relationships.

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Stephen Disario’s Discipline is a Bridge to Results

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Motivation gets you started but discipline keeps you growing, ArtistMap member Stephen Disario knows all too well that habits can only take you so far. Setting and maintaining a structure makes the world of a difference in helping you achieve results. He talks about the strong mindset he’s cultivated over the years thanks in part to his mother and also shares why managing expectations has helped him grow as an artist. Read more

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The Daily Grind, Secus Works Well Under Pressure

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Matt Salamone, or better known as Secus, knows a thing or two about discipline. Balancing not only his musical career but a “9 to 5” job, Secus creates a tight structure for his daily workflow. He also shares a few personal lessons he’s learned over the last 15 plus years since he first started his artist journey. Read more

ā€œIf It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It,ā€ Josh Sturges Gives Music His All

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Sometimes good things take their time, and staying committed is half the battle. Mastering a skill or trade requires time and dedication; however, the process itself can also sometimes wear peopleā€™s patience out. Many become frustrated and exit early before reaching their goals, but for LA-based artist,Ā JoshĀ SturgesĀ staying his course just means heā€™s doing something right. Not only a DJ and producer but label owner too, he shares important steps he took to flip the switch from an amateur way of thinking to a bulletproof mindset needed on the quest to go pro.

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Who You Surround Yourself With Matters, Especially In The Electronic Music Industry

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Let’s talk about the people we surround ourselves with, and not just in the electronic music industry but in life in general. Let’s talk about he friends and family members we let into the inner parts of our lives, the people we choose to spend time with, to work alongside.

Jim Rohn once stated, and it has been repeated many times since, that “we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.”

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A 4,000 Capacity Indoor Concert in Leipzig Will Be A COVID-19 Spread-Prevention Experiment

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To be held at an indoor concert in Leipzig, a COVID-19 spread-prevention experiment will take place next month and will involve thousands of people.

Called Restart-19, the project is scheduled for August and will cost just under ā‚¬1million. The objective of the project, according to the organizers, is to helping ā€œidentifying a frameworkā€ for how larger events could be held ā€œwithout posing a danger for the populationā€ later in the year.

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Sexual Abuse Billy Kenny

Sexual Abuse & The Entertainment Industry: Billy Kenny, Bassnectar & Others

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DJs and producers Billy Kenny and Bassnectar (Lorin Ashton), despite playing on opposite spectrums of electronic music, share something in common, and itā€™s not just the letter “B” in their names. Both have been hit with serious sexual accusations coming from a long string of accusers, all of which are highlighting a troubling pattern of sexual abuse and rape. No court actions have been taken at this point, but these arenā€™t isolated incidents in the world of electronic music. They join a string of male electronic music artists known for inappropriate behavior. The sexual allegations against Billy Kenny and Bassnectar bring to light not only the music industryā€™s prevalent issues of sexual abuse and sexism but also the perils of stardom. Read more

Icon Collective Black Voices Scholarship

Icon Collective Launches Black Voices Scholarship Program

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Icon Collective is awarding three $19,500 Black Voices Scholarship awards to their college of music for aspiring Black music producers, vocalists and music entrepreneurs in an effort to lift and empower Black voices.

Through this fund, Icon will be offering a $19,500 annual scholarship to three students from the Black community. One for each of our three main programs at our Los Angeles campus: Music Production, Vocal Artist, and Music Business.

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Live Nation Artist Pay Cut

Agents Respond Back to Live Nation Booking Policy Changes, Including Artist Pay Reduction

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In a recent company memo, Live Nation announced they’re cutting artist pay as they begin to plan future festivals. The global entertainment company is a major player in the live music industry, especially in the electronic music space. In 2013, Live Nation and Insomniac Events, an electronic music event promoter, formed a partnership where Insomniac would retain creative oversight of their branded events. Insomniac has a strong foothold in live music events as it’s behind one of the biggest electronic music events Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas. The joint venture between two leading giants left little room for competition, but even they have felt COVID-19’s impact.

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90% of Independent Music Venues in the U.S. Could Close Without Federal Aid

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Up to 90% of independent music venues in the United States are at serious risk of not surviving through the year.

This isn’t some far-fetched guesstimate, but the result of data from a study conducted by the National Independent Venue Association. NIVA is an organization whose objective is securing financial support to preserve the national ecosystem of independent venues and promoters. Alongside their published study, they have now warned that permanent closure is on the horizon if these venues do not receive the necessary support via COVID-19 pandemic relief funding.

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