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Datamusicata is a free resource for anyone who needs some info, hints, tips, and recommendations for being a performing artist.     There is a welcome page, a biography page, the journal itself and an index with a link to each specific article , a search function, or you can just wander at will thru the entire journal.   Thanks and please leave us comments on anything that you believe might help us all.      

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  • What Is Chord Substitution?
  • Why Re Do A Project That Was Already Released?
  • Mastering Demystified From Drew Daniels
  • How Does One Get A Relaxed Performance On A Studio Recording, Part 2
  • How Does One Get A Relaxed Sound On A Studio Recording?
  • How Softly Can You Play Your Guitar?
  • Grooming Your Voice For Success
  • How to Recognize and Deal With What Is Part of the Process
  • Datamusicata down time and Remixing an Old Project
  • More About Pricing Yourself by Jamie O'Reilly
  • How Do I Price Myself?
  • What Is An Anchor Gig?
  • How Do You Prep For An Open Mic?
  • How Do You Connect With Your Audience?
  • Songwriting Part 6 / The Red Pony Song - Final Draft
  • Where Do You Get Your Inspiration? Part 3 (Racing the Moon)
  • What is the Best Way to Travel When the Gigs are Back to Back?
  • Mixing, Tell Me More About It
  • How Do You Handle Show Biz Frustration?
  • What About Guarantees?
  • Why Do I Need An Editor?
  • Tips on Traveling and Networking
  • If Noone Shows, Do I Still Have To Do The Show?
  • Can I Do Three Nights in a Row of Great Shows?
  • How Many Nights In A Row Should You Perform?
  • Tips for Successful Intimate House Concerts
  • How Do I Do a Songwriter Showcase?
  • How Do I Host An Open Mic?
  • What Can I Do To Make My Show A Success?
  • See Live Music Whenever You Can - A Cliff Eberhardt Concert Review
  • What About A Manager, Tell Me Everything, Part 2
  • What About A Manager? Tell Me Everything, Part 1
  • How I Almost Didn't Save Nicolette Larson's LIfe -- Road Safety
  • What Is Your Mission?
  • How Do I Pack For The Road?
  • Kulak's Woodshed Concert May 24, 2008
  • The Monterey Pop Festival
  • Packing Up Your Gear - The Cord Dilemma
  • How Do You Prepare For A Live Recording?
  • How Redd Foxx Saved My Life
  • Do You Have A Responsibility to Other Artists?
  • Bob Lefsetz on Albums and What They Actually Mean
  • Should I Hire A Publicist?
  • How Do I Do A Show With No Amplification?
  • How Do I Develop Discipline?
  • How to Be A Great House Guest, Part Two
  • When Will We Ever Learn?
  • How Do You Prepare For A Live Radio Interview?
  • Where Do You Get Inspiration For A Song? Part 2
  • What Do You Want To Have Happen? Part Two
  • How Do You Compare Your Work?
  • Three Gigs in Southern California
  • What Makes A Good Lyric (Final - Part 5)
  • What About the Opening Act Thing?
  • What Makes A Good Lyric, Part 4 (Still writing that song!)
  • What Makes A Good Lyric, Part 3 (now we're writing a song!)
  • What Makes A Good Lyric? Part 2
  • What Makes A Good Lyric?
  • How Do You Handle Adversity?
  • More Tips on Reaching Your Goals
  • Are You Making Your Practice Time Fun?
  • How Do You Read An Audience?
  • How Do I Get the Most Out of My Studio Time Recording Background Vocals?
  • Can I Write A Song Like That? And If I Do, Is It Stealing?
  • What Can I Do To Make Traveling Less of A Hassle?
  • Why A Professional Keeps His Word
  • What Does It Take To Be Great?
  • Do You Have Nightmare Gigs?
  • Should You Pick Up A Naked Hitchhiker?
  • How Do I Put Together A Showcase?
  • Are People Hearing What You Are Saying?
  • In A Hip Hop World Where Can I Play My Acoustic Music?
  • You've Been To A Music Conference, Now What?
  • Did You Do Your Idiot Check?
  • How Much Energy Are You Bringing to the Stage?
  • Bob Leftsetz Weighs In On Major Labels
  • General Recording Project Tips
  • Contracts, Should I Use Them?
  • How Do I Get My Music Into Films?
  • What Do You Bring To The Party?
  • What Do You Do To Prepare For A Gig?
  • Why We Play Music, Part Two
  • Why Are You Making Music?
  • Do I Need To Master My Recordings? And What Is Mastering, Anyway?
  • Pregnancy on the First Date--Is There A Song In There?
  • Should I Sell Merchandise Too?
  • Why Go Hear Live Music?
  • How Do I Manage My Day?
  • Are You Letting the Magic Happen in the Studio?
  • What Do I Do When I Lose the Audience?
  • Where Do You Get Inspiration For A Song?
  • How Do You Share A Stage?
  • When Opportunity Knocks, Part 3
  • Should I Pick Up Hitchhikers?
  • What Is the Difference Between an Engineer and a Producer?
  • Can I Produce Myself?
  • Random Thoughts 2 and Road Remedies for Pain
  • Songwriting 4 – Making It Great
  • Who Helped You Get Where You Are?
  • Vintage Guitar Review of The Eternal Contradiction
  • I Play My First Nude Beach Party
  • Chord Substitution?
  • How's Your Commitment to Your Talent, Your Gift?
  • How Does Publishing Work? Part Two
  • How Does Publishing Work?
  • Do I have to Do It Alone?
  • Should I Use A Producer For My First Recording?
  • How Much Does It Cost to Make A Record?
  • How Do I Choose the Right Producer
  • How Do I Change Instruments During A Concert?
  • What Are Some Tuning Tips for Guitar?
  • How Do I Book Myself Into A House Concert?
  • How I Almost Met My Distant Cousin, John Lennon
  • How Do I Sing With a Sore Throat?
  • Are You Using Dynamics in All Aspects of Your Performance?
  • Mike Kappus of Rosebud Music Interview
  • How Do I Prepare A Short Set?
  • Do You Have Creative Seasons?
  • Random Helpful Info
  • While I'm in Italy Don't Eat Your Hearts Out
  • What Does An Artist Need From Me the Presenter?
  • What Can I Do to Help the Performer Give His Best?
  • Are You Spreading the Word About Music You Love?
  • How Do I Use A Looping Station?
  • What Else Can You Do to Promote Your Music
  • What About Songwriting Camps?
  • How Do I Emcee (and Quiet the Crowd, Too?)
  • What Can A Concert Presenter Do To Get the Best Show Possible From the Performer?
  • A Take On the Re Emergence of Roots Music
  • What is the Most Cost Effective Self Promotion?
  • How Do I Get Invited Back?
  • How Do I Start A Band?
  • Booking Yourself 2 - The Logistics of a Tour
  • House Concerts 3
  • When Is Less Really More?
  • Is There A Right Way to Record?
  • Arranging for One Voice and Guitar 2
  • Guest Columnist Susan Mumma
  • What Goes Right and Wrong In A Concert
  • Performing, Pacing A Set
  • How Do I Stay Healthy on the Road?
  • When Opportunity Knocks, Part Two
  • When Opportunity Knocks
  • What About This Celebrity Thing?
  • Do You Have To Stay All Night?
  • Remembering September 11th 2001
  • How Do You Handle Depression and Discouragement?
  • What Is the Most Important Thing to Convey on Stage?
  • Do You Always Give 100% In A Performance?
  • Songwriting 3 - The ReWrite
  • Peter Tork Interview
  • How Do I Record With No Money?
  • What Is The Most Important Question To Ask Yourself?
  • How Do I Not Leave Stuff Behind on the Road?
  • Songwriting 2 How Do I Write For Someone Else and Get It Recorded?
  • You're At A Music Conference--Now What?
  • What's the Best Way to Sell CDs at A Live Performances
  • Random Thoughts - This Fleeting Moment That Is Our Life
  • George Winston Answers Eleven Questions
  • Booking Yourself 1
  • Creating an Audience 2
  • Arranging for One Voice and Guitar
  • Playing Live with other people
  • Gear 1 What I Use
  • Producing - The Producer's Job
  • Random Thoughts - Attitude
  • Guitar Stringing
  • Recording 1
  • Songwriting 1
  • Performing, The Next Step
  • Performing, The Beginning
  • House Concerts, Part Two, House Guesting
  • Performing, 3
  • House Concerts
  • From the Road 20 July 07
  • July 16, 07 From the Road
  • Performing
  • Practicing
  • Singing
  • Guitar Tips Part Two (Traveling & Brands)
  • Guitar Tips
  • Here are some links that I use and thought you might also find useful

    so here's everything you need to know for anyone interested in doing anything
    • Vacation Sites in Mexico
      A site for anyone interested in spending some quality time south of the border
    • How to Give or Do A House Concert
      everything you want or need to know about doing or having a house concert
    • Snapshot Live Concert DVD's of James Lee Stanley and many others...
      DVD's of James Lee Stanley Shows at Charlotte's Web, Rockford, IL 1975 - 2007
    • Let Your Music Soar
      My dear friend Corky Siegel has written a book for us all. Check it out.
    • Jerry Lawson Goes Solo
      Jerry Lawson of the Persuasions has a new solo CD out. You will love the soulful sounds, I promise.
    • The Official Pamala Stanley Home Page
      My beautiful sister, who happens to have one of the greatest voices in showbiz and puts on a better show than anyone. Check her out.
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