Rap Beats & Hip Hop Beats: Succeeding Like the Major Music Artists and How
to Find Great Beats
Time and time again aspiring singers, rappers and musicians aim for the brass ring
and tumble just out of reach. They think they have it all. They look "right." They have
a professional attitude. They even have a solid following. Yet, they lack something.
Sometimes, the flaw does not even seem tangible until you listen closely to their music.

Are Advertising Funded Models the Panacea in Music Industry
Literally, every man and his dog within the recorded music business is in a fever pitch
talking about how advertising funded models are the way forward. With the likes of
Blyk, myspace music store, muzu, We7 and numerous others advocating this new
model, perhaps they are right? The real test though, is whether music fans will actually
be prepared to sit through advertisements before having access to listen to a track
they like. Furthermore, are the models commercially viable in the long-term both for
the labels and the artist?

The Underground Music Movement of Today
In cities all around the United States, both large and small, bands are in a garage
making earth shattering music. They write with more passion than most do, influenced
not by a label, but they pull everything from their lives. They write about their honest
dreams and hopes, instead of writing about something a big label has told them to
write about.

Music Fundamentals - Intervals
Intervals are the fundamental building blocks of music allowing us to read and write
music, and most importantly, to help us construct chords and harmonies. However
words like major, minor, augmented, diminished, enharmonic and compound leave
many people a bit confused, hopefully this article will throw some light on the subject.
Music Junkie
The YUU - The Business of Indie Entertainment

In This Issue:
*Love's Beautiful Randy Love's average day in the
REAL Miami.  Beat-downs by street thugs, drunk, no
money, and hoping his wife will come home.
*Interview Reviver's one of the hottest indie Reggaeton
artists and one of the most humble.
*Pernosta Series If it's off-beat, wacky, eccentric and a
little street, it probably happened in Pernosta
*Music Recommendations White girl soul and the gritty
in Latin hip-hop
The YUU - The Business of Indie Entertainment
April Issue

In This Issue:
Starting a Musical Career
Fluffy Apple When police justice isn't enough
How to Write Music ... and where to being
How to Write A Press Release
Pernosta Series If it's off-beat, wacky, eccentric and a
little street, it probably happened in Pernosta
Music Recommendations