🥑 Weekly Facebook Group Recap - 10/21 thru 10/27

Here is a recap of facebook group information for one or more courses you're a part of. Disclaimer. This recap by no means replaces the information in the Facebook Groups. Always refer to them for the most current and accurate information. We do our best to relay what we think is the most important details, but it's very possible for us to overlook something or make a typo in the process. This is just to be used as a quick reference and outline. Enjoy!

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The Triple Threat Artist

• Shelley shared a link to a song and video she released, and asked for feedback
• Emma shared an article about 72 Music Production tips, great little reminders 
• Zion shared a meme and checked in with everyone
• Office hours were so good this week. We chatted a little about studio office chairs, legal forms such as split sheets, lawyers, Ableton Live shortcuts, and splits for singers and cowriters. Alex just got signed on with Catch the Moon as an exclusive artist, so we were all congratulating him on his success also!
• Zion shared a new track he's releasing and getting pitched
• We had a discussion about resources we never use and are wasted by not knowing or appreciating them.
• Amber shared some frustration she's been having with learning her DAW (Logic), and some solutions she found.
• Blake shared a song he did with his friend Shawn and is looking for vocal hook ideas.
• Eymard shared some info about a pitch from Taxi looking for a jingle for Rooms To Go.
• More steps were taken by students to listen to lectures and apply their new knowledge in exercises and groove making strategies.
• This next week's office hours will be held on Tuesday at 10am, where we will deconstruct famous production of hit songs, as well as get questions resolved for any production projects students are working on.
• If you are in the Access Course and have interest in joining the Triple Threat Artist group, please let Zion know, we've got an amazing discount waiting for you.. Now $49/m, with coupon code 49FORLIFE.

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The Access Course 

• Rehya reported on airplay for her new single.
• Lori posted about her new audio equipment for her studio
• Dustin shared his placement win
• Wendy posted a question about BOX and metadata
• Sal and others posted Christmas songs
• Mikey shared a co-write he did with Cooper Baker.
• CTM posted about the 2-day event in November
• Bev requested information about uploading tracks to CD Baby.
• Dwayne and more than a few others posted a pic of their copy of The Aftist’s Way.
• Mikey posted a video about failure.
• Danny posted an announcement about his newly re-designed website.
• Kayte asked if anyone had a +1 for the TAXI Road Rally that she could use.
• Lori asked how to import her songs from iTunes to Dropbox
• Victoria posted an opportunity for a Christmas Song similar to Norah Jones’ “Not Christmas Til You Come Home”
• Celestialbllue asked for help with getting good-sounding handclaps.
• Lori asked for information about filing one’s own live performances with one’s PRO
• Victoria posted the replay of the session with Tim Adams of Massive Music
• Michael asked about submitting songs that were written by friends of his.
• Jaymie is looking for a schedule for the 2-day event
• Lori requested info about CD Baby’s sync and pubishing services
• CTM posted feedback on the September assignment almost-made-its
• Jamila asked about production companies taking the publisher’s share
• Victoria posted the replay of the listening session from 10/2
• Tamara is looking for female composers of songs with hip-hop elements
• Rehya posted a review of her new album
• Rehya also posted about the 2nd placement of her song “Magnetic”. Congrats!
• Samuel asked about Crucial Music
• Jaynee posted encouragement.
• Bev asked about the wisdom of submitting songs to Secret Road, since they announce on their website that they don’t accept unsolicited material.
• David asked about submitting songs that have been signed by a publisher.
• Lori posted pictures of her experience at the Sesame Workshop Alumni Network.
• Halley is looking for collaborators.
• Dwayne and Cathy both asked about progress with The Artist’s Way
• Victoria posted a tentative schedule for the event in November
• Tamara posted a very helpful article about using Similar-Artist.com, Tunefind.com and IMDb.com to find shows that use the kind of music you write.

Huge thanks to Jan Seides for her help in summarizing the Access Course. 💙