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Weekly deep-dives on Making It in the Music Business: optimizing DSPs, mastering music rights, and building sustainable fanbases. Substack: https://majiros.substack.com/

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πŸš€ New post live on Making It in the Music Business!

The Dawn of a New Era

Moving from 'hype' to 'habit': Why direct-to-artist payments are the future.

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-how-blockchain?r=53w5it&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

10.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“… Tomorrow on Making It in the Music Business:

The Dawn of a New Era

Moving from 'hype' to 'habit': Why direct-to-artist payments are the future.

09.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎡 Coming Tuesday on Making It in the Music Business:

The Dawn of a New Era

Moving from 'hype' to 'habit': Why direct-to-artist payments are the future.

06.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’‘ In case you missed it:

The Independent Edge

Agility, data ownership, and speed: Why being 'Indie' is the ultimate competitive advantage.

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/the-independent-edge-how-small-teams?r=53w5it&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

05.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ New post live on Making It in the Music Business!

The Independent Edge

Agility, data ownership, and speed: Why being 'Indie' is the ultimate competitive advantage.

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/the-independent-edge-how-small-teams?r=53w5it&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

03.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“… Tomorrow on Making It in the Music Business:

The Independent Edge

Agility, data ownership, and speed: Why being 'Indie' is the ultimate competitive advantage.

02.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎡 Coming Tuesday on Making It in the Music Business:

The Independent Edge

Agility, data ownership, and speed: Why being 'Indie' is the ultimate competitive advantage.

27.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ New post live on Making It in the Music Business!

Beyond Stereo

Why immersive audio is the next major shift for Nashville producers.

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/beyond-stereo-how-spatial-audio-and?r=53w5it&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

24.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎡 Coming Tuesday on Making It in the Music Business:

The Algorithmic DJ is always listening... πŸ€–πŸŽ§

Is Spotify's AI your best friend or your biggest hurdle?

I break down the 3 pillars of algorithmic discovery and how Nashville indies are 'priming the pump' with waterfall releases.

Get the...

13.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’‘ In case you missed it:

Is authenticity dead in the age of AI? 🎀❀️

This Valentine’s Day, we’re looking at the only competitive edge that actually matters in 2026: your...

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/the-love-of-the-craft-why-authenticity?r=53w5it&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

12.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ New post live on Making It in the Music Business!

The Love of the Craft

Why Authenticity is the Soul of the 2026 Music Business: A Valentine to the independent artist:...

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/the-love-of-the-craft-why-authenticity?r=53w5it&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

10.02.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“… Tomorrow on Making It in the Music Business:

Is authenticity dead in the age of AI? 🎀❀️

This Valentine’s Day, we’re looking at the only competitive edge that actually matters in 2026: your soul.

I breakdown why 'The Love of the Craft' is the secret to a sustainable indie career and why...

09.02.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🎡 New this Saturday on Making It in the Music Business:

Vinyl Is Not Nostalgia. It's Your Best Profit Margin.

Why physical media is the financial backbone of the indie artist.

https://open.substack.com/pub/majiros/p/vinyl-is-not-nostalgia-its-your-best

03.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

February 28 boycott against all retailers do not buy anything. Do not go to stores do not go to restaurants. Save your money you don’t need to spend it show these retailers who we are share the word!

28.02.2025 03:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal unions sue Trump over USAID dismantling, cite devastating humanitarian impact Two major US federal employee unions filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging President Donald Trump's systematic dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which the complaint cl...

www.jurist.org/news/2025/02...

07.02.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge to block Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave at midnight A federal judge plans to block the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.

abcnews.go.com/US/judge-tem...

07.02.2025 23:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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USAID could slash staff to hundreds after placing most on leave But US President Donald Trump's plan to dramatically cut back US foreign aid faces a legal challenge.

BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.02.2025 23:48 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. Two federal unions have filed lawsuits, arguing that dismantling USAID without Congressional authorization violates the Constitution and federal law. They claim the actions have caused a global humanitarian crisis and jeopardized U.S. national security

07.02.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be foolish for anyone to quit. They will end up with nothing. Just like everyone involved in Trump’s deals.

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He has already filled his pockets.

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It’s like he’s five years old.

07.02.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ode to Old Glory by @nashvillemac | Suno ballad, country, acoustic song. Listen and make your own with Suno.

Trump has the mind of a five-year-old. Makes it easy for Elon to rob us blind.

07.02.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just another distraction to keep us from focusing too much on what Elon Musk is doing to our piggy bank. More shock and awe.

07.02.2025 13:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, Elon is robbing us blind.

07.02.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

While Trump is busy, distracting us with sensational executive orders, Elon is robbing us blind. This is right out of their playbook.

07.02.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everything is being done in vengeance. While Elon is busy robbing us blind.

07.02.2025 12:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska Infrastructure | ASCE's 2021 Infrastructure Report Card ASCE Infrastructure Report Card takes reports on the infrastructure of Alaska including water and transportation infrastructure. Click to learn more.

Aviation in Alaska is different from the lower 48 in many ways, being an estimated 1 billion dollars behind in improvements across just 200 of the 935 airports is only one of them. infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/a...

07.02.2025 11:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She certainly connected with a broader audience after embracing the classic jazz standards of her father, not to mention the Unforgettable duet. This last album went on to earn six Grammys and Album of the Year, cementing her status as a music icon.

07.02.2025 10:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Undoubtably a source as they are using AI to formulate their plan.

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