"Plus, you know, it'd be great 'cause you're a girl." The comment was not atypical. Sigh. I know where she was coming from. When the diversity call goes out in the new music field--when "just the usual dudes" just won't do--we often find ourselves playing an awkward affirmative action game. Though honestly, sex, race, creed, income bracket: Know anyone who knows this world and is _______? If it's not carrying around a Y chromosome and a light skin pigmentation, it often seems hard to find. Now, … [Read more...]

by guest blogger Corey DargelI'm very impressed with alonetone, a website/community forum created by the musician/writer/programmer Sudara (pictured) from Innsbruck, Austria.  Anyone can sign up to upload and share his or her original music.  I won't go into details here; you should just check out the site.  It is very well done and provides lots of options for sharing your work, and with none of the unsolicited promises to make you famous, fishing by (disreputable) booking … [Read more...]