Kevin Breuner

The Isle of Man, a small island in the Irish sea, plans to institute a music tax which would make every citizen pay a tax in exchange for an unlimited music subscription service. Payment of the tax would be added to the internet service provider bill and would be required, even if the user [...]

I recently had the chance to interview, Tom Jackson, of Tom Jackson Productions for the DIY Musician Podcast(Episode 43 listen here). Tom’s career as a performance coach runs the whole musical spectrum from working with solo indie artists to chart toppers like Taylor Swift. I’ve also had the pleasure to work with Tom personally, [...]

Like everyone else, I was glued to the TV for the inauguration of Barack Obama to the US presidency. Later that night, as the media bounced from one inaugural ball to another, I was a little surprised to see a ball sponsored by the RIAA. I started thinking that just as Americans [...]

This is just a little story about why I think it’s important to get all of your music catalog available (even the old stuff that you think sucks!) online in stores like CD Baby and iTunes. About a year ago, I started a sync licensing division at CD Baby. I had been a [...]

Well, at the urging of a few friends, I’ve taken the Twitter plunge. At first, I was confused by the micro-blogging format and thought it to be a little ridiculous, but I hung in there, and I have to say, they were right. Much to my surprise, I’ve found Twitter to be an [...]

Many of you know that I produce a podcast for CD Baby called the DIY Musician Podcast(http://cdbabypodcast.com). It’s been a serious labor of love! As much as I’m a podcast addict, I have to admit that the format by itself can be somewhat limiting. There’s a lot more pressure to create something [...]