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  1. Watch a short video of professor at Berklee College of Music on the basics of tour merchandising: artistshousemusic.org/videos/how+tou…
  2. Beyond selling a CD+ t-shirt - bundling - you can put a download code on apparel hangtags:: lawyer4musicians.com/2009/06/18/mos… . Great idea? Thoughts?
  3. MERCH TIP: 1 person on tour should handle: Setup, sales, reorder, inventory & records & making sure ALL the cash goes to the right place.
  4. Weird? Kim Jong-chul is a Clapton fan. Seen wearing t at Singapore concert last week. http://www.cutmerch.com/newsletter/february-2011.html
  5. Yes, you can still buy some of these Eric Clapton posters. From his webstore. http://www.cutmerch.com/newsletter/february-2011.html
  6. Take a quick look at some great tour posters from 2010: http://www.cutmerch.com/newsletter/february-2011.html
  7. You need to talk with smaller venues to get your best hall deal. Bigger bands need to get their agents to do merch deals at time of booking.
  8. Venues DO take % of merch, fairly or not. Deal with it. http://bit.ly/98vh8H
  9. Working on some great new Colbie merch. She's having a busy summer. She's doing great -- and we're very proud to be associated with her.
  10. Anybody go to Crossroads Fest? It was a magic day & I think EC wants to do it again (hooray!). Oh, & we sold a bit of merch for a good cause
  11. Bands -- need great merch? Try us. Rated consistently the "best personal service" in the music merch biz. Contact us for details.
  12. Getting ready to head to Chicago for Crossroads Guitar Festival. We will some great merch for the fans. Hoping for a rainless day!
  13. Getting ready for the Crossroads Guitar Festival later this month. The merch there - our part - will be awesome. Hope to see u there!
  14. Here's some basic advice for musicians from our friend Greg Rollett: http://hitmusicacademy.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/music-career-2010/
  15. Very sad to hear of our friend Peter Lopez's death.
  16. Bands -- need great merch? Try us. Rated consistently the "best personal service" in the music merch biz. Give us a call for details.
  17. I haven't had a chance to look around this site, but I will. Merch Done Right -- our goal too!! http://www.merchdoneright.com/
  18. A back & forth on the subject of artists making $ or not: http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/information-is-dangerous.html
  19. Interview with Panos from Sonicbids: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/the-business-of-music-ii_b_527570.html
  20. This Facebook page warms my heart: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Support-bands-by-going-to-shows-and-buying-their-merch/106483586052124