The Music Strategies Philosophy & Tim Sweeney

The Music Strategies seminars created by Tim Sweeney are a unique series of workshops specifically designed to help independent artists such as yourself more effective promote and market your music right now. Their purpose are to help you generate more CD sales and to create more attention for your music through direct marketing strategies you will learn as well as greater exposure through the media.

Tim Sweeney is the music industry’s most highly sought after expert and consultant in the fields of artist development, label development, distribution, publicity, radio promotion, internet marketing and retail marketing. His career in the industry spans from his days as an artist himself, to almost every position at a major label to becoming the President of a successful management company to becoming the author of International Best Selling books regarding the music industry today

Over the last 26 years, he has helped several major labels (Columbia, Epic, MCA, Universal, Warner Bros., Capitol, Mercury, PolyGram, Hollywood (and their sub-labels), and well known independent labels (Restless, Metal Blade, Enigma, Accretions, etc.) develop the careers of some of their most promising and successful artists of all time.

Tim has personally worked with and developed the careers of more than 3,000 artists to date. More than 20,000 artists, songwriters, musicians, managers and independent labels have attended his music business workshops over the years. He has been asked to be a featured and keynote speaker at more than 100 music conventions such as SXSW and in 2007 Avid Technology asked him to speak on a national tour to help music artists and film makers get more attention for their projects. Borders Books & Music asked him to be a featured author for them at the Los Angeles Book Festival (which is attended by 100,000 people).

Tim has received a number of awards for his work with aspiring artists and is on the exclusive list of the Most Important Business Leaders in the United States. The television broadcast of one of his workshops in Detroit received the coveted 2000 Bronze Telly Award for Excellence in Programming over 14,000 other television programs.

Today, Tim provides a 3 day all inclusive seminar entitled, Music Strategies, for the best independent music artists and artists of all kinds. His 10 books, audio books and DVDs, including the new documentary, 800 CDs are read and the information put into use, by artists in 35 countries around the world. He continues to personally work with independent artists in the development of their careers and serves as a private consultant to the music industry’s leading Presidents, CEOs and industry leaders and visionaries, who ask for his guidance in developing their artists and redeveloping their companies.

The impact of Tim’s work with independent artists has earned him the title, “The Father of the Independent Music Movement” by industry professionals, the press and record labels around the world.

Some Other Interesting Facts About Tim Sweeney

Radio - Tim Sweeney has served as a Program Director, Music Director and General Manager of college and commercial radio stations in Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA. He has also served as and continues to be, a consultant to various commercial and Internet radio stations throughout the country.

Retail - Tim is a consultant to major “brick and mortar” as well as internet retailers. His major clients have included Borders Books & Music, where he has helped redesign the instore performance program for music artists, poetry and spoken word artists and authors. Amazon.com, the most successful of the internet retailers, where he has provided invaluable guidance in building the Amazon Advantage Program, which allows independent artists, book authors and film makers, the opportunity to sell their products on Amazon, without a major distributor.

Monthly Articles – Tim provides free written articles and videos for artists to learn from and help them accomplish their goals.

Associations Consultant - In addition to working directly with aspiring artists, record companies, radio stations, retailers and internet companies, his Best Selling books and countless articles, Tim has served on the Board Of Directors or consulted with, numerous non-profit organizations. Such as The Los Angeles Women In Music, The Black Rock Coalition and a variety of songwriting organizations including and The Songwriters Guild Of America.

Universities & Schools - Besides universities and schools such as Columbia College, University Of Southern California, UCLA, New York University, Belmont University, The Art Institute Of Seattle and Berklee College Of Music, who have all used his books as either the text for their courses or as reference material, Tim has given a number of guest lectures at these universities and schools per their request.

Special Award - in 2001, USC University Hospital honored Tim as one of the outstanding patients at their 10th Year Anniversary. Tim has been instrumental in providing the much needed patient support that the hospital has needed in regards to the illness, Ulcerative Colitis, which he previously suffered from. Tim conducts and participates in, a number of workshops throughout the year for patients suffering from the illness and contemplating the possible surgical options.

Throughout the last 10 years, Tim has spent countless hours one on one with the patients and their families. USC University Hospital was so impressed with his ability to effectively communicate and work with these patients and their families that they honored him at their 10th Anniversary media day by asking him to place his hands in a plaster cast, which will be one of the cornerstones of their new cancer hospital building.

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