I’m a total tech geek and gadget freak.  I refresh MacWorld and Engadget every 30 seconds to get the latest pics and tidbit of info when Apple has major announcements.  I geeked out when Google recently announcement Google Wave (soo looking forward to using that!).  When I found out LA Band The 88 recorded their new single entirely on the iPhone app Four Track, I had to check it out.  The results are impressive and the song is really catchy!

So, my fellow artists, if you have an iPhone, you have no excuse for not having recordings of your songs.  Four Track is only ten bucks.  I use it and it’s well worth the price.  You can get The 88’s song, Love Is the Thing, from iTunes, check out the making of video:

I just read through all the live blogging notes for the Macworld keynote that happened this morning. Of course, every music blog on earth is going to mention the variable pricing that was introduced to iTunes. Fine, not a problem. The thing I noticed: artist lessons available for download in Garageband. So what, you say? They’re $4.99 each. My question is: how much of that goes to the artist and how does one submit material to this mysterious store?

I’m thinking like this: do you have to wait for Apple’s invitation or can you film your own and submit it? If so, how does the revenue get split, same as the iTunes store (70/30)? This could be a huge profit center for artists in the future. Your casual fans could buy the mp3s, but your hardcore fans could buy your lessons.

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