Steinway piano sales increases. This is due to the currency translation, oversea shipments of Steinway grand pianos were up 23%. To my knowledge, when we talk about grand piano, Steinway is the leading brand. I won't get one for myself until the day I own a bigger house. The excerpt from report:WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. , one of the world's leading manufacturers of musical instruments, today announced results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007.Revenues for the second quarter remained level ...

Chantal Kreviazuk is the behind the scene songwriter who pens hits with artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne."I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn't really sit and write songs byherself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line, and no onesays anything," Kreviazuk — who was not included on Lavigne's latestalbum — told the magazine before retracting her statement. The Matrixlater came out to defend Lavigne's songwriting integrityWritten by NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer at Yahoo News.Does it really matter if your favourite singer doesn't ...

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I am a Be An Idol (aka BNI) member since 2005. I also personally met the website founder, Leslie Fong once in Kuala Lumpur for a very long supper after mid night. He is really a nice guy. I posted  some songs there and got a tons of constructive feedbacks from other songwriters and musicians. You can look at my profile here. Recently, I am lucky enough to get an exclusive interview of the founder. Read the interview below and sign up as a member to get free advice, opinions ...

Stepping into the music industry, or earning a living through it, has always been a difficult decision for many out there. For a music lover, earning money by doing what you like is definitely a fun thing. But because of that, the competition you will face in this industry is extremely huge. It is the purpose of this post to: 1) explore the options you have on earning money by doing music 2) Compare these options in terms of income stability, degree of work enjoyment, and requirement 3) Give a rough idea, on each ...