Tim Sweeney
Besides the fact that you have seen mentions and detailed write-ups in hundreds of articles, and while he is the most talked about man in interviews with artists (many whom you may call your influences or your favorite artists), it still may not be clear to you who he is.
To put it simply, Tim Sweeney is the music industrys most highly sought after expert and consultant in the fields of artist development, label development, distribution, publicity, radio promotion 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 one of the International Best Selling books regarding the music industry today: TIM SWEENEYS GUIDE TO RELEASING INDEPENDENT RECORDS.
Over the last 18 years, he has helped several major labels (Columbia, Epic, MCA, Warner Bros., Capitol, Mercury, Polygram, Revolution, 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 1,500 artists to date. Over the last few years, he presented over 100 free music business workshops around the country (at his own expense) to more than 20,000 artists, songwriters, musicians, managers and independent labels. He has also been asked to be a featured and keynote speaker at music conventions such as SXSW, EATM, The Songwriters Expo, The Northern California Songwriters Association and The Richmond Music Conference to name a few. He has also been asked by organizations like NARAS to speak at special events like Grammys In The Schools. For the last 3 years, he has been asked to be a featured author for Borders Books & Music 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 including, The Hardest Working Man In The Industry award from The Musicians Trade Journal and The Best Music Publicist in Los Angeles (LAMA). Last year, Lexingtons Whos Who placed him on the exclusive list of the Most Important Business Leaders in the United States. Recently, the televsion broadcast of one of his last workshops in Detroit received the coverted Bronze Telly Award for Excelence in Programming over 14,000 other television programs.
Today, Tim continues his free music business workshops around the country, empowering independent artists, musicians, songwriters, independent labels and aspiring music industry professionals. His 4 books are read and the information put into use, by artists in 27 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 industrys leading Presidents, CEOs and industry leaders and visionaries, who ask for his guidance in developing their artists and redeveloping their companies.
The impact of Tims 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.
John Dawes
Is an independent Internet consultant and founder of Taco Truffles Media and online resources like, MusicPromotion.net. He is most known for his informative articles on Internet music promotion on GetSigned.com, where he has educated thousands of artists on how to effectively promote their music on the Internet. Over the last few years, John has personally helped record labels, artists and songwriters develop their online personas. He has continued to champion independent artists through online chats, lectures, talk radio and seminars.
