John Doe, founder of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X, a solo artist and actor, gives his take on using questionnaires and other ways of finding potential bandmates.

Dear friends of WWJDD, this message could be one word long; VOTE! That's my main message. But a bit deeper lies what you're voting for or against. I urge you to go to the media, websites, internet blogs, friends & family to get the facts.

Online services for music marketing and licensing; Rumblefish, Pump Audio, SongCatalog, MusicSupervisor.com, Music Gorilla. Sell music online to film, television, video games...

Indie artist Matthew Ryan on why artists should be open to giving some of their music away. “If your songs are good enough they will speak for themselves. When we do our jobs, when we deliver on our promises, we're rewarded."

There's a lot to like about Bandcamp, as well as a couple things that are somewhat disappointing, though the Bandcamp folks can't be faulted for one of them.

Martin Atkins, the former drummer for Nine Inch Nails, Public Image Limited and Ministry, owner of indie label Invisible Records and author of Tour:Smart, with some more good advice for touring musicians.

I recently came across two great articles that lay out good marketing strategies for musicians with practically no money. So, no more excuses that you’re broke! Check ‘em out…

Co-Founder of indie label Bloodshot Records with some great advice for artists interested in approaching a record label. “What we are looking for is a band or an artist that HAS to create and perform. We cannot care about your career more than you do."

John Doe, Founder of the of the seminal Los Angeles punk group X and solo artist, answers questions about music and the music biz in the WWJDD blog. In this post he answers a question from Matthew in Liverpool about flatpicking.

Derek Sivers recently sold CD Baby, a company he founded that has distributed around 4.6 million CDs from independent bands through online music stores in the past ten years, disbursing