Updated the article, Licensing and Distribution at acappella101.com to include more accurate pricing information and a stronger recommendation as to the easiest way to legally obtain a license.

Robert Dietz's Human-Feedback blog reviewed at ACAblog.net.

With a CASA nomination for Favorite A cappella Event of 2011, SingStrong faces high expectations in 2012. But the 2012 line-up including three ACA-TV-stars, and the sell-out of all shows in the 

It was an honor to be asked to speak at the first Amplify A cappella Festival! 
My Licensing and Distribution class crammed a lot of info into way too short a time! Thankfully, all the the info is here at ACAPPELLA101.com

Hey DC! Ramp up to SingStrong A cappella Festival by first attending the Mid-Atlantic Harmony Sweeps. This Saturday, Feb 25, at The Birchmere. This is one of DC's hottest ACA-events!

The a cappella compilation album "The More The Merrier" won the 2012 Wammy award for "Best A Cappella Album". We were also nominated for "Best Album," which is also an honor.  Congratulations to my co-writer Judy Fontana, to Cartoon Johnny and all the other incredibly talented contributors! 

According to a July 2011 article by ASCAP contributor Chris Castle, Kickstarter monies are likely to be taxable for many artists. 

Castle's analysis starts with the presumption that you aren't a non-profit and that you have entered into some kind of contract with your contributors, like, "If you give us money, we'll give you X ."  Castle believes that as a result of entering into this contract, you may owe self-employment tax, sales tax, and other taxes.

Late on 6-24-2011, The New York Legislature finally recognized the rights of gays and lesbians to marry in the now greater State of New York.
I was initially overjoyed at this wonderful news. All citizens deserve equal rights. It's that simple. If I have the right to marry, so should everyone else. But then I became concerned.

When gay partners weren't offered medical benefits because they weren't part of a married couple, insurers, under pressure, started to offer benefits to those couples in domestic partnerships. That had the effect of helping gays, but also those in committed relationships who chose to remain single.

Now that gays can marry, I can't help but wonder whether health insurance companies will use this as an excuse to stop offering the domestic partner benefits that exist today. I truly hope not.

The future I'd like to see is a "plus one, plus kids" system. You, plus any one person you like. Your mom. Your dad. Your grandma. Your sister. Your best friend. Plus your kids. Finally, single people would start to be treated on equal terms with married people.

I'm deeply, profoundly happy to see gays enjoy the rights that so many of us take for granted. But I long for the day when the government leaves marriage benefits in the realm of religion. Let people marry or not as their heart determines, and leave the special rights, financial benefits and tax breaks out of it completely. 

Given how many singles there are, it's the fair thing to do.