I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’ve become a “super-fan” of many bands that I listen to. There are so many that I consistently talk about to friends and co-workers; whether I burn a CD for a friend, share a link, dedicate a song on Facebook, or drag a friend to a show, I am a very influential in my circle when it comes to introducing new people to music.

They are probably 3-4 other people in my circle that are on my level of music devotion – we pretty much run the show when it comes to what everyone else listens to.

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While catching up on my blog reader I noticed an a post from Andrew Dubber of New Music Strategies about a recent Futuresonic event he attended.

At the event, Scott Cohen from The Orchard provided a presentation containing 10 important steps to building a community.

His ten steps have been uttered from my mouth time and time again, and I love hearing them from those with higher profiles in the industry, as it tends to reinforce the things that I have been saying or blogging about.

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