The Week In Music Commentary

Declaration Of A New Alternative: No Pop Is This Right? Headliners Cancel Fest Show Over Stage Size  

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Building Your Music Career While Keeping Your Day Job Twitter Opens Analytics Dashboard To Your Band Indie Vinyl Subscription Clubs Are A Booming Niche 3 Tips From Jack Conte: "There’s. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How to Release Your Album Successfully (Even If You Don’t Have a Record Label)

Janelle Rogers | How to Release Your Album Successfully (Even If You Don't Have a Record Label)  Martyn Croston | 5 Ways To Promote Your Music Teaching Business  Jamal Asskoumi | Could Video. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

OK Go, Weird Al, and the YouTube Shortcut to the Top of the Charts The World's Highest Paid DJs 2014 25 Most Buzzed About Music Festivals and What The Fans. Continue reading

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Marketing Music With Instagram’s New Hyperlapse Video App

So many musicians and music marketers are using Instagram these days that you may already be using Hyperlapse, Instagram's new video app. Hyperlapse allows you to create time lapse videos. Continue reading

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3 Tips From Jack Conte: “There’s no such thing as just being a musician anymore”

Jack Conte now has a strong track record of success as half of Pomplamoose, as a musician/videomaker and as founder of Patreon. Conte recently spoke with TechCrunch for a back. Continue reading

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Music Tech Funding: 8tracks, Exploration And A Fundraising Tip From Bop.fm’s CEO

This was a busy week for funding news. In addition to SeatGeek, KKbox, Rockbot and JoyTunes, 8tracks was revealed to be closing a $1.28 million round and Exploration announced $5. Continue reading

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Is This Right? Headliners Cancel Fest Show Over Stage Size

Is it me, or is this not a great reason to cancel a show?  Some of my most memorable concert moments were when an artist overcame technical adversity – feedback,. Continue reading

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Could Video Games Teach Us to be Musicians?

The rise of digital music has cultivated an "instant rockstar" mentality amongst aspiring musicians. Everything can be digitally edited, overlayed, autotuned, re-mastered, etc. so the emphasis on strong musicianship has. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Weekly Roundup 8.29.14: AdRev, Macklemore, VMAs & More

Former President of CD Baby, Brian Felsen, Is Named New President of AdRev, a service that helps artists and labels monetize views on YouTube. AdRev's primary strategy is to place. Continue reading

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