Sellbox And Sellfy Provide New D2F Ecommerce Options For Musicians
Numerous D2F ecommerce options now exist for musicians who want more control or more connection directly to fans. A recent wave of lightweight ecommerce options offer flexibility for musicians handling. Continue reading
Forget Your Business Model, What is Your Vision?
To survive in the long run, businesses need to have a vision. With the business of selling music CDs on the decline, you need to adapt your business to these. Continue reading
Pandora Continues Rise: Listener Hours Up 76%
Internet music service Pandora has shared new metrics for July 2012; and by almost any measure, the numbers are impressive: Listener hours for Pandora during the month of July 2012. Continue reading
Is Spotify Readying Launch Of Third-Party Apps For the iPhone?
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We’re somewhat obsessed with Spotify apps, because they let developers build all sorts of wacky stuff on top of a legally-licensed music. Continue reading
Music Is The Fastest Growing Mobile Activity
According to the data figures from a recent comScore report, listening to music via a mobile device was the fastest growing activity by mobile subscribers. In fact, the growth rate. Continue reading
Incubus’ Brandon Boyd Embraces Life Without A Label
With the Honda Civic Tour launching on the 11th, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington and Incubus' Brandon Boyd participated in a group interview that covered quite a bit of ground about. Continue reading
How Billy Van Went From 2,000 To 100,000 Fans [CASE STUDY]
This case study was prepared by Michael Fiebach, CEO of Fame House, who helped grow a relatively unknown Billy Van to a worldwide fan base utilizing BitTorrent, Grooveshark, Topspin and. Continue reading
The 3 C’s Of Effective Artist Branding
What does branding have to do with you as a music artist? In a word: everything. Your brand extends far beyond the logos on your website or merchandise items. Branding. Continue reading
How Your Band Can Perfom @SXSW
It’s time again to apply to play at SXSW. Applications are open, but before you apply to play, make sure that you are ready. On Music Think Tank, Simon Tam. Continue reading