Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
10 Reasons A Lawyer Won't Shop Your Demo Social Media Pre-Planning For Busy Musicians eMusic Drops Major Labels, Returns To Indie Roots Eventbrite Launches Artist Studio Featuring DIY Music Biz. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Social Network Ello Is Suddenly Hot - Does It Have Music Marketing Potential? 10 Reasons A Lawyer Won't Shop Your Demo Read The CEO's Email That Doomed Grooveshark Social Media Pre-Planning. Continue reading
Praverb the Wyse: A DIY Music Writer Passes
Earl Patrick McNease, better known as Praverb the Wyse, passed on September 17. I didn't start checking out his DIY industry blogging until this summer and I was late to. Continue reading
8 Key Parts Your Music EPK Must Have
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). I’m in the process of updating the Solveig & Stevie EPK (electronic press kit) for our new album release. I also have. Continue reading
Thom Yorke’s BitTorrent Bundle Passes 1.2 Million Downloads
Last Friday, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke released a new solo album "Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes" via BitTorrent. As of today, it has been downloaded more than 1 million times; including both free downloads of the. Continue reading
Getting Gigs: What To Do Before You Start Looking
By Yannick Ilunga from the The Jazz Spotlight. Some do it for the thrill of being on stage. Some do it to see the world, while for others it is. Continue reading
Music Collaboration Platform Blend Launches Community Sourced Record Label
Blend is a music collaboration platform that allows you to upload your music publicly or privately and to collaborate with and remix the music of others. They've been in private. Continue reading
asQme and Steve Aoki Help Musicians Connect With Fans Across Language Barriers
asQme is bridging the divide between Japanese fans and English-speaking artists in the first stage of what has the potential to be a very successful site. asQme takes an "Ask. Continue reading
10 Reasons A Lawyer Won’t Shop Your Demo
By Mita Carriman Esq from the Carriman Law Group PLLC. As a music lawyer, one of the most frequent services that artists contact me about is for demo shopping -and. Continue reading