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Are You Serious About Your Creative Work?

It’s time to get serious about your creative work. In order for you to create your best work, you need to prioritize your work and tend to it. Come up. Continue reading

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BandsInTown Reaches 5 Million App Installs

The week Bandsintown surpassed 5 million installs of its concert tracking app on Facebook and smartphones. That's a jump of 4 million installs in the last 18 months. The company. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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YouTube Releases Free Guide For Musicians

In conjunction with the launch of a new version of it's Creator's Playbook, YouTube has added 5 Playbook Guides to help creators find sucess on the video streamer. The free. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Distributes $117.5 Million In Q1 2013

Despite growing efforts by Clear Channel and others to licence music directly, digital music performing rights organization SoundExchange had announced a first-quarter 2013 distribution of $117.5 million. It's their largest. Continue reading

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The Most Underrated Things in a Musician’s Career

Earlier, Simon Tam posted about the most overrated things in a musician’s career. He has followed up on this post with a list of the most underrated things in a. Continue reading

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Red Bull stole my music! 3 important lessons for indie artists.

Have you ever heard your song in the background of a video for a major brand and you haven’t given the brand permission to use the song? This situation happened. Continue reading

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

Do You Make THIS Music Publicity Mistake? Creating A Timeline To Promote A Single Release Bandcamp.com Shifts Focus To Music Discovery Crowdfunded Music Projects Raised $202.5 Million In 2012 The. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Going Nowhere & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud   Jon Ostrow & Ariel Hyatt: 6 Shocking Reasons Your Facebook Fans Aren't Engaged [Part 2 of 2] James Moore: Going Nowhere –. Continue reading

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Help Guitar Center Workers Earn A Living Wage

Guitar Center workers, who say their hourly wage and commission structure has been slashed since investment firm Bain Capital took over he company several years ago have take the first. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (13)
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Musicians: What’s The #1 Most Overlooked Resource At Your Command?

By Brian Thompson of Thorny Bleeder. your lyrics!artists, why don't you do more with your lyrics? lyrics are uniquely yours. they're an integral piece of your art and they make up 50%. Continue reading

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Do You Make THIS Music Publicity Mistake?

Okay, you have a new album coming out or an important gig to promote. You've identified your ideal media sources. Now it's time to get busy asking for coverage, right?. Continue reading

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