How To Make A Music Website Like Ed Sheeran, Case Study Part 1
Often a first impression, a website can make or break you as an artist. Could you turn a first time visitor into a lifelong fan? Shaun Letang walks us through. Continue reading
A Friend To Artists & Fans Exits: R.I.P. 9:30 Club’s Josh Burdette
The first impression that both artists and fans get as they enter a venue usually comes from an interaction with member of the venue's security team. Few had a greater impact. Continue reading
Hip Hop Marketing At The Strip Club
The Wall St. Journal takes a look at hip hop music marketing through Atlanta strip clubs featuring dj collective Coalition DJs. Strip clubs are a marketing staple for Southern hip. Continue reading
YACHT Protests Surveillance Society With ‘Party at the NSA’
YACHT, a "Band, Belief System, and Business," combined a number of interesting elements in their release of "Party at the NSA," a song protesting the recently exposed surveillance activities of. Continue reading
Kevin Spacey On Stopping Piracy: Give The Fans What They Want
Kevin Spacey gave a speech at the International Television Festival in Edinburgh late last month with a big focus on the implications of Netflix's "House of Cards" for the tv. Continue reading
Project Bootleg: Creating ‘Crowd Scratched’ Music
The creative team MaMa – Manuel Urbanke and Maximilian Hoch call Project Bootleg a new form of live recording. "We produced empty vinyls recorded with silence. No music. No Sound.. Continue reading
35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label
The following guest post is an excerpt from the new 4th Edition of Music Is Your Business by Christopher Knab. Deciding to release your own record is only a good. Continue reading
Trent Reznor Dismisses DIY, Ridicules Musicians Shaking Their Cups For Scraps
In a fairly revealing interview with Spin, Trent Reznor reminds us of why it's often dangerous to turn musicians into ideological symbols. Reznor has had a strong association with DIY. Continue reading
Global Winners Names In Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition
Organizers for the Unsigned Only Music Competition have announced the winners for the 2013 edition of the contest. With 22 winners and 100 Honorable Mentions, the US-based competition awards over. Continue reading
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