How Major Music Companies Are Getting Your Royalties: The Global Songwriter Shell Game
Guest post by Jeff Price, Founder & CEO of TuneCore. While the major music companies' revenue from music sales has gone down, they have a brand new increasing income stream:. Continue reading
Billboard Discontinues Indie Artist Pro Service
( UPDATED) Less than one year after its launch, Billboard this week announced that: "Billboard Pro has been discontinued, effective March 1, 2012. We will be moving our DIY and indie. Continue reading
Discover New Kickstarter Campaigns With Hype Machine’s Fundhaus
Fundhaus, the project previously known as Kickstumbler, is a service designed to help you discover Kickstarter projects. Billed as a cross between Kickstarter and Stumble Upon, Fundhaus was created by. Continue reading
How Musicians Can Benefit From Facebook’s New Timeline [Ariel Hyatt]
Facebook has started rolling out the new Timeline for brand pages and you’re probably wondering how these changes affect you. On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt talks about all the. Continue reading
The Four P’s of Playing Live Shows: Promotion
This week, Dave Cool follows up on the Four P’s of Playing Live Shows with the next element: Promotion. If you missed the first post about preparation, read. Continue reading
10 Truths From 10 Established Artists On Making It In Music [Free eBook]
"10 Truths About Making It In Music" is a free 50+ page ebook by Dotted Music's Ben Brown featuring quotes from OK-Go, Puddle Of Mudd and Dire Straits and others.. Continue reading
New Rules For Flying With Musical Instruments Should Make Touring Easier
Being on the road is hard enough, but having to figure out each airline's arcane and ever-changing rules for flying with musical instruments has made travel much more difficult for. Continue reading
Kickstarter Will Fund More Projects In 2012 Than National Endowment For The Arts
Fan funding platform Kickstarter is on track to distribute more than $150 million to creative projects in 2012. That's more than this year's $146 million budget for The National Endowment. Continue reading
Chamillionaire Goes Direct To Fans With Moontoast Store For Ammunition EP
[Update: See Closing] Chamillionaire is going straight to fans with his upcoming EP release Ammunition. To do so he's using Moontoast, a "social commerce platform" that recently raised $6 million.. Continue reading
MC Lars: How An Indie Rap Artist Makes A Living [CHART]
MC Lars beleives in giving his music away free. "In 2006, I read a book by Berklee College of Music professor David Kusek (and Gerd Leonhard), The Future of Music,". Continue reading
