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Billboard & MySpace Want Musicians To Pay $100 To Become “Dreamseekers”

(UPDATED) For decades Billboard has been a must-read source for the music industry. Now, the narrowing influence of the major labels along with the growth of the independent sector and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/10/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (17)
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The Musician’s Social Media Food Pyramid

Check out Ariel Hyatt's latest post on Music Think Tank.

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How To Get Fans To Spend 9 Min. With A 3 Min. Song

Interactive music solution developer MXP4 has released Facebook apps. Such apps present fans with a social-music experience in tandem with a video game-like atmosphere within their favorite artists’ Facebook page;. Continue reading

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Apple Says Go To Distributor To Get iTunes Ping Artist Profile & TuneCore’s Response

Ever since Ping launched, there has been a bit of confusion and discontent about how indie artists can get their own Artist Profiles on iTunes 10's new social network. Today. Continue reading

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ASCAP Members Now Get 25% Off TuneCore

(UPDATED) In an effort to expand their member benefits, ASCAP has partnered with TuneCore and is now offering their base of almost 400,000 songwriter, composer and publishers a 25% discount. Continue reading

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When Blank Media Costs Less Than Your Album

Chances are, blank media costs less than your album. What now? Rarely, do I get a chance to listen to an album all the way through. Writing requires different type. Continue reading

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How To Launch a Music Startup: Market Size

This post is part of the How To Launch a Music Startup series by Brenden Mulligan, which focuses on building a company that creates online products for musicians. Mulligan founded. Continue reading

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iTunes Says Artist Profiles On Ping Invitation Only

Say what you will about iTune's new social network Ping, but it's going to be a great place to market music.  So imagine the frustration of the many indie artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/02/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (17)
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LimeLight: A New, Simple Way To Cover A Song

Have you ever thought about writing a cover version of Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, but didn’t even know where to start with the headache of trying to clear. Continue reading

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How Musicians Tour Green: Ditch The Van

Ben Sollee has taken up a great and interesting experiment; he wants to see if a non-athletic musician (himself) can take up a self-supported national bikecycle music tour and not. Continue reading

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How To Launch a Music Startup: Establishing Key Metrics

This post is part of the How To Launch a Music Startup series by Brenden Mulligan, which focuses on building a company that creates online products for musicians. Mulligan founded. Continue reading

admin on 08/31/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (8)
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