Study: Fans Really Want To Spend More Than $10
Talk of "monetizing the fan base" can get to be a bit much. In a world where so much is available free, doesn't the artist risk turing off fans with. Continue reading
Music As Events, Musicians As Journalists
How Radiohead Changed Music And The Industry Around It In a recent column, Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood gives insight into what music critic Greg Kot called the “Story of the decade.”. Continue reading
Nimbit Launches Free Musician WordPress Plug-In
Music marketing platform Nimbit has just launched a free WordPress plug-in dubbed Instant Band Site designed to make it easy for artists to create a website using one of the. Continue reading
Better Than The Van: CouchSurfing For Musicians
In an age where fans sometimes take from artists more than they give, a new way for fans to become more active participates in their cultural lives and make a. Continue reading
10 Resources That Help Musicans Book Gigs Online
This is by no means an authoritative list of online booking tools. In fact, it may be missing a few players in the field. Duncan Freeman, the founder of Band. Continue reading
“Track Your Favorite Bands & Never Miss Them Live.” An Interview With Michelle You of Songkick
(Part 1 of 2) Recently, I spoke with Michelle You, who is cofounder and Head of Product at Songkick; the live music database and concert alert system. In this interview,. Continue reading
The Music Venture Capital Business Model
This guest post is by Wesley Verhoeve (@wesleyverhoeve); he is an artist manager, producer, curator, and the founder of Family Records. As the music business evolves and moves beyond the. Continue reading
Who Needs Another T-Shirt? Wavves Has Branded Pot Grinders For Sale
As artists look for ways to replace the income lost from falling music sales, at-gig and online merchandise tables are a great way to make money and strengthen the artist. Continue reading
Video: Gregory Brothers Share Business Back Story On The Bed Intruder Song
Southwest Virginia's Gregory Brothers, better known as the “Auto-Tune The News” band, shared the story of how they created and monetized the "Bed Intruder" song at Google’s Zeitgeist conference this. Continue reading
The Great Indie Music Conspiracy
If I understand this "theory" correctly, an entire cottage industry has been erected around indie music and companies and bloggers like myself and others have been leading these poor and. Continue reading
Serve The Fan: Topspin Adds VIP Access
A cornerstone of modern music marketing is the understanding that artists have different levels of fans. Some just want a free single; while others will pay well for access to. Continue reading
