Homeless Street Musician Cleans Up Act & Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Remember Daniel Mustard? He is the once-homeless and alcoholic street musician who became a viral sensation on YouTube after appearing on the Opie & Anthony Show performing a painfully beautiful. Continue reading
Tales Of A Hitless Wonder: A Band, A Van & 20 Years In Music’s Minor League
I just finished reading Joe Oestereich’s “Hitless Wonder: A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll” and I’m not sure what to think about it. It covers 20 plus years. Continue reading
Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits & Your Music Career
Reflecting on the passing of Dr. Stephen Covey and the influence of his work, Nimbit's Carl Jacobson felt a fitting tribute would be to explore how The 7 Habits of. Continue reading
The Role Of The Local Promoter vs. The Local Band
Guest post by Lance Tobin (@ltliveboston) who runs a musician-based tax accounting firm and is an independent concert promoter in Boston. One of the most advantageous relationships an artist or. Continue reading
INgrooves Fontana Partners With PledgeMusic For New Indie Label Direct-To-Fan Channel
A few years ago, releases at a major music distributor funded by $10's and $20's from fans was almost unthinkable. Today, indie music distributor INgrooves Fontana added that option to. Continue reading
Switchcam Readies Impressive Video Toolkit For Musicians
Switchcam has come a long way since it won HackLolla as Veokami at Lollapalooza in 2011 including receiving over a million in funding. But the concept remains the same: Switchcam. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast: Episode 5 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the fifth episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, an ongoing discussion of the new music industry featuring Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
Want A Record Deal? Sign Yourself To Any And All Records
An important aspect to the Internet as a combination global media network and digital toolbox is that it's now much easier for artists to focus on being sole proprietors or. Continue reading
Highlights From The Recording Academy’s Independent’s Day Conference
Last Saturday in Philadelphia, the local chapter of The Recording Academy held a one-day conference geared towards "entrepreneurship for the music-maker" appropriately named "Independent's Day." Panels consisted of representatives from. Continue reading
10 Ways To Win On Warped Tour When No One Knows You’re Competing
Guest post by indie rapper Kosha Dillz (follow @koshadillz. Today was my first day embarking on Warped Tour and I felt the energy. (I'm completing this 2000 miles later in. Continue reading
