The Long Pitch: What Artists Can Learn From Consultative Selling
Guest post by Katonah Coster of Fame House As a creative business, the music industry is not one to regularly take cues from the traditional business world. It’s rare that. Continue reading
How To Execute A Successful Fan Funding / Direct To Fan Campaign [VIDEO]
Guest post by Mike King (@atomzooey), a course author and instructor at Berklee’s online continuing education division, at Berkleemusic.com. I’m working with Dave Kusek to update his Future of Music. Continue reading
Indie Artist Website Review: Dustin Jake [VIDEO]
This is the 3rd of 5 website reviews as part of the Hypebot & Bandzoogle Video Website Review Contest. This time, we review the website for Dustin Jake, a singer-songwriter. Continue reading
The Human Jukebox: A Fun & Democratic Way To Make Money Playing Music [VIDEO]
Three man music and video collective CDZA have found a fun and democratic way to make money while playing on the streets of New York City. Their method isn't. Continue reading
A Look Inside Zoe Keating’s Earnings As An Indie Musician
San Francisco cellist and composer Zoe Keating is among a talented pool of musicians who managed to earn her spot and create a sustainable career from her music with global. Continue reading
Brite Revolution Adds Direct To Fan Platform To Indie Music Discovery Site
Independent music discovery site Brite Revolution has launched artist e-commerce and fan development tool Brite.me. The free to sign up platform that gives artists the tools to share, sell, acquire. Continue reading
5 Big Lessons From A Successful $13,000 Kickstarter Album Funding Campaign
Ari Herstand recently shared the story of how he "made $13,544 in a month (on Kickstarter)." As he points out, though Amanda Palmer gets most of the detailed coverage, her. Continue reading
Musicians Online Are Playing In Glass Stadiums With Billions Of Empty Seats
Guest post by Adam Steele, co-founder of Merge.fm, an online platform for musicians to offer their music to fans as engaging online events. Adam shared with us this clever piece that. Continue reading
The 3 C’s Of Effective Artist Branding
What does branding have to do with you as a music artist? In a word: everything. Your brand extends far beyond the logos on your website or merchandise items. Branding. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y.
Sean Markey Provides An Introduction To Programming Languages For Musicians Eliot Van Buskirk Claims "I Built A Music App In Minutes And So Can You" Jamplify Helps Musicians Identify &. Continue reading
