scoreAscore Connects Musicians With Commercial Licensing Opportunities
A variety of music sites focused on creating a marketplace for low-cost music such as video and commercial scores now exist. Though many of the new entrants follow an open. Continue reading
Want To “Borrow” Another Band’s Fans? ReverbNation Enables Facebook Fan Targeting
ReverbNation has added a new update to their PROMOTE IT product – a platform that simplifies and adds a layer of analytics to Facebook advertising for artists, labels and promoters.. Continue reading
Musician Website Quick Fix #8: Use a Contact Form
Guest post from musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. When musicians put contact information on their websites, most will include a hyperlinked email address. It seems like the easiest, most logical. Continue reading
The Value of Fans Sharing Brand Messaging: Insights Into Social Currency [CASE STUDY]
Guest post by Eric Hahn, Fame House Marketing Mgr. We’ve all seen how direct-to-fan principles have been successful for established artists, but not so much for artists that don't yet. Continue reading
Moving Past Kickstarter: Equity Crowdfunding & The JOBS Act
Guest Post by Jack Kelly, CEO of Adva Mobile, a mobile marketing and technology firm for Artists, successfully crowdfunded via IndieGoGo. Crowdfunding is this decade's new tool for helping Artists. Continue reading
A Place For Jazz: Moving Beyond Audience Development
A discussion broke out on the web about building audiences for jazz. It began at the Huffington Post (with a blogged prelude elsewhere) and continued on NPR at A Blog. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast Episode 2 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the second episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y.
An Indie Label Shares What Spotify, Streaming Music Services Paid Them Seth Godin On Building Your Fanbase Indie Artists Share How They Got Radio Airplay & What It Meant For. Continue reading
An Outsider’s Guide To Guides For Musicians
Seeing "How To Win At The Music Game" is pretty enticing. And these "How-To" and "3 Easy Steps" headlines are everywhere. It's a little like walking in a casino because. Continue reading
6 Mistakes We Made In Our Crowdfunding Campaign
Guest post by Erik Peterson (@hifidelics) of Hifidelics from Flexi of the Month. A lot of you have been curious as to why we were unable to reach our funding. Continue reading
