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People’s Music Store Adds 300K Universal Tracks To Fan Retail Offering

Universal has become the first major label to embrace fan powered download retailer People’s Music Store. Using the UK based site, fans in set up online stores, choose music, write. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Bandzoogle’s D.I.Y. Artists Hit $1 Million In Commission Free Sales

Bandzoogle announced this week that they have facilitated more than $1 million in commission free sales for their community of do it yourself artists. Designed first as a web site. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/23/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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iPhone App Adds Mobile Credit Card Processing to DIY Toolkit

COLUMN: You Can Always Go Back To School by Virgil Dickerson of Suburban Home Records and The Vinyl Collective. When you are on tour, invariably the situation comes up where. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/22/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (12)
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PayPal MicroPayments May Help Make Direct To Fan Sales Dream A Reality

The artist to fan relationship is the mantra of music 2.0 and direct to fan sales are touted as the most effective monetization strategy. But two roadblocks have kept this. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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SoundCloud Atracts $3.3M Funding

SoundCloud, a net based audio platform that enables musicians to send, receive and distribute music, has received €2.5 million ($3.3M USD) from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures in its first institutional. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MySpace & CD Baby Deliver DIY Upgrades

Two small but significant upgrades should make every indie musician smile. MySpace has quietly upped the limit on songs that artists can upload from 6 to 10.  More artists tools. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Top 7 Music Licensing Sites

Here in no particular order is a list of seven companies that help artists place their music in film, television, commercials, games, etc. Rumblefish – Licensing for television, film, advertisements,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (13)
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Musicslu Offers A New Twist On Band To Fan Financing Model

Musicslu offers an interesting new twist on fan to band financing.  As this video that we found via TechDirt shows, bands post an amount that they need and no money. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/14/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Daily DIY: Improving Your Live Show

In this last in the series of excerpts from his new book called “How To Make Your Band Sound Great,” producer and author Bobby Owsinski shares his view of why. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/14/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Daily DIY: Your Live Mix

In this excerpt from his new book called “How To Make Your Band Sound Great,” producer and author Bobby Owsinski illustrates the reason why most live mixes are bad, and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2009 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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