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Mac DeMarco Encourages Concert Goers To Pirate His Music

Following in the footsteps of other low-key pro-piracy artists like Ed Sheeran, Mac DeMarco made a somewhat surprising on-stage announcement at his recent Coachella performance encouraging fans to download his. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Another One (album), British pop music, Ed Sheeran, Galway Girl, Glasgow, Level 42, Mac DeMarco, Shape of You (Reshaped), United Kingdom, Watercooler

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Metallica Replaces Tribute Band’s Stolen Gear

One always wonders what the real bands think of other musicians getting up on stage and paying "tribute" by doing note by note and often move for move reenactments of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, Alberta, Attempted murder, Earth, Facebook, KOIN, Metallica, Oregon, Portland, Tribute act, Washington (state)

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Why Spotify Wants Blockchain & How All The Music Industry’s Blockchain Dreams Can Come True

[UPDATED] During the course of its recent acquisition spree, Spotify bought Blockchain company Mediachain Labs, hoping that the company would be able to solve some of its wayward copyright issues.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (9)

Tags: Apple Music, Blockchain (database), Business Insider, Credit Suisse, Getty Images, Initial public offering, iTunes, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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How To Get Music Bloggers To Respond To Your Email

Constantly bombarded with emails from artists confident their music is the next big thing, it can often be difficult to get music bloggers to offer up any kind of reply. Continue reading

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Tags: Ahrefs, Blog, Blogger (service), Briefs, Content strategy, Do it yourself, Facebook, Instagram, social media, Twitter

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Today, We Salute Working Class Musicians Everywhere

May 1st is May Day. In addition to being a day that celebrates spring, it is also International Workers Day, to honor laborers and the working classes – a group. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Human Right, Alt-right, Artificial Intelligence, Barack Obama, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, music industry, United States, Working class, YouTube

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

In this edition of our tips and advice section we share industry navigation guidance for songwriters, the best way to convert interested fans into show attendees, how to build a. Continue reading

admin on 04/29/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, CONFIG.SYS, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Free content, IOS jailbreaking, IPhone, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: First Indie Album • Growth Hacks • Metadata • More

On MusicThinkTank this week, we had pieces covering how to launch your first indie album, key growth hacks for a building a solid music career, why you really ought to. Continue reading

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Tags: Besançon, Brutal Assault, Cattle Decapitation, Chile, Detention (imprisonment), Dour Festival, France, French language, Mr. Bungle, music industry

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10 Best Facebook Practices For Artists, Bands

Although it can be one of the best social networks for bands and artists to promote themselves on, Facebook is a complicated animal, and proper execution is necessary for getting. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bangladesh, Chief executive officer, CONFIG.SYS, Facebook, Facebook Home, How To Incorporate, Indonesia, Instagram, News satire, Social network

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Chance The Rapper Takes His Disdain For Record Labels On Tour [VIDEO]

Chance The Rapper built his hugely successful career outside of the major label system. And while a few critics see his lucrative one-off deal with Apple Music as a sellout,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chance The Rapper, Compact disc, Def Jam Recordings, E pluribus unum, Kanye West, MTV, NASA, New York, record label, VHS

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What Is The Music Business Association? [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week James Donio from the Music Business Association joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to discuss how NARM evolved to become the Music Business Association, plus why DIY artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 12-hour clock, 2016 Tel Aviv stabbings, Brentwood, Collierville, Digital audio, Do it yourself, Easter, Exchange-traded fund, FTSE 100 Index, Nashville, Tennessee

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How To Gain Twitter Followers In 2017 [VIDEO]

When they zig on Twitter, you should zag, says music marketer Sunny Stuart Winter. Sunny used his time at university to research social media influence and the psychology and sociology of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, analytics, Asia-Pacific, Blog, business, Chief financial officer, Copyblogger Media, Facebook, marketing, Pinterest, social media, social media marketing, Social network, Twitter

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