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How You Should Be Writing Your Music Press Releases

A good press release is the foundation of a forward thinking press campaign, so getting it right is really important in order to ensure that recipient of the release wants. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Customer service, Dash, Digital asset, Embargoed, For Immediate Release, Journalist, PR Newswire, press release, Search engine optimization, TechCrunch

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Going Direct-To-Fan In A Streaming World [By PledgeMusic President Benji Rogers]

Apple recently made waves with the announced launch of their new Apple Music services. PledgeMusic co-founder and President Benji Rogers says it’s a seismic shift that means great things for. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Disc jockey, Drake (entertainer), Facebook, Facebook Connect, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube

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Rock Out at Your Next Metal Festival With These Wearables

Do you ever wonder if you are bringing too much to festivals? Check out todays article to see what the essentials are for the festival circuit and how to keep things. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 06/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Airbnb, Arctic Monkeys, Beer garden, David Pogue, Film festival, music festival, music industry, New York City, St. Vincent (musician)

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It’s Time To Stop Hating Spotify

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with David McMillin, the lead singer of Fort Frances and author of a recent essay on Pop Matters called “Why Its. Continue reading

admin on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Digital Music News, iTunes, podcast, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitter, Youth culture, YouTube

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ONErpm Opens NYC Studio, Free To YouTube Creators

Digital music distributor and YouTube multi-channel network (MCN) ONErpm has opened a Brooklyn studio so creators in its network can produce HD videos at no charge. ONErpm MCN's recently hit. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 16 mm film, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Amazon, Archivist, Argentina, Artist, Brazil, Brooklyn, Chile, Do it yourself, Hypebot, Latin America, Mexico, music industry, New Music Seminar, Philadelphia, User-generated content, Video production, YouTube

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Hell Has Not Frozen Over: The Absurdity Of The Spotify Antitrust Investigations Into Apple Music

You’ve probably heard that Apple and the major labels are being “investigated” over Apple Music by the Department of Justice, the European Commission as well as State attorneys general for. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Barack Obama, Benefit corporation, Board of directors, Casey Oppenheim, European Commission, Google, independent music, Spotify, YouTube

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Making It Work as a Cover Band: Why Yacht Rock Revue Stopped Playing Their Original Music

Making a living as a musician is tough – nobody can argue that. Whether it's because of grueling touring schedules or low payouts from streaming services and dwindling single and. Continue reading

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Tags: Adam Scott (golfer), Caddy, Do it yourself, Golf, musician, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, Steve Williams (caddy), The Open Championship, YouTube

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A2IM Cautions Indie Labels Not To Sign Current Apple Music Offer

After a source shared the contract that Apple Music was offering independent record labels, we wrote about Apple's insistence that no money would be paid to rightsholders during the 90. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beggars Group, Independent record label, Merlin Network, Ninja Tune, PIAS Recordings, record label, Seattle, Soundcloud, Spotify, Warp (record label)

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The 3 Biggest Delusions Musicians STILL Have About the Music Industry

There are a lot of theories out there on how to "Make It" in the music industry today. But are they true or are we just delusional? Check out today's article. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ...And Out Come the Wolves, Andrew W.K., Boston, Chicago, Iggy Pop, Modest Mouse, music industry, Riot Fest, Snoop Dogg, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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GETTING IT DONE – The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music: Apple Music • ReverbNation • Grammys • More

Getting started on the new Apple Music service and its CONNECT artist social and D2F platform were among the most read posts this week on Hypebot. ReverbNation also launched and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Idol, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Apple Inc., Arcade Fire, Grammy Award, IOS, iTunes, kickstarter, Twitter, YouTube

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