Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
David Pakman: The Artist's Share Don’t Go Broke Buying Merch: A Band T-Shirt Strategy You Need to Know Guide to Music Crowdfunding – Part 1: Fans with Benefits How a. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Book Your Own Gigs
Dave Kusek | How To Book Your Own Gigs Ariel Hyatt | The Cyber PR Guide to Creating an Effective Music Marketing Plan (Part 3 of 3) Brad Lazarus | The 7 Fundamental. Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Royalty Rate Setting
By FMC's Casey Rae on FutureOfMusic.org Who gets paid, how much and under what terms when music is played on digital and AM/FMradio? Answering those questions isn’t easy, even for experts.. Continue reading
Content Marketing Is Dead
{UPDATED] By Brian Thompson from ZenThinking.net and Thorny Bleeder; writer, podcaster, and author of the upcoming book, "Sparks to Awaken." Content marketing is dead. or perhaps I should say, it makes me feel dead. whether you realize. Continue reading
David Pakman: The Artist’s Share
By David Pakman, prominent venture capitalist in NYC, the co-creator of Apple's Music Group, and former CEO of eMusic. This post originally appeared on Pakman.com There is a commonality in. Continue reading
The Dangers of Positive Thinking: Bursting the Music Industry Feedback Bubble
By Alex Jae Mitchell, Co-Founder and CEO of Audiokite Having listened to probably more than a thousand artists as a songwriting contest judge and music startup person, I’m no stranger. Continue reading
Ask a Music Journalist: 4 Things We Never Want to Read in Bios Ever Again
By Jamie Ludwig on Sonicbids.com A well-written bio is one of the best tools independent musicians have when it comes to making an impression on music journalists and editors. Before we even hear your. Continue reading
How To Fund A Full Length Album
By James Shotwell, Social Media Coordinator at Haulix.com It’s funny how fast the music industry changes these days. A year ago many people would have claimed that crowdfunding was the future of. Continue reading
The Cyber PR Guide to Creating an Effective Music Marketing Plan (Part 3 of 3)
In parts one and two of The Cyber PR Guide to Creating an Effective Music Marketing Plan, Ariel Hyatt highlighted the importance of having a sound online presence and went on to. Continue reading
Where’s The Bump? Young Fathers Wins Mercury Prize 2014, Nomination Drives Just 561 Sales
Edinburgh hip-hop trio Young Fathers won the 2014 Mercury Prize for best British or Irish record of the last 12 months last night. Hopefully a win for the group means. Continue reading