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Musician’s Guide To Tech Skills: Website Analytics

By Michael Brandvold of Michael Brandvold Marketing. I posted a video that talked about how today you need to have tech skills to succeed. The video didn’t go into much. Continue reading

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

Vinyl Crunch Worsens For Indie Labels: Time For A Record Press Kickstarter? Rormix Offers Indie Musicians A Mobile Platform For Promoting Music Videos How To Get Press For Your Band. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Sony's Major Label Shenanigans Revealed By American Idol Lawsuit 5 Lessons For The Music Industry From Weird Al  Shawn Mendes: From 6 Second Vine Videos To #1 Can Indie Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Why Email Is Still a Vital Marketing Tool for Musicians & More

        Dave Cool | Why Email Newsletters Are Still a Vital Marketing Tool for Musicians  Thomas Honeyman | How Art Became Advertising Lukas Camenzind | What I Learned About Songwriting From Being. Continue reading

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Viral Music Videos Have Huge Impact On Sales [CHART]

Although many factors can drive song sales, a new Nielson study suggests that viral videos play an increasing role – sometimes dramatically. Sales of Katy Perry’s “Peacock” spiked 64% within. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Facebook Goes Down, Musicians Tremble…

UPDATE 4 12:37–  Facebook went offline just before Noon on Friday, but was back up 40 minutes later. No reason for the outage has been given, so far; but it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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SESAC Acquires Video Music Licensor Rumblefish

Video music micro-licencing service Rumblefish has been acquired by for-profit performing rights organization SESAC. Details of the deal were not announced. Rumblefish will operate as an independent subsidiary of SESAC with founder. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How To Get Press For Your Band Like The PR Pros Do

By Rachel Bailey from the Sonicbids Blog. When promoting a record, there are a couple of different philosophies about the most effective way to get your music heard. One, the. Continue reading

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atVenu Rakes In Over $100 Million From 4.2 Million Units Of Merch

atVenu launched in January 2013 offering merchandise management via the web and mobile apps, including warehouse and trailer inventories and Soundscan reporting, and have gone on to great initial success.. Continue reading

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Beat Junkies Debut Direct-to-DJ Digital Record Pool

Record or music pools trace back to David Mancuso's efforts in the 1970s to get record labels to share new releases with a group of djs that played in clubs. Continue reading

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9 Tips For Successful DIY Tour Booking

(UPDATED) By Lee Duck for the Sonicbids Blog. It’s no secret that in today’s industry, musicians are much more than musicians. Often we have to be our own booking agents, publicists,. Continue reading

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