Counterfeit Merchandise: The Music Industry’s Unspoken Challenge
With the rise of digital merchandising comes a lot of look alikes. Everyone wants "in" on the successful artists' career – sometimes this means the illegal download and/or streaming of. Continue reading
How To Get More Gigs [Dave Kusek]
Gigging is, without a doubt, a critical income stream for every artist. Securing gigs is extremely competitive, but going in with a plan can give you the jumpstart you need. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Zoe Keating Faces A New Challenge, Can You Help? Must Watch: John Oliver On Net Neutrality Beats Ian Rogers, Trent Reznor To Move To Apple Rolling Stones Pay Backup Singers. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Lindsey Stirling On YouTube As A DIY Platform: "I can be the kind of artist I want to be." After SoundCloud Deletions, Kaskade Plans His Own Music Platform YouTube Battle. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: 18 Ways Musicians Can Make Money
Dave Cool | 18 Ways Musicians Can Make Money Simon Tam | 2 Things That You Can Do Today to Start Making Music Industry Contacts Brian Hazard | What Artists. Continue reading
After SoundCloud Deletions, Kaskade Plans His Own Music Platform
On Wednesday, in a series of Twitter posts, electronic music dj and producer Kaskade revealed that he was getting SoundCloud takedown notices for many of his posted tracks and that. Continue reading
New Music Seminar Starts This Sunday June 8 [20% Off Discount Codes]
The New Music Seminar starts this Sunday June 8th in New York City. Running through Tuesday June 10th, this popular industry gathering attracts a unique mix of working musicians, music. Continue reading
5 Lessons Learned From A “Terrible Tour”
Grassrootsy shares the story of a musician who did her first short tour of the Midwest and had what she describes as a "pretty terrible" experience. Fortunately she thought it. Continue reading
Mayo Music: “Learn from artists who are killin’ it”
Mayo Music is a new interview series on Tumblr/YouTube. Dan Polaske has been posting very in-depth interviews for the last couple of months with musicians who've had some specific success. Continue reading
Nimbit Introduces New Research-Based DIY Music Marketing and Sales Platform
PreSonus introduced the new and improved Nimbit this week. Nimbit is a service that provides music marketing and sales tools for DIY musicians. It's a freemium service that includes a. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Affirms Settlement, Will Return $400 Million To Fans
Ticketmaster has agreed to a tentative settlement in a class action suit that stretches back more than a decade. If approved, the deal would issue about $400 million in credit. Continue reading
