Dave Kusek’s New Artist Model Partners with Bandzoogle, Presskit.to and CMJ
(UPDATED) Dave Kusek's New Artist Model has partnered with Bandzoogle, Presskit.to and CMJ to offer additonal services and discounts to the independent musicians taking the new online course. Kusek was. Continue reading
How to Find Your Audience: A Step-By-Step Guide for Musicians
Tired of playing shows in your own living room? It's probably time to focus on broadening your audience. It's not always easy to know where to start when it comes. Continue reading
How To Get Signed To A Major Label and Build Your Indie Career When They Drop You
Spose, an indie rapper from Portland, had a brief major label experience that did not end well. Except that it did. By that I mean, he saw that the major. Continue reading
Social Promo Platform Headliner.fm Raises $1.8M, Pivots To CoPromote
Headliner.fm has raised $1.8 million in new funding, and changed it's name to CoPromote to reflect a broader mission. The funding round was led by ff Venture Capital along with Correlation Ventures,. Continue reading
BeatStars Leaves Beta Behind, Debuts Pro Pages
For a company that just officially exited beta, BeatStars has quite a long history going back to the prior decade and an earlier identity as BeatKings. However in 2009 they. Continue reading
The Most Sampled Artists Of All Time [CHART]
Hip Hop, along with most modern music, relies heavily on the work of others. Whether its a subconscious influence or a directly sampled snippet, music is a collaborative art. That's. Continue reading
SXSW Is Coming And You Forgot: A 10 Item Checklist
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). I'll be honest with you guys. I'm writing this because I forgot about SXSW but I figure at least a few thousand of us. Continue reading
DIY Music Marketing With Messaging Stickers and Emoticons
Messaging apps are continuing to grow and build ever stronger and more lucrative combinations of services. That means they're going to be around for awhile. Though we've seen examples of. Continue reading
Josh Urban and The Kindness Exchange: When Fans Become Collaborators
Josh Urban is a singer/songwriter who's been exploring ways to connect with new audiences and build relationships by combining performances in alternative settings with social media participation online. This year. Continue reading
CASH Music’s Maggie Vail – Make Sure Today’s Artists Are Paid For Creative Works
Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading
Music Crowdfunding News: Alibaba’s Xiami, Pozible x Waterfront Records, Rallysong For Charity
Music crowdfunding is clearly here to stay. New players are entering the scene, platforms are expanding and new forms are emerging. While we've already seen closures with additional platforms possibly. Continue reading
