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
5 Ways To Influence Fans To Buy Physical Music
By Nick Moorhead on Sonicbids.com People don’t buy CDs anymore. I still buy a couple of CDs a month, but that’s because I’m a music journalist who's too lazy to steal music online like. Continue reading
The 7 Fundamental Steps To Cover Band Success (Part 2 of 2)
Separating your cover band from the pack can often be a difficult task. In a sea of cover bands playing everything under the sun, how do you tell people, "I. Continue reading
Don’t Go Broke Buying Merch: A Band T-Shirt Strategy You Need to Know
By Chris Robly on DIYMusician.com How to get the most bang for your buck when you print band t-shirts You might not admit it to anyone, but I’ll bet seeing. Continue reading
Platformz Mobile Aims to Bridge the Gap for Indie Artists
According to Billboard, Indie music comprises 34.5% of the United States music industry market. It is notoriously an underserved sector – Platformz mobile app aims to change that. The app. Continue reading
5 Steps To Music Licensing Success
By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog In 2008, many a teenage heart was broken over indie-rock group The Format's break up. Soon after the split, singer Nate Ruess scored huge with a licensing deal for his. Continue reading
A Guide to Getting Gigs (Part 3): How to Promote Your Shows
By Yannick Ilunga on TheJazzSpotlight.com This is the final part of the three-article series A Guide to Getting Gigs. As the title suggests, in What to Do Before Looking for Gigs I talked about what. Continue reading
How To Sign Up For Pandora Amp Free Artist Analytics Platform
Last week Pandora opened up its long anticipated analytics platform, Pandora AMP, to all artists and managers. The free service provides a detailed view of the audiences of 125,000+ artists. Continue reading
