Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
How To Create A Great Band Photo That Delights Press and Fans Breaking Into The Music Industry: Free Creative Live Online Class with Incubus Manager Steve Rennie What NOT To. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
SoundCloud Throws Out Baby With Bathwater?Nice App Design But Musicians Feel Screwed Indie Music Is Blowing The YouTube Streaming Contract Controversy Out Of Proportion Preparing for Reinvention: 3 Critical Success. Continue reading
Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records Inspiring A2IM Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
At last week’s American Association of Independent Music’s Libera Awards, Bruce Iglauer, the founder of Alligator Records, was awarded its A2IM Lifetime Achievement Award. His acceptance speech provides a look inside. Continue reading
Indie Music Is Blowing The YouTube Streaming Contract Controversy Out Of Proportion
By Mike Masnick, this previously appeared on Techdirt .Last week, we wrote about how some of the stories making the rounds concerning YouTube "blocking" musicians from using YouTube and taking. Continue reading
What I Learned From Releasing Monthly Music Videos for a Year
Sometimes our best form of transportation is a leap of faith. Nike hit the nail on the head when they coined the phrase "Just Do It". Julie Geller took that to heart. Continue reading
YouTube is NOT removing music! Well… probably not yours anyway.
YouTube is un-questionably a top resource for any serious musician. As a free service with access to an unlimited audience, if you're not utilizing this resource, you're doing it wrong.. Continue reading
Merlin’s Member Research Reveals Indie Music’s Strength In Streaming Music
Merlin, a global rights agency for indie labels, released a bunch of news late last week. In addition to information about member revenue and the results of a member survey,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
How An Unsigned Artist Used iTunes Instant Gratification To Get A Top 10 Hit On iTunes Could "Just The Right Amount" Of Fake Twitter Followers Be Just What You Need?. Continue reading
3 Tips For Musicians Struggling In A Difficult, Crowded Marketplace
Justin Boland, aka Humpasaur Jones and the co-founder of World Around Records, recently shared his take on being a rapper while running a label. Boland tends to have a unique. Continue reading