Indie Music

SEO for Musicians: 3 Ways To Optimize Your Website Content

Making your website rank well in search engines can seem like a daunting task. Now more than ever, people look to Google to find out information, and it’s important for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)

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Soundcloud, Merlin Reach Royalty Deal For 20,000 Indie Labels, Distributors

We've written that 2015 is the year that Soundcloud needs to properly monetize its content or face serious blowback from both labels and investors. While still missing 2 majors, Soundcloud's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/04/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beggars Group, Charles Caldas, Google Play, Merlin Network, National Music Publishers’ Association, Ninja Tune, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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A Musician’s Guide To PledgeMusic: How To Run A Campaign For Your Upcoming Album

I’m now thirty days into a PledgeMusic campaign to fund my first new album in five years. The following article combines my own thoughts on building and running a (hopefully) successful. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Baltimore, Carbon monoxide, Crowdsourcing, Indiegogo, kickstarter, music industry, PledgeMusic, record label

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

The Hypebot Sessions at this year's New Music Seminar, the power of cookies (digital not baked), new Spotify stats from Zoe Keating, net trends, music supervision and more all made headlines this week.

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bandcamp, BMG Rights Management, Demi Lovato, Hypebot, Instagram, music, music industry, Nick Jonas, record label, Spotify

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#JEALOUS: This 17 Year Old Owns His Own Vinyl Record Label

17 year old high school junior Jarrett Koral founded Jett Plastic Recordings as a vinyl only label. This year for Record Store Day, he released a seven-inch by actor Macaulay Culkin’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, I Saw Her Standing There, London, music industry, New York City, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Tokyo, YouTube

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Tweet-Sized Touring Tips For DIY Musicians

It’s springtime, so naturally touring is on the brain. CD Baby’s Twitter chat in April was all about touring.Then Kevin Breuner and I had a discussion on the DIY Musician Podcast about our best. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: America Tour Dates And Concert Schedule, Angel of Harlem, Arcade Fire, musician, patreon, Philadelphia, PledgeMusic, The Wonder Years, Twitter, YouTube

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Indie Music Retailers Launch “Vinyl Tuesdays”

[UPDATED] Vinyl has helped to revive the otherwise struggling independent record store sector. Now indie music retailers are taking the promotion of vinyl beyond their annual Record Store Day with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 12-inch single, Abbey Road Studios, Active rock, Adams Avenue, Devil May Cry 4, Gameplay, Hypebot, Record shop, Record Store Day, Special edition

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A2IM Announces 2015 Board of Election Results

The American Association Of Independent Music (A2IM) today announced the results of 2015 elections to its board of directors which will include four new members.

Bruce Houghton on 05/19/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 7 Things, Agricultural show, Associated Press, Believe Digital, Billboard charts, Bitcoin, independent music, music industry, musician, The Week

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An Indie Streaming Success Story: Secrets In Stereo

NPR recently posted an article about how the tiny royalties coming from music streaming can add up and chose one artist as a great example. Josh Colum and his band Secrets In Stereo signed up with Rumblefish, a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Berklee College of Music, Free music, Freemium, music industry, Spotify, Stephen Cooper (businessman), Streaming media, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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BMG Acquires US Indie Rise Records

BMG continues to build on its mission of putting the traditionally siloed worlds of record label and music publishing under one roof with the purchase of US metal and hard rock. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: !!!, American Idol, Australia, Avicii, Facebook, Hard rock, musician, Oregon, Portland, record label, Website

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