Rapper Wale Uses Turntable.fm As Opening Act On His “Ambition Tour”
Turntable.fm is already well established as a place to promote music via special appearances, but Wale has taken things to another level by using Turntable as an opening act for. Continue reading
Songkick CEO Ian Hogarth On How Social Media Is Changing Live Touring [VIDEO]
The live music industry (promoters, club owners) has, in my experience, been slow to adapt to the new realities of marketing. Ineffective strip ads and radio campaigns are finally being. Continue reading
MC Lars On DIY Success & Making A Living In Music [VIDEO]
This guest post is by Bob Baker of www.TheBuzzFactor.com Since 2006, hip-hop artist MC Lars has been a poster boy for indie music success and the DIY work ethic. After. Continue reading
How To Promote A Show. You may not like what you’re about to read….
This guest post comes from Chris "Seth" Jackson, who blogs at How To Run A Band. Chris experiments with music marketing on his own band Shiplosion and shares the results.. Continue reading
inBloom Mobile App Makes It Easier For Touring Bands To Stay Green
inBloom is a location-based and eco-conscious mobile app that was originally designed to make it easy for musicians to find affordable and healthy food, green hotels, and bio-diesel filling stations. Continue reading
Live Nation Launches Live Connect Service For Unsigned Artists In UK
Live Nation UK is preparing to launch Live Connection, a new service aimed at supporting new and unsigned artists in the U.K. Live Connection will hand-select unsigned artists and help. Continue reading
Contextual Radio: DeliRadio Streams Music From Bands Playing Local Shows
Live performances continue to be at the cornerstone of an artist’s prowess and prominence in the music business, but the age-old question for many bands (and venues) continues to persist. Continue reading
Lessons Learned From Kid Rock’s Charity Tour
Acclaimed rocker and self-proclaimed “American badass” Kid Rock has his sights set on a charitable undertaking that’s not only worthy of huge Karma points, but also worth examining from a marketing and. Continue reading
Marc Geiger Of WME: “An 8+ On Pitchfork Can Break A Band” & More [VIDEO]
Marc Geiger, a vice-president at talent agency William Morris Endeavor joins Ian Rogers on This Week In Music to talk about founding ArtistDIRECT, co-founding Lollapalooza, his current gig at William. Continue reading
Indie Artist Scotty James Goes Door To Door & Into The Music Industry
The story of Canadian busker Scotty James, who took his act door to door and in the process found a manager, is similar in some respects to that of radically. Continue reading
