Musicians: How To Get And Keep A Good Day Job
In a perfect world, the hard work musicians put into perfecting their craft would pay off in the form of financial security, but as it goes with any arts based. Continue reading
5 Tips For Marketing Music With A Comprehensive Social Media Strategy
By Kathleen Parrish from the SonicBids Blog. If you've been keeping up with the Sonicbids blog lately, you already know that a strong online presence as a musician is crucial. Continue reading
7 Ways You May Be Making Your Band Look Unprofessional
By Lee Duck from the Sonicbids Blog. Everyone seems to be in a band these days, right? Venue managers are bombarded with booking-related emails and phone calls every day, and. Continue reading
16 Essential Business Tools For Musicians
By Andrew Hall from the Sonicbids Blog. With technology and the many resources available online, independent bands and artists have a greater chance than ever for success. You must, however,. Continue reading
Feed.fm Raises $1.2 Million For Music As A Service
Last year about this time Feed.fm launched featuring "music as a service" and an initial $1.2 million seed round. This week Venture Beat reports that an SEC document reveals another. Continue reading
The Streaming Effect: The Landscape May Be Gloomier Than Pictured
"The Streaming Effect: Assessing The Impact Of Streaming Music Behaviour" is a new report from MIDiA Research focused on the music market's reaction to streaming music options and the effects. Continue reading
New Value In Trading A Song For An Email Address
With album sales, broadcast radio, and many other mainstream revenue sources for artists fading quickly into "has beens", we are being forced into a new era of networking & promotion.. Continue reading
5 Tips For Musicians On Maintaining Great Relationships With The Music Press
By Jamie Ludwig from the SonicBids Blog. For an independent musician, scoring coverage in a media outlet may seem like the well-earned reward in a long cycle of pitching and. Continue reading
Musicians as Entrepreneurs
Today's music industry does not lend itself to a "one-size-fits-all" model of any sort. It takes experimentation and exploration to develop a strategy and to execute it efficiently. Times have. Continue reading
YouTube’s Tip Jar Fan Funding Feature Goes Live In 4 Countries
YouTube is now offering creators compensation beyond a split of ad revenue. Google, which announced back in June that it was testing a YouTube tip jar, has now launched the. Continue reading
