On Gaining Visibility Through Grooveshark: Mike Masnick vs. Bruce Houghton
Mike Masnick of Techdirt examines a case study of a band building it's fanbase in collaboration with Grooveshark; and Bruce Houghton of Hypebot question's the ethical quagmire of taking that. Continue reading
Nick Cave Shows How Much Support It Takes To Be An Indie Success
Nick Cave started March on a high note. His new album with The Bad Seeds, "Push The Sky Away", gave him his first no. 1 at home in Australia and. Continue reading
YouTube Video Tips & Tools From The Music Playbook To vidIQ
YouTube remains one of the core web and mobile tools for musicians for so many reasons from revenue generation to social media power. While some consider YouTube a fair weather. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Ryan Holiday Shares The Simple Truth For Musicians Who Want Media Attention Using Bandcamp To Build Your Email List Musicians Need To Rethink Their Struggle With Piracy Case Study: How. Continue reading
Promote Your Live Shows For Free With StereoPoster
Looking for a new way to promote your gigs online? You might want to give StereoPoster.com a shot. The service (currently free) allows bands, venues, and promoters to create interactive. Continue reading
Bands: Stop Using Flash On Your Website
Flash was once a hugely popular platform used to create streaming audio and video players, animations, and other multimedia content for websites. Now, its popularity is waning, as it struggles. Continue reading
How To Build Facebook Likes With Dropify [Case Study]
Guest post from the Dropify Blog. By the time indies saxophonist Reeves stumbled upon Dropify, he had roughly 1,700 fans on Facebook. His mixtape had already been promoted on several. Continue reading
Steve Gottlieb’s Video Chat Platform Shindig To Stage Online Events For Bands At SXSW
Steve Gottlieb is likely best known for his indie label TVT Records which was ultimately sold to The Orchard after 25 years of operation. Though he never truly went away,. Continue reading
Ryan Holiday Shares The Simple Truth For Musicians Who Want Media Attention
I spoke last week with Ryan Holiday, author of "Trust Me, I'm Lying," a book with which I took issue as I do with many of Holiday's clients. However, though. Continue reading
3OH!3 Day Requires Fans To Go Beyond Lab Rat-Style Clicks Of A Like Button
In an impressively demanding social media campaign, 3OH!3 is requiring fans to collectively complete 303 tasks before they'll unlock new music from their upcoming album "OMENS." March 3rd begins album. Continue reading
