Registering Your Band Name, Logo
Even in the early stages of brand development, it's a good practice for bands or solo artists to take the time to register their name, and any particular logos associated. Continue reading
Is Printing, Selling Physical CDs Still Worth It?
While there is a lot of nostalgia surrounding the CDs and CD buying culture, the manufacturing costs and associated complexities of creating them leave a lot of more contemporary artists. Continue reading
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Fearless Turns 25 • Humble Angel Adds Dance Imprint • Orchard Sells TV, Film Division • More
In this Tuesday edition of the Business Of Indie roundup, we look inside the wonderful world of independent music as Fearless Records turns 25, Humble Angel Records adds a dance. Continue reading
How Should Remixers Be Compensated?
Copyright and publishing law is complex enough, but once remixed enter into the equation, the amount of gray area can often double. Here Chris Robley details some of the complications. Continue reading
SoundRoyalties Opens Nashville Office, Networking Space
[UPDATED] Sound Royalties has added a Nashville location. To oversee the expansion of the music industry specialty finance firm, Sound Royalties’ CEO and Founder Alex Heiche is now operating full. Continue reading
Toolkit Essentials: DISCO – Catalog Management Made Easier
Following a fruitful year syncing music, Jake Udell expounds on some of his teams favorite elements of the catalog maintenance tool DISCO, a service which has streamlined many of the. Continue reading
Dreamville Sessions: The Album Cycle Reimagined [Jack Udell]
Here Jake Udell explores how one artist is reinventing the traditional album cycle by using a marketing a strategy which goes past building anticipation, instead using the groundwork of fan. Continue reading
4 Ways The Business Of Music Videos Will Dramatically Shift In 2019 [Cheri Hu]
In this piece, Cherie Hu speculates on four important way in which the music business, or more specifically the music video business, will radically transform in 2019 for both creators. Continue reading
Kanye West Sues Roc-a-Fella, Def Jam, UMG, EMI and More
Kanye West has filed a pair of lawsuits against EMI Music Publishing and Roc-a-Fella Records, UMG Recordings, Def Jam and merchandiser Bravado International Group in an apparent attempt to free. Continue reading
Royalty Exchange Passes $50 Million Paid Milestone
Royalty Exchange announced this week that it had paid out over $50 million from 535 royalty transactions in the three years since the company relaunched in 2016. 255 investors participated. Continue reading
