6 Reasons Every Gigging Artist Should Be Selling Merch
For any band or artist planning on hitting the road for a tour, merch sales are a must. In addition to pulling in much needed revenue, merchandise is a great. Continue reading
Billboard Announces New Rules For Album/Merch Bundles
Billboard is tightening the rules on a popular strategy used to sell more music at a time when streaming has become the dominant music delivery method. Every No. 1 album. Continue reading
No Music For ICE! Campaign Asks Artists To Pull Music Off Amazon For Holidays
No Music For ICE!, a campaign to pressure Amazon to end their contracts with ICE, is now calling on independent musicians to pull their music off the site and streaming. Continue reading
Why You Need To Sell Merch
While not every band is going to have merch for sale at their shows, foregoing this revenue option means the artist is not only missing out on a much needed. Continue reading
Counterfeit Records: Are They On The Rise?
In addition to record labels’ already long list of woes, counterfeiting has recently emerged as an alarmingly prevalent issue in the world of vinyl sales. So what’s behind this recent. Continue reading
Can Music Stores, Indie Labels Survive The Big Distribution Debacle?
As the key holiday sales season begins, US music stores are in crisis after months of late, inaccurate and missing shipments from Direct Shot, the exclusive physical goods distributor of. Continue reading
Dull Merch? Here’s How You Can Step Up Your Merch Game (With Examples!)
While spicing up merch can be the last thing on your mind, doing so can make a huge difference not only in increasing your sales and bringing in always needed revenue but also in your overall branding and the impression fans take away from seeing you live. Here, we offer some valuable examples on how to ratchet your merch game up to the next level.
How Trends In Mastering Could Impact Your Sound
Mastering has changed greatly since the early days of recorded music, evolving and developing over time to keep pace with styles and trends in the business. Here Michael Hahn explains. Continue reading
Why Right Now Is The Best Time To Launch A Music Career
While it's been a tumultuous past decade for the music industry, and things are showing no sign of calming down, all the chaos has created a tremendous amount of opportunity. Continue reading
The Upside To Releasing Your Music On Cassette
As with so many trends, how we consume music can seem as cyclical as anything else, as most recently evidenced by the resurgence of cassette tapes. Much like vinyl, this. Continue reading
Why Streaming Royalties Will Always Stay Too Low To Make A Living Off Of [Video]
Disc Maker's Tony van Veen details why he believes that streaming services will never pay independent artists enough in royalties for them to make a comfortable living in the way. Continue reading
