Music Marketing Success With Videos: Garcia Goodbye, SoundTube, Vine Madness
I've gathered together some pretty different examples of music marketing and tools related to videos though only one is a straight up music video tool. Garcia Goodbye took a small. Continue reading
7 Hootsuite Social Media Tips For Musicians & Labels
By musician, marketer and provocateur Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). Seeing that many musicians and music marketing industry people use Twitter to discuss and promote music, I thought it might be useful. Continue reading
Why Music Won’t Be Saved By Social Media
By Wes Davenport (@wesdavenport) from his music marketing blog. In a guest post for AT&T, Brian Solis drops a bomb: “Hostess baked over 400,000 likes on Facebook and yet the. Continue reading
Nettwerk Quietly Fumbles Launch Of Singles-Only EDM Label Nettrax
Last week Nettwerk Music Group announced the launch of an innovative singles-only EDM label called Nettrax. The news came out via a Billboard exclusive and a Beatport release plus free. Continue reading
How MySpace Totally Blew It’s Big Relaunch
Despite a beautiful looking redesign, the new MySpace has not gained any traction. Musicians and marketers that I've spoken to say they're not seeing any increased activity; and sadly, there's an. Continue reading
What Dave Grohl Learned About Reddit When His AMA Announcement Disappeared
Dave Grohl is holding a Reddit Ask Me Anything event February 8th. He's promoting "Sound City", the documentary about a historically important L.A. recording studio that he also directed. But,. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Top 10 Richest Musicians Of All Time Midem: Next Gen Music Managers: Multi-Tasking, Social Media & New Revenue Streams Sonicbids Sold To Guggenheim's Backstage The NAMM Show Wraps For 2013. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
The 3 Most Profitable DIY Revenue Streams: And Why Many Artists Succeed At Only One Of Them Midem: Indie Labels "In Shock" Over MySpace "Free Ride" Licensing Policy Jonathan Coulton. Continue reading
Lyrics Freaks and Streaming Programmers feat. Emily White (WVAU): Upward Spiral 18
The Upward Spiral is back! This episode catches the guys with writer, pundit and college radio GM Emily White, as she joins to discuss how lyrics are ripe for a richer. Continue reading
The 3 Pillars Of Music Fan Engagement
In a previous post I talked about why it’s important that musicians interact with their fans. But how often should this be done? And for how long? Can managers, labels,. Continue reading