The Collapse Of Nashville’s Musical Middle Class
America's Music City is turning into Music Business City. Jim Reilley, independent songwriter and co-founder of the New Dylans knows the struggle of the uncertainty that plagues his profession. Every. Continue reading
5 Tips For Improving Your First Live Shows
Live shows are important at every stage of most musician's careers whether or not they are touring artists. Live shows are where musicians and hardcore fans fall in love, break. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How to be a Rockstar at Social Media & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Musician Wages: How to Make Money Selling Recorded Music Simon Tam: How to be a Rockstar at Social Media: What Every Band. Continue reading
A Place For Jazz: Moving Beyond Audience Development
A discussion broke out on the web about building audiences for jazz. It began at the Huffington Post (with a blogged prelude elsewhere) and continued on NPR at A Blog. Continue reading
Exactly How NOT To Use An Email List
There are effective ways to use your email list and then there is spam. On Music Think Tank, Jeremy Belcher shares an example of how NOT to use an email. Continue reading
Marketing OneOH!One: Break On Through To The Tangential Side
When Marketing music, the focus must begin and end in a single place: THE AUDIENCE. On Music Think Tank, David Greenberg blogs about the importance of knowing your audience and. Continue reading
You’ve Got Their Attention… Now What?
One of the hardest things to do in the music industry is getting attention and keeping it. People may be interested for a little while, but then the attention fades.. Continue reading
David Dufresne On Spotify: Millions of DJs
Many artists have already expressed their concerns with Spotify and other streaming services. There’s concerns over the small amount of revenue, the unfairness felt by many indie artists/labels versus major. Continue reading
Ian Rogers: “Something massive (is) going on… a power shift from manufacturer to publisher.”
Dmitri Vietze believes that there is something massive going on in all content creation. Customers are relying more on trusted sources and publishers that connect content to an audience. On. Continue reading
