Tag: Berklee College of Music

How To Run A Successful Crowdfunding Campaign: 10 Tips

Once you've got your music ready to go, the costs of making a record may quickly cause you to turn to crowdfunding, but doing so successfully is no easy task,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/22/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Album cover, Apple Music, Arthéna, Australia, Berklee College of Music, Boston, crowdfunding, kickstarter, United Kingdom

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Rounder Records Founder Ken Irwin Named 2017 Airplay Direct Iconic Innovator

Ken Irwin, co-founder of legendary roots/Americana label Rounder Records, has been selected to receive AirPlay Direct’s “Iconic Innovators” Award for 2017. The award is designed to honor music industry figures. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 76th Academy Awards, Alison Krauss, Berklee College of Music, Blues Foundation, Blues Hall of Fame, Chicago, Cold Mountain (soundtrack), Congregational church, Grammy Award, Rounder Records

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10 Graphic Design Trends To Make Your Next Music Project Pop

I often advise my students at Berklee Online and the musicians that we work with at Skyline Artists that it is smart resource allocation to spend a little bit extra on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Music Audience Exchange (MAX) Closes $6 Million Funding

Others have worked to bring developing musicians and brands together, but MAX has been able to scale the concept. Behind the startup, which just announced $6 million in new funding,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Andy Grammer, Bachelor of Music, Baptists, Barack Obama, Berklee College of Music, Between the Buried and Me, Big D and the Kids Table, Bill Cosby, Boston

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Merlin Works To Make Independents Equal With Majors On Streaming Services [INTERVIEW]

Charles Caldas discusses Merlin, an organization which works to help the independent label community battle for maximum compensation from digital streaming services like YouTube and Spotify, as well as combat. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/04/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Berklee College of Music, Merlin Entertainments, music industry, Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), Service (systems architecture), Spotify, Timeshare, United Kingdom

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Join Our Holiday Online Networking Party Now And Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community!

Join our free online networking party and introduce yourself to the Hypebot community. Shameless plugs are allowed!

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (29)

Tags: Albany, Amber Rose, Animals as Leaders, Anna Wintour, Apple Inc., Belmont University, Berklee College of Music, BET Awards, Boosie Badazz, Cash Money Records, Clive Davis, Google, Hypebot, Motion Picture Association of America film rating system, music industry, New York

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Music Industry Leaders Offer Their Predictions For 2017

The team behind the music business program at William Paterson University reached out to a variety of top music industry leaders to get their predictions for the business in 2017.

Guest Post on 12/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Music, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Broadcast Music, CD Baby, Inc., independent music, music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, SESAC, Streaming media

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Turning Pennies To Dollars: Increasing The Efficiency Of Royalty Collections

Although little attention was paid to them in a more profitable era, keeping track of minimal royalty collections has become increasingly important in the music industry, something which is being. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Anti-competitive practices, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Broadcast Music, consent decree, EMI, Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, YouTube

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A BIG Music Marketing Mistake To Avoid

Here Bob Baker discusses how many beginning musicians often go astray when pitching their music to tastemakers, and how setting and working towards clear goals is important to achieving success. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Google, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, United States, Valencia, YouTube

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5 Life Lessons For The Unsigned Musician

Here a long-time struggling unsigned musician shares five lessons he has learned throughout the years regarding positive self-development, perseverance, and understanding the proper motivation for pursuing a career in an. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All the Wrong Questions, All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition, Artist, Berklee College of Music, California, Facebook, music industry, Oakland, Promoter (entertainment), record label, YouTube

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