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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: A Rich Kid’s Game? • How To Be A Confident Musician • Intellectual Property Online • More

Recently on MusicThinkTank, we examined how to build a business plan, some ways to make your next rock show legit, the best way to select a supplier, and more

admin on 08/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexander Ljung, American Federation of Musicians, Amway, Board of directors, Business plan, Executive summary, Google, music industry, Self Incorporation, Small Business Administration

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Using Radio, Music Blogs To Promote Your Tour

For touring musicians, the best time to begin promotion is before they hit the road, but there're still plenty of ways to attract media attention even if you've already begun. Here. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Alabama Shakes, Apple Inc., Artist, Blake Babies, Business model, Business plan, music industry, record label, social media, Soundcloud

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Are Your Ready To Be Your Own Record Label?

This piece outlines what services a record label should provide for an artist, what an artist should do in order to attract a record label's attention, and why they might be better. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Black Hippy, Brussels, Business model, Business plan, Chicago, Coffee, music industry, record label, Streaming media, YouTube

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Kobalt Acquires Terry McBride’s 18,000 Song Nettwerk Publishing Catalog In Deal Estimated At $25 Million

Terry McBride and Nettwerk Music were once the darling of the new music industry for championing progressive flat licensing and a willingness to work with music tech startups. So it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abe Vigoda, Advertising agency, American Federation of Musicians, Amway, Angry Birds, Barbi Benton, Beyonce, Bigfoot, BoDeans, Business plan

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Entrepreneurial Muscle Building: A Musician’s Go-To Guide

Like it or not, a large part of the music business is just that: business. While musicality and creativity are certainly important, possessing solid entrepreneurial skills is also critical to getting. Continue reading

admin on 06/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Access method, Adobe InDesign, Alexander Ljung, Balance sheet, Blood test, Business plan, Creative director, How To Open A Business, MBA, music industry

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THURS. NEWS BRIEF: Vinyl Sales Soar, Facebook Fatigue, Next Big Labs, Take That Google Exclusive & More

THURSDAY 11.26.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Happy Thanksgiving from the team @ Hypebot, MusicThinkTank and Skyline Music. We have much to be thankful for, and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexander Ljung, Apple Inc., Artist, Business model, Business plan, Chairman, Compact disc, Cover band, public relations, Twitter

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How To Succeed In The Music Industry On Your Terms

Every success comes with sacrifice and to every person those two things look different. You must decide what defines success for you personally and how hard you're willing to work. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 10/03/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: arts, business, Business plan, Entrepreneur, health, music, MusicThinkTank.com, Shaun Letang

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