How Micro-Influencers Help Sell More Tickets
While traditional advertising remains an essential part of promoting a tour or show, industry influencer are much more trusted by consumers, and therefore can be a powerful promotional tool. in. Continue reading
Booking, Performing Tips From Top Talent Buyers As Independent Venue Week Comes To U.S.
Now in its fifth year in the UK, Independent Venue Week is precisely what it sounds, with independent venues and participating artists joining together for a week of fantastic shows.. Continue reading
How To Survive A Show When Everything Goes Wrong
A disastrous live performance is the stuff of nightmares for any gigging musician, regardless of their success, but delivering a flawless performance every time isn't always possible. Here we look. Continue reading
How To Optimize Your Music Tour Logistics
Regardless of how big your tour may be, it's important that your manage your tour logistics carefully, or else sabotage your bands chances before it's even had a chance to. Continue reading
Live Nation Stock Nears $50 On SiriusXM Buyout Rumors
Live Nation stock is now flirting with $50 per share, opening Wednesday at $49.96. That's up more than 14% in the last month and appears to be driven by growing. Continue reading
Blink Brings Big Brother To Concerts With $1.5M Funding For Facial Recognition
Austin-based startup Blink Identity has announced that it has raised $1.5M in a seed round led by Sinai Ventures with the participation of Live Nation, Techstars, and a number of. Continue reading
Why Every Indie Musician Needs A Soundperson
You can be the most skilled musician in the world, but when it comes to performing live every artist is at the mercy of the sound technicians. Here we explore. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this careful look back on a full week of music industry news, we revisit Ticketmaster's alleged scalping of its own tickets, hundreds of festivals' pledge to tackle gender inequality. Continue reading
Songkick Adds Free Concert Analytics, Users Pass 150M
Concert discovery app Songkick has announced the addition of free artist specific fan and gig analytics, alongside some impressive new user, concert listing and SEO stats of their own. Songkick. Continue reading
An Open Letter To Venues, Talent Buyers
In this open letter to music venues, Evan Zwisler details the ways in which performance spaces should be more upfront about their business operations, and how they should bands and. Continue reading
