Reverb Builds Thriving Music Instrument Marketplace
Reverb is a well-thought-out online marketplace for instruments and gear said to be inspired by founder David Kalt's own problem selling used instruments on Ebay. Kalt, who also acquired and. Continue reading
YouTube For Musicians: Single Frame Music Videos, Free Analytics, Creator Updates
YouTube continues to be a primary tool for many musicians and fans and third parties are here to help out. To create a quick single frame music video, see TunesToTube.. Continue reading
Today Is SXSW PanelPicker Deadline. Which Panels Are Worth Voting For?
Today is the deadline help chose the panels for for SXSW 2014. Voting ends tonight, Friday September 6th at 11:59 PM. With many dozens of potential panels , which ones. Continue reading
Musicians: Why Your Self-Presentation Is An Important Part Of Your Music
A recent study showed that volunteers could more accurately identify the winners of music competitions by watching video without sound rather than video with sound or audio alone. It raises. Continue reading
Neil Young Describes 2014 Launch Of Pono
Music services of all kinds are being funded and launched with some showing early if mixed signs of success and others appearing doomed to assured failure. One of the more. Continue reading
Rapt.fm Launches Battle Rap Platform For Artist Discovery and Promotion
Rapt.fm launched to the general public in beta last night offering a place to battle rap online or to simply observe the competition. But Rapt.fm intends to be more than. Continue reading
Using Hashtags On Facebook? They May Be Working Against You
Facebook's introduction of hashtags met a mixed response but the general expectation was that they would become a staple of music marketing on Facebook just as they have on other. Continue reading
7 Ways to Avoid The Psychological Hazards Of Music Entrepreneurship
Building a career in music is often much more about becoming an entrepreneur than getting a job. And like entrepreneurs in other fields musicians face many emotional ups and downs. Continue reading
Social Media News: Google+’s SEO Value, Facebook Page Posts, Gmail Promotions Tab
Social media goes on changing in ways that affect music marketing. Google+ continues to disappoint on the marketing side but is showing a wider range of positive effects on SEO.. Continue reading
Hip Hop Marketing At The Strip Club
The Wall St. Journal takes a look at hip hop music marketing through Atlanta strip clubs featuring dj collective Coalition DJs. Strip clubs are a marketing staple for Southern hip. Continue reading
YACHT Protests Surveillance Society With ‘Party at the NSA’
YACHT, a "Band, Belief System, and Business," combined a number of interesting elements in their release of "Party at the NSA," a song protesting the recently exposed surveillance activities of. Continue reading
