Tag: independent music

Saving SXSW From Its Own Success

South By Southwest has grown by tremendous leaps and bounds, but now more than ever, the festival's growing pains are being exposed. Is it possible to save SXSW from it's. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/24/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Berklee College of Music, Copenhagen, Cops (TV series), Emily Eavis, Eric Judy, Extended play, independent music, Kanye West, The Independent

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4 Ways You Could Be Damaging Your Band’s Reputation Without Realizing It

Reputation is everything for a new local band that is trying to gain connections and a following. No matter how big your town is, the music scene is always a small, tightly knit. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beale Street, Budget, business, Cannibal Corpse, Chapel Hill, Chicken or the egg, Children of Bodom, Heavy metal music, independent music, North Carolina, Sonicbids

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Fair Trade Music Initiative Seeks To Improve Artist Compensation

The Fair Trade Music Initiative is on a mission to foster a sustainable music ecosystem by giving fans an uninterrupted listening experience that fairly compensates artists through Mad Genius Radio.

Guest Post on 03/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Ancient Greek art, Application programming interface, art, Artist, Authors and Publishers, independent music, music industry, Spotify, Tribal art, YouTube

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SideOneDummy Forms Global Partnership With INgrooves On 20th Anniversary

Independent music label SideOneDummy Records, expanded it's partnership with one of the world's leading independent music distributors, INgrooves Music Group to include global distribution services for every release on the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/12/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Bill Maris, Billboard charts, Dave Kusek, Digital distribution, Google Ventures, independent music, marketing, music industry, United States

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4 Out-of-the-Box Ways To Promote Your Next Album

Social media's nice and all, but in order to stand out, sometimes you just need to find more creative ways to market yourself. Try one (or all!) of these four out-of-the-box. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz discography, C connector, independent music, IPad, IPhone, SanDisk, social media, Tool (band), Universal Serial Bus, USB flash drive

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Bandcamp Has Paid $100 Million To Artists, Plans Artists Subscriptions

Direct to fan music sales platform Bandcamp has been a hit with independent artists and labels. Today we found out just how popular Bandcamp is, along with its plans for the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (8)

Tags: Bandcamp, Digital Music News, Google, independent music, iTunes, New York City, Nicki Minaj, Spotify, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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The Impending YouTube Music Showdown

YouTube multichannel networks (MCNs) like Maker, Machinima, and Fullscreen have reshaped the business of online video, but there's still one dicey area that hasn't yet been worked out to everyone's satisfaction – the music that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: DreamWorks Animation, Facebook, Google, independent music, Maker Studios, music industry, MySpace, The Walt Disney Company, YouTube, Zoe Keating

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CD Baby Pro’s Publishing Catalog Grows 250%, Exposes New Revenue Streams For Indie Musicians

In an industry where musicians are constantly vying for any source of substantial income, CD Baby's rights management service known as CD Baby Pro forges ahead into 2015 with promise. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2010s in music, Adware, American Association of Independent Music, Artist, Austin, Australia, Australian Independent Record Labels Association, blues, BuzzFeed, independent music, Texas

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

5 Truths About Today's Music Industry That Indie Artists Need To Understand 6 Ways You Can Improve Your Band's Image So You Only Have $100 to Spend on Marketing –. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010s in music, Google, independent music, LinkedIn, marketing, Marketing plan, Media consultant, PR Newswire, public relations, Tool (band)

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Royalty Solutions, Next Big Sound Offer MusicBiz Webinar FREE To Hypebot Readers

Thanks to the fine folks at The Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), this Thursday, January 29th at 2:00 PM (EST) we are able to offer free entry into a webinar that will explore. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alberta, American English, Artist, Australia, Australian Independent Record Labels Association, independent music, music industry, Nashville, record label, Streaming media, Tennessee

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TuneCore Artist Earnings Top $134 Million In 2014

(UPDATED) This morning, TuneCore announced over $134 million dollars in 2014 artist earnings, up 11% from 2013 and totaling $504 million since 2006. In addition to an impressive uptick in artist. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bandcamp, folk music, Google, independent music, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Unsigned artist, YouTube, Zoe Keating

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