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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Facebook’s Timeline & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Bas Grasmayer: The Next Music Format Case-Study: Twisted Music Dave Cool: The Four P’s of Playing Live Shows: Promotion Brian Thompson: The Twitter. Continue reading

admin on 03/03/2012 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: ariel hyatt, Bas Grasmayer, Brian Thompson, Criticism, Dave Cool, DIY, Facebook, Independent, indie, Jamie Leger, live shows, Midem, music format, Natalie Cheng, Pomplamoose, Promotion, Timeline, Twisted Music, Twitter

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Free & Affordable Tools For Mobile Music Marketing

Earlier, IndieAmbassador.com talked about mobile marketing specifically the reality and importance of strategy. This final IndieAmbassador.com post in the mobile marketing series on Music Think Tank reviews mobile marketing tools. Continue reading

admin on 02/23/2012 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 8mm, DIY, indie, IndieAmbassador.com, Instagram, mobile, Mobile marketing, Natalie Cheng, Viddy

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MTT Weekly Recap: Don’t Let Your Past Dictate Your Future

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Brian Thompson: Don't Let Your Past Dictate Your Future IndieAmbassador.com: Mobile Marketing for Independent Artists: Reality Simon Tam: Permission Marketing Vs. Self-Entitled Marketing. Continue reading

admin on 12/24/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Brian Thompson, future, independent artist, indie, IndieAmbassador.com, Konnie Mack, marketing, Mobile marketing, music career, Natalie Cheng, past, permission marketing, Promotion, self-entitled marketing, Seth Godin, Simon Tam, Soundcloud, success

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MC Lars On DIY Success & Making A Living In Music [VIDEO]

This guest post is by Bob Baker of www.TheBuzzFactor.com Since 2006, hip-hop artist MC Lars has been a poster boy for indie music success and the DIY work ethic. After. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 10/27/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: DIY, Horris Records, indie, MC Lars, music, Nettwerk, success, Terry McBride, Warped Tour

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MTT Weekly Recap: What Indie Bands Can Learn From Rebecca Black

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Dmitri Vietze: How Middle Class Musicians Navigate the Nodes on the Network James Moore: What Indie Bands Can Learn From Rebecca Black: Ignore. Continue reading

admin on 08/20/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: care, connection, Darren, Dmitri Vietze, fanbase, Independent, indie, James Moore, masses, middle class, music business, music industry, musician, Natalie Cheng, network, niche, Rebecca Black, relationship, Sari Delmar

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Facing The Music Industry As An Independent Artist

Industry professionals and artists have different mind sets. Artists try to get the attention of industry professionals by calling, e-mailing, and mailing constantly usually not getting anywhere. On Music Think. Continue reading

admin on 08/17/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: artists, breaking into the music industry, contact, email, indie, industry professional, Natalie, press, Sari Delmar, success

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What Indie Bands Can Learn From Rebecca Black: Ignore The Masses

By now, most people know of Rebecca Black and her viral song, Friday. The music video has allowed her to appear on major shows like Good Morning America and led. Continue reading

admin on 08/16/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: cover, culture, Friday, Good Morning America, indie, James Moore, masses, music video, Natalie Cheng, niche, parody, Rebecca Black, viral song

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MTT Weekly Recap: Top 10 Rules For Better Songwriting

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud TrueDIY: DIY Promotion, Songwriting and Pricing w/ 3OH!3 James Moore: Can Indie Bands Use Lady GaGa's Example For Originality & Controversy? MORE:

admin on 08/13/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3OH!3, Ads, Brendan Moore, Controversy, Darren, indie, James Moore, Lady Gaga, Natalie Cheng, originality, Partner program, Pricing, Promotion, songs, songwriting, TrueDIY, writing, YouTube

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Call To Indie Artists: Stop Giving Your Music Away

Free stuff is enticing. However, free is a controversial topic especially in music. Do you believe in giving away music for free? On Music Think Tank, Taurean Casey believes that. Continue reading

admin on 07/06/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (22)

Tags: free, give away, independent music, indie, music, Natalie Cheng, Sales, Taurean Casey

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Thank You Elliott Smith

Why did you get into the music business or why are you trying to get in? On Music Think Tank, independent musician, Padma Gillen, shares his opinion about the current. Continue reading

admin on 05/11/2011 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: art, great music, Independent, indie, music business, musician, Natalie Cheng, Padma Gillen

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