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The Best Way For Musicians To Make Money Isn’t With Music

For many artists who achieve success in the modern music industry, the greatest income which they earn is not generated directly from the music which they write and record, but. Continue reading

admin on 09/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Hit Records You Didn’t Realize Were Cover Songs

What do Jimi Hendrix, Santana, The Black Crowes, Marilyn Manson and The White Stripes all have in common? Some of their biggest hits were cover songs and most of their. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: .hack//Sign, 2000s (decade), AC/DC, Acid, Ain't No Sunshine, album, American Psycho (film), Andy Warhol, Bernie Taupin, Bill Withers, Electric guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Los Angeles, music industry, Purple Haze, The White Stripes

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Share Your Ideas And Stories On MusicThinkTank

Our sister site, MusicThinkTank was created to share opinions, ideas and best practices for the new music industry. To provide our community the with the best possible content, we are asking. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All Music, Andy Warhol, Community manager, Hypebot, Lyndon State College, music industry, Music Think Tank, Pro Tools, social media, YouTube

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Fair Use Set For Shakeup As “Purple Rain” UMG Trial Moves Forward

What constitutes "fair use" of music seems about to be redefined as a panel of ederal judged allows the appeal of the 2007 case of a toddler dancing to Prince's Purple Rain. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/16/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fair use, Instagram, Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., music industry, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Janita’s #IRespectMusic Interview For Forbes That Forbes Wouldn’t Publish

Recently Finnish-American singer-songwriter Janita did an interview with Forbes regarding her #IRespectMusic movement, an interview which Forbes later declined to publish. Here Janita examines the reasons behind the reversal of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Forbes, iTunes, Miley Cyrus, music industry, Petz, RCA Records, record label, Soundcloud, The New York Times, YouTube

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Vivendi Universal Has $7 Billion And Wants To Buy Your Startup, Label Or Festival

Over the last few years, the major labels have made small investments in startups, but aside from UMG's acquisition of EMI, not made many deals to purchase other labels. Now. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, depreciation and amortization, Earnings before interest, Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Let's Go Crazy, music industry, Prince (musician), taxes, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Universal Music Group, Vivendi, YouTube

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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Major Music Agencies [INFOGRAPHIC]

So much is written about the major record labels, but for most major booking agencies like CAA, WME, ICM, AGI and UTA. From our friends at The International Talent Buyer's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Apple Inc., Free music, Learning, Mobile app, music industry, record label, Spotify, Twitter

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Ratafire: New Free Crowdfunding Platform For Musicians, Others

Ratafire, a new crowdfunding platform, is designed to be easily integrated with pre-existing sites such as Facebook or a blog, allowing artists to raise money for their creative projects while simultaneously connecting with fans and fellow musicians.

Guest Post on 09/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Apple Connect Unpopular Among Artists

Apple, in an attempt to provide artists with yet another outlet for engaging with fans, introduced Apple Connect. Unfortunately for Apple, artists don't seem especially keen on the service.

Guest Post on 09/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: album, Andy Warhol, Baby (Justin Bieber song), Facebook, Facebook features, Instagram, Justin Bieber, music industry, Performance, Taylor Swift

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A Must Listen For Every Musician: The Martin Atkins Minute – “Blackberry Jam Scam”

Martin Atkins was the drummer of Public Image Limited. More recently, he's become an insightful and hilarious commentator, author and teacher dissecting what it takes to "make it" as a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: All Songs Considered, Audio engineering, Chicago, Denver, Martin Atkins, music industry, NPR, Public Image Ltd, SAE Institute, WBEZ

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