Deconstructing Alex Day’s Success

The web has been abuzz in the past year with news on DIY, YouTube musician Alex Day’s success. Last week, Clyde wrote about how Alex Day released new music on. Continue reading

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Finding Your Natural Audience

Do you know who your audience is? As a songwriter, knowing your audience is key to connecting your music with the fans. Try to find and connect with your natural. Continue reading

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How To Be A Social Media Rockstar: What Every Band Should Be Doing

Many artists use social media, but do not know how to use it well. Social media should not be a megaphone, but instead should be used as a listening tool.. Continue reading

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YouTube’s Top Channels Mostly Feature Music

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Last week, I ran into Billboard senior branding correspondent Andrew Hampp at the Digital Media Wire Music awards dinner (I was on a panel. Continue reading

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Tumblr Announces Curated #Music Tag In Likely Bid For Music-Related Native Ads

Yesterday Tumblr announced the introduction of an official #Music page featuring content curated by handpicked editors. With a related exclusive interview on Billboard.biz, the news seems designed to attract music-related. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Performing Music Gets Us High & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud   Tom Satchwell: Stop Making Them Wait And Give Them The Music Bobby Owsinski: Performing Music Gets Us High  

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Performing Music Gets Us High

Many non-musicians wonder why musicians struggle so much for their art. Why do so many musicians forgo other careers to grovel for a few bucks and hope that one day. Continue reading

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Stop Making Them Wait And Give Them The Music

After a musician has been performing and writing for a while, it may seem that recording an album is in order. However, Tom Satchwell cautions against this and instead encourages. Continue reading

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“Can We Get In Pitchfork?” 6 Philosophical Reasons Indie Bands Fail

Canadian music promoter and author of “Your Band Is A Virus” music marketing book series, James Moore, works with various independent artists. He has seen that the ideas and beliefs. Continue reading

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Solving The Problem of New Music & Artist Discovery

In David Sherbow’s opinion, record companies and independent musicians must cultivate and create a single new digital marketplace. The record companies and musicians need to work together to develop one. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: 5 Things All Musicians Need BEFORE Starting a Digital PR Campaign & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud   Jon Ostrow: 5 Things All Musicians Need BEFORE Starting a Digital PR Campaign Francis Mcentegart: Artist Managers Management Contracts Jacob Rosati: Alternative. Continue reading

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