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Talking Artist Management With Mark McLewee

Looking for some advice on band management? In another installment of Tunecore's ongoing Artist Management Series, they speak to indie manager Mark McLewee about his experience in the industry.

Guest Post on 07/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., brand, career, Disc jockey, Email address, Go Daddy, iTunes, music industry, musician, Tunecore

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Four Types of People You Can Get Gigs From (And How to Ask Them)

How do I get gigs? This inquiry into the ever-elusive "gig" has been on the minds of new musicians for a very long time. In a perfect world, we'd all. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Berklee College of Music, Bob Mould, Bobby Moore, Disc jockey, Facebook, musician, Sonicbids

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UK Indies Join Apple Music Protest

Led by U.S. trade group A2IM, indie labels are threatening not to sign on to Apple Music because of a 90 day free trial during which no payments will be. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/17/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Android (operating system), Andy Heath (puppeteer), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, independent music, Jimmy Iovine, music industry, musician, United Kingdom

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Making It Work as a Cover Band: Why Yacht Rock Revue Stopped Playing Their Original Music

Making a living as a musician is tough – nobody can argue that. Whether it's because of grueling touring schedules or low payouts from streaming services and dwindling single and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Adam Scott (golfer), Caddy, Do it yourself, Golf, musician, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, Steve Williams (caddy), The Open Championship, YouTube

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: 4 Cheap Videos That Musicians Should Make Today • More

When you are a musician, after a while it can be tough to keep things interesting. Check out this week's articles on Music Think Tank to see how to spice. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 06/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010s in music, Def Jam Recordings, Disturbing tha Peace, Facebook, Global Positioning System, GOOD Music, Kanye West, music industry, musician, No I.D.

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ReverbNation Partners With Hitcher To Add Song Placements For Its CONNECT Artist Incubator

With 4 million musician members ReverbNation has a unique view of what's hot in d.i.y and indie music. Now with the development of its artist incubator CONNECT, they are using. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Brooklyn, Coming out, Do it yourself, Google, independent music, music industry, musician, Video game developer, YouTube

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Ticketmaster Acquires Front Gate, Universe D.I.Y. Ticketing Platform

Live Nation owned Ticketmaster is the dominate live event ticketer in the U.S. and many overseas markets. Today, they moved to extend that dominance with 2 acquisitions – one a competitor. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Sign Language, Austin, Austin City Limits, Do it yourself, Eminem, independent music, Lose Yourself, musician, New York City, Texas, YouTube

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Bobby Braddock’s Memoir • Grooveshark Turns Heads • Spotify CEO Defends “Freemium”

In this week's music publishing news, Bobby Braddock talks about his newest venture, writing a memoir about is life as a Nashville songwriter, Grooveshark makes a splash as it re-emerges. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blake Shelton, Do it yourself, Humour, independent music, musician, Sangria, Spotify, Taylor Swift, The Voice (U.S. TV series), Twitter

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Six Types of Artists Publicists Will Never Work With

As a publicist with my own PR agency, I'm solicited daily by bands looking for PR services or for some advice/to be consulted about the wild, wonderful world of public. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chung Mong-koo, Do it yourself, Hyundai, Hyundai Motor Company, India, Kia Motors, Kia Sorento, Maruti Suzuki, musician, United States

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5 Ways to Kill Your Band’s Motivation

Nobody said being an independent band would be easy. And if someone did, they totally lied to you. The DIY route is as arduous as its name implies. All of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 7 Things, Alice Levine, American Association of Independent Music, Association of Independent Music, Beggars Group, Facebook, independent music, Instagram, musician, Twitter

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