Trent Reznor Dismisses DIY, Ridicules Musicians Shaking Their Cups For Scraps
In a fairly revealing interview with Spin, Trent Reznor reminds us of why it's often dangerous to turn musicians into ideological symbols. Reznor has had a strong association with DIY. Continue reading
Why Digital Distribution Is Such a Mess, And How We Should Fix It
By Guenter Loibl, founder and CEO of Rebeat Digital. There are now more than a dozen companies that can easily distribute your music to hundreds of outlets, within 24 hours.. Continue reading
Tor Hansen Of Yep Rock and Redeye Testifies To Congress On Copyright and Indie Music
From the American Association of Indepdent Music (A2IM). On Thursday July 26th Congress’ House Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing on “Innovation in. Continue reading
What Can A Musician Learn From Chipotle?
Chipotle may seem like a bit of a stretch as a source of music industry knowledge but Joy Ike, a musician and creator of the excellent Grassrootsy music marketing blog,. Continue reading
Indie Artist Patrick Sweany On His Music Career vs. Pandora
By Patrick Sweany a musician and songwriter based in Nashville, TN. On July 16th, he released a new solo album, Close To The Floor, on Nine Mile Records. I am. Continue reading
MusikFly Makes It Easy To Submit Music To Bloggers
MusikFly is a new service that facilitates music submissions to music blogs. The basic concept is simple, musicians submit music to specific blogs based on genre and bloggers unclutter their. Continue reading
Gibson Exec Barry LeVine Joins SoundExchange As VP Industry Relations
SoundExchange today announced that Barry LeVine has been named Vice President of Industry Relations. In this role, he will lead the organization’s artist and label outreach program. Most recently, Barry. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
5 Worst Pieces Of Social Media Advice Musicians Should Ignore Indie Labels Grab Record 34.4% Market Share Why Musicians Should Integrate Google+ With YouTube Kosha Dillz' 10 Do's So You. Continue reading
Do Musicians Need To Interact With Their Fans?
As part of our 9th Anniversary, we asked our regular contributors to share their favorite Hypebot posts. This one comes from Dave Cool of Bandzoogle. At Bandzoogle, we often talk. Continue reading
CEO Benji Rogers On Why PledgeMusic Is Building An A&R Team
Last week PledgeMusic posted a call for full and part-time A&R Scouts. While any business that offers services to musicians might conceivably need folks to seek out talent and build. Continue reading
