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Touring Tips From Indie Rockers Air Traffic Controller

Here Air Traffic Controller, an indie pop band hailing from Boston who have seen considerable success of late, share their tips and advice for surviving life on tour.

Guest Post on 10/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Albany, Animals as Leaders, Austin, Autonomous car, Boosie Badazz, Boston, Boston Music Awards, Google, New York, Rize, Texas

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White House Shares Details of SXSL Festival of Ideas, Art and Action [Full Press Release, Schedule, Email From President Obama]

Last month when the White House announced a SXSW inspired South By South Lawn event in conjunction with the American Film Institute, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/03/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Film Institute, Austin, Barack Obama, Jay-Z, music festival, President of the United States, south by southwest, South Lawn (White House), Texas, United States, White House

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How To Make Money From Teaching Music, Even If Your Schedule Is Full

In addition to providing an excellent added source of income, teaching music can go a long way towards helping you to expand your fan base. Here we review five tips. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: album, Alex Cameron, Ardmore, Austin, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Dallas, music education, Music lesson, New York City, Pennsylvania, recording studio, Texas

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5 Simple Ways To Look More Professional As A Musician

When it comes to be a professional musician, it's important to dress for the part. Of course a large portion of if this revolves around one's choice of attire, but. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/23/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adult Swim, American Idol, ariel hyatt, Austin, Beats Music, Black-and-white, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Business card, business cards, Punk rock, Texas

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Ray LaMontagne Cancels Austin Show Over Concealed Carry Firearm Law

Singer and songwriter Ray LaMontagne may lose a few fans for cancelling a Texas concert after the state changed is concealed gun carry laws, but he's likely gained the lasting respect. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/21/2016 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Austin, Campus, Concealed carry, Concealed carry in the United States, Constitutional carry, KXAN-TV, Missouri, Missouri General Assembly, music industry, Overview of gun laws by nation, Professor, Texas, University of Texas at Austin

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Time Management: A Musician’s Guide

In many ways, time is like money, meaning it's important to develop a system through which you manage and budget your time. This can be especially true for artists, so. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising campaign, Austin, Budget, Chicago, Don Bartlett, Earned media, Facebook, independent music, music industry, musician, Texas

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. And Indie Music

This week's bunch of indie and DIY tips include a list resources for online music production, five habits all musicians would do well to break, how to use SEO to. Continue reading

admin on 09/10/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ableton Live, Arlene's Grocery, Austin, Facebook, kickstarter, Kosha Dillz, musician, New York, New York City, Record producer, Texas

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Facebook Ads On An Indie Budget

For indie artists with limited spending options, it's important that they get the most out of every advertising dollar spent. Here we look at how musicians can get concrete results from. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, A/B testing, Advertising, Austin, Budget, Chicago, Facebook, Google, marketing, Pay per click, Texas

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Music Mailing Lists • Success In The Music Business • Promote Your Music Online • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at music mailing lists, what artists need to succeed in the industry today, and how you can promote your music online.

admin on 09/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Audience, Facebook, Instagram, List of Governors of Texas, Loretta Lynch, Mailing list, Texas, Twitter, United States Attorney General, United States Department of Justice

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Soundcloud Names Former Google Exec As CFO

SoundCloud has named Holly Lim as its first Chief Financial Officer. As a member of the Executive Team, she will split her time between SoundCloud's HQ in Berlin, Germany and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Accountancy, Audit committee, Austin, Berlin, Board of directors, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Executive officer, Live Nation Entertainment, Texas

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