4 Jobs You Unknowingly Take On When You Become a Band Manager
By Shaine Freeman on Sonicbids Blog Great managers are hard to find – especially when you consider that it's one of the few professions where no experience or license is required to negotiate contracts and. Continue reading
The Many Realities of Touring as an Independent Artist: What’s Right for You?
By Chris Robley on CDBaby.com Jack Conte of Pomplamoose wrote a blog post last week about how his band toured for a month and grossed $135,983, but still LOST money to the tune of $11,819. The piece. Continue reading
10 Things You Had Totally Wrong About Music Publishing
By Alex Badanes on Songtrust.com 1) Music Publishing is the business of music journalism and Music PR The word “publishing” can throw some people off, but music publishing is actually the business. Continue reading
Introducing Hypebot.com 2014 Year End Virtual Panel
This year, Hypebot.com is starting a holiday tradition of our own. For the first time, we're opening the floor to industry leaders and infuencers asking them to reflect on the. Continue reading
Let’s Be Pigs Not Hogs: How to Thrive in the Age of Digital Music
By music industry veteran Fred Goldring of Music Aficionado. In 2003 and 2005 after a wave of R.I.A.A. lawsuits, I wrote editorials in Billboard advocating an “eight-step recovery program” for a healthier. Continue reading
Could Half of Music Royalties Pay for Music We Would Rather Skip Over Than Listen To?
By David Touve of Rockonomic In this post I am going to highlight what may be one of the great ironies of how we pay for music in the “music as a. Continue reading
Sonos Adds $130 Million For Wireless Music Systems
Leading wireless music system manufacturer Sonos has added $130 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. Thus far, Sonos has released no official word of the latest addition to. Continue reading
Where’s The Cash For Musicians Today and Beyond?
At last month's SF MusicTech Summit, a panel including Dave Cool (Bandzoogle), Zack Greenburg (Forbes), Kristin Thomson (Future of Music Coalition), Wade Metzler (SoundExchange), J Sider (BandPage) and Amy Dietz (INgrooves). Continue reading
What To Post and When To Post It On 9 Essential Social Networks [INFOGRAPHIC]
Knowing what to post, where to post and when to post it can be a full time job, In fact it already is fro those Hypebot readers who do the. Continue reading
