Feedback: how to handle exposing your songs to the public
While performing and publishing music can a great form of self-expression, exposing your most personal creative work to the general public, and dealing with the ensuing feedback, can be difficult.. Continue reading
Bandzoogle expands EPK options
Bandzoogle has expanded the capabilities of its EPK creation tool to fill a multitude of needs for artists of all sizes. A good EPK contains everything the press and industry. Continue reading
Musician’s guide to sync licensing
In this piece, Chris Robley pf CD Baby breaks down what artists need to know about sync licensing, explaining how it works, and what artists can do to get the. Continue reading
SBA announces it will open #SaveOurStages grant applications on April 8
For those venues on tenterhooks about the future of their survival in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there will hopefully be some relief, as the Small Business Administration. Continue reading
A2IM names 2021 Libera indie music awards nominees [the full list]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has named the nominees for its 10th Annual Libera Awards This is the second year that the A2IM Libera Awards will be held. Continue reading
Remember Ian Rogers? Here’s what he (and CAA) think Of NFTs
Remember Ian Rogers? He was the CEO and co-founder of the pioneering direct-to-fan platform Topspin, the CEO of Beats Music, and senior director at Apple Music. When Ian Rogers talked. Continue reading
87% of musicians believe the pandemic has been harmful to their mental health
Despite some optimistic predictions, there is no clear end in site for the ongoing pandemic and, according to a new report, the COVID crisis has taken a particularly heavy toll. Continue reading
Facebook treats punk rock band as crazy conspiracy theorists, kicks them offline
As part of their sluggish crackdown on conspiracy theorists, Facebook recently gave the digital boot to Oakland-based punk rockers Adrenochrome, assuming the name was somehow connected to the unhinged QAnon. Continue reading
5 direct-to-fan tools for growing a fanbase online
Here Melanie Kealey outlines the five essential direct-to-fan tools an artist should include on their website in order to draw in casual listeners and gradually convert them into superfans. Guest. Continue reading
Inside Indie Easy Star Records
Here, The Orchard chats with two of the four founding members of Easy Star Records, an American independent record label that has made a name for itself within the reggae. Continue reading
