Dream Big: Traci Thomas of Thirty Tigers
We polled industry experts for the March/April feature Dream Big: How To Succeed In Today’s Volatile Music Business. For those of you who really want to get ahead, here’s the full transcript of each...
View ArticleDream Big: Cd Baby
We polled industry experts for the March/April feature Dream Big: How To Succeed In Today’s Volatile Music Business. For those of you who really want to get ahead, here’s the full transcript of each...
View ArticleDream Big: Mike King of Berkleemusic.com
We polled industry experts for the March/April feature Dream Big: How To Succeed In Today’s Volatile Music Business. For those of you who really want to get ahead, here’s the full transcript of each...
View ArticleDream Big: Jacob Jones Of Artist Growth
We polled industry experts for the March/April feature Dream Big: How To Succeed In Today’s Volatile Music Business. For those of you who really want to get ahead, here’s the full transcript of each...
View ArticleThree Must-Know Music Licensing Contract Points
Many musicians find the legalities of the music industry scary or, according to some research from my blog and newsletter, haven’t even looked at a contract. In fact, the music industry itself has made...
View ArticleAsk These 9 Questions To Get The Best Music Licensing Deal
When evaluating the business decision of choosing between a non-exclusive or exclusive deal to represent your compositions for placement in film, TV, and advertising, I’ve had a number of folks reach...
View ArticleWax Figures: The Economics Of Vinyl
Why does a hundred-year old format still intrigue us? According to the RIAA, the recording industry trade organization that tracks record sales, shipments of vinyl records increased 36 percent in value...
View ArticleSix Ways To Get Your Songs On TV
First, I’d like to thank everyone who has written in and asked me questions. Keep them coming! Please keep in mind if you’re just asking me stuff that you can easily find out by using Google, it is...
View ArticleHow To Create The Perfect Promo Video
This article originally appeared on aristake.com They say a picture tells a thousand words. Well, a video tells a million. You need that video that shows who you are. What you do best. Shows a bit of...
View ArticleVideo: Dominic West Gives Music Marketing Tips To The Feeling
We realize this video came out in October, which in Internet time is about 5 million years ago, but we just discovered this amusing promo video from UK rockers The Feeling, and it’s well worth sharing....
View ArticleWhat If The Beatles Had Used Social Media?
Most of America’s avid music fans just celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ debut in America. However, we can leave it up to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to use this iconic moment...
View ArticleONErpm Connects You To A Global Audience
The Company: ONErpm Who They Are: ONErpm stands for “One Revolution People’s Music” and is a digital distribution company focused on maintaining the artist’s control over their outreach. Born out of...
View ArticleHow To Use YouTube To Its Full Potential: A Musician’s Guide
If you’ve ever looked into how to promote your music on YouTube, chances are you’ve read how it’s an essential tool and one which all musicians should be using. I couldn’t agree more. Not only is it...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Music In TV, Movies And More
In 1997, a 15-year old album by a previously obscure (at least in the US) German techno band received a rush re-release in order to sate a sudden surge of demand. Why was the public suddenly...
View ArticleAre You Marketing Your Music To The Right People?
Now, as you may know, music marketing is important if you want to forward your music career. Marketing is the act of raising awareness of what you do. If you don’t market your music, no one’s going to...
View ArticleDisc Makers Goes Back to Its Vinyl Roots
The market for vinyl records is growing by leaps and bounds — 35% per year for the last five years, despite a continued decline in total recorded music sales revenue. Due to vinyl’s niche status and...
View ArticleMeet the Top 25 Finalist for the Secret Road Pub Deal
For the 2nd Annual Pub Deal, Secret Road Music Publishing, Martin Guitar and Songspace have teamed up to give away a $20,000 publishing deal to one deserving artist. Over the past 75 days we’ve...
View ArticleAccouncing the Top 5 Finalists for the Secret Road Pub Deal
Presented by Martin Guitar, the 2nd Annual Pub Deal will give away a $20,000 publishing deal with Secret Road Music Publishing. Judges from Songspace, American Songwriter, Secret Road and Martin...
View ArticleIndie Entertainment Summit Begins This Week in Los Angeles
The third annual Indie Entertainment Summit kicks off this Wednesday in Los Angeles. A four-day event comprised of seminars, workshops and nightly performances, the summit caters to independent...
View ArticleHow To Make It Big, Or Rock Trying: An Overview Of “Everything You Need To...
“How many people are in a band here?” Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot asks the crowd. When three quarters of the hands in attendance shoot up, Jim DeRogatis, a fellow music journalist and Kot’s...
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