During their recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of acclaimed duo The Black Keys dished on everything wrong with the modern music industry, dispensing some hard-to-swallow pills on what life in music today is really like. ________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix During…
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Blue Check, Please: What Is An Instagram Verification Badge?
As with other social media, having a verified account on Instagram clearly carries with it significant value, but exactly what it means, and what the process of getting verified is like can seem elusive to some users. Here we walk through the importance of verification and how to determine whether…
A Penny Saved Is A Tour Date Earned: How Be Frugal On Tour
DIY touring is challenging for a number of reasons, but perhaps none is greater than the financial burden it places on you and your bandmates. That said, touring is fun and necessary part of developing your career as an artist, and with proper planning, you can limit the amount of…
Facebook Implementing New Video Publishing Tools
In a bit of good news for artists, Facebook recently announced at the Internatinoal Broadcasting Convention that will be unveiling a set of new video publishing features, including updates to Facebook Live, and Creator studio, as well an entirely new tool called Watch Party. ____________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
Dolby Atmos Music: Coming Soon To Amazon Streaming
For a while now, Dolby has been stockpiling audio from Universal Music Group, and it appears the company is finally going to put this digital hoard to use in partnership with Amazon Music. These immersive mixes from some of the world’s biggest artists will debut as Dolby Atmos Music on…
Streamed: Tearing Down Spotify
Corin Faife looks at the upcoming book release, Spotify Teardown: Inside the Black Box of Streaming Music, a work which takes a hands-on look at the Spotify including the process of setting up a fake record label to upload tracks to the platform. _____________________________ Op-ed by Corin Faife of Breaker…
5 Tips For Branding Yourself In The Music Biz
Making it in the modern music business requires more than just talent and good music. In order to stand out in a competitive field, today’s artists must work hard at defining their personal brand. In the following article, we explore what a personal brand is, and how cultivate your own….
Fans: What Every Artist Wants
When it comes to music, the ‘build it and they will come’ mentality rarely plays out the way artists would like, and the vast majority of the time, fans have to be found and actively converted. Here, Chris Robley guides us through this process and how artists can practically go…
Music Synch and How Songs Land On ‘Love Island’
With roughly four million UK citizens tuning in six nights a week, for two months, the hit show Love Island has put appointment viewing back on the map. As a program that features a huge amount of music, this is also important for artists, with those lucky enough to land…
The Currency Of Deceased Rock Stars
In the wake of the passing of both Eddie Money and The Cars’ Ric Ocasek, Fred Jacobs here reflects on the lasting value of Classic Rock, and how music from the 60s and 70s continues to accrue cultural relevancy even as the number of actual artists from the era dwindles….