Have a reliable problem solver/organizer you can turn to can be a huge asset when you’re trying to make your way as an artist in the music biz, but just because you’d like to have a helping hand, doesn’t mean you’re necessarily ready to make the leap of hiring a…
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Top 10 Music Biz Careers (And How Much You Can Make)
While the term "music career" typically evokes the image of a center stage musician, the industry holds a much greater variety of job options outside of performance, and indeed many of them are far more lucrative, as well as more stable. ________________________________ Guest post from Berklee Online’s TakeNote When you…
Everything You Need To Know About Using Google Analytics
One of the greatest advantages offered by social media marketing is the ability to measure and quantify your online impact. Unfortunately, as an artist or musician, it can sometimes be difficult to determine which aspects of this feedback are actually of value. Here we look at how to utilize Google…
6 Marketing Strategies For Getting Your Music On Playlists
In the age of on-demand streaming, a crowded marketplace has made getting your music discovered quite a challenge. Luckily, playlisting has become such a dominant part of music consumption that many artists are able to tweak the system in order to land their music on both algorithmically generated and user…
5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Getting Signed
Changed though the industry might be, signing to a respected label can open the door to opportunities that would otherwise be much further out of reach. That said, rushing into a deal without reading the fine print or negotiating can cause problems down the road. Here, one artists shares five…
What Every Music Business Employer Is Looking For
Cultivating a successful career in the music business is more difficult than many other industries, and while experience and talent are certainly helpful assets when it comes to getting an employers attention, there’s one quality they’re looking for in potential hires that trumps all others. ___________________________ Guest post by James…
Converting Weather Into Music With Dark Sky, Spotify For Tycho
In a unique algorithmic twist, Tycho recently teamed up with Lee Martin to craft an app which employs the user’s local weather forecast in order to create custom weather-based playlist. Here Martin walks us through the process of the app’s creation, and how it works. __________________________________ Guest post by Lee…
Streaming Income: How Sustainable Is It?
How much artists actually earn from streaming has been a popular topic of debate in the music industry for some time. Here, we look at a slightly different perspective on basic income forecasting, and exactly how the economics of streaming affect artists. __________________________________ Guest post from AWAL This article provides…
5 Top Ways to Promote Your Event Via Eventbrite
Once you’ve poured the necessary blood, sweat, and tears into your event required to ensure your attendees will have a good time, how do you guarantee anyone will actually show up? Here we look at five key ways in which you can boost your next event to encourage maximum turnout….
Producing Tracks For Licensing – How To Boost Your Chances For Success [Part 2]
In this second part of a breakdown on how to improve your odds for success when producing tracks for licensing, we look at what you need in order to ensure you have your organizational ducks in a row with respect to your digital audio workstation, your paperwork, and your network….