While industry insiders have suggested that a $5 price point is an ideal monthly streaming amount as far as maximizing growth, major labels have generally forced platforms’ hand closer to a $9.99 charge. A new dip into Spotify’s finances, however, has revealed that the average user of that platform is…
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Four Types Of Indie Music Fans
Here Nick Carr of RazrMusio dissects the four types of people who typically comprise a listening audience, and how one can go about converting a casual attendee into a dyed-in-the-wool-fan. ____________________________ Guest post by Nick Carr of RazrMusic I help run an acoustic music night at a local pub in…
Is Printing, Selling Physical CDs Still Worth It?
While there is a lot of nostalgia surrounding the CDs and CD buying culture, the manufacturing costs and associated complexities of creating them leave a lot of more contemporary artists wondering if, in the digital age, CDs are really worth it at all. _______________________________ Guest post by Brad Pack of…
How Rihanna Has Been A Game Changer For Music, Fashion, Beauty
Already renowned for a musical career which includes a multitude of awards and chart-topping hits, Rihanna has not only made a mark on the music industry but has also rewritten the rules for the fashion and beauty business. ______________________ Guest post by David Deal of Superhype No one who follows…
How Should Remixers Be Compensated?
Copyright and publishing law is complex enough, but once remixed enter into the equation, the amount of gray area can often double. Here Chris Robley details some of the complications that exist, and what steps you should take to make sure a remixer is compensated appropriately. __________________________ By Chris Robley…
Toolkit Essentials: DISCO – Catalog Management Made Easier
Following a fruitful year syncing music, Jake Udell expounds on some of his teams favorite elements of the catalog maintenance tool DISCO, a service which has streamlined many of the day to day sync operations. _________________________ Guest post by music manager Jake Udell from his Art of Manager We were…
Three Simple Tips, Tricks To Boost Music Using Video
As a contemporary artist marketing your work, it’s essential to focus on video across all available platforms. Here we look at three basic tricks for how you can utilize video in effectively promoting your music to fans. ___________________________ Guest post by Steve Lloyd of Dotted Music As an artist, it…
5 Common Denominators of Successful Songwriters, Composers, Producers and Engineers
Veteran music producer and educator Gary Gray shares some common denominators of successful songwriters, composers and producer and engineers. Our favorite: “I’m Either Networking or Notworking!" ________________________________________ By producer Gary Gray of the New Artist Model’s Lucrative Home Studio In music, success can seem very elusive. Some songwriters, composers, and…
4 Ways The Business Of Music Videos Will Dramatically Shift In 2019 [Cheri Hu]
In this piece, Cherie Hu speculates on four important way in which the music business, or more specifically the music video business, will radically transform in 2019 for both creators and consumers alike. ________________________ By Cheri Hu. This first appeared on Forbes. Speaking at the Cardozo School of Law on…
YouTube Could Emerge On Top As Article 13 Flounders
While the music industry had high hopes that the European Union’s passage of Article 13 would knock YouTube down a few pegs, the legislation’s possibly insurmountable struggles suggest YouTube might actually come out on top after all. ________________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The music industry had…