As every successful musician knows, carving out a career in the music industry involves more than just musical skill, and also requires an ability to market yourself and your music to potential fans. Here we provide six key tips for those just starting out in decidedly tough industry. _________________________________ In…
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This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators inside the music industry explained why the music business must break down into data silos, dissected the music consumption habits of Brazil, examined the future of music licensing, and more. Come Together: Why The Music Industry Must Break Down Data Silos Dissecting Brazil’s Music Consumption A Look…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
We shared plethora of great tips and tricks for the do-it-yourselfers trying to make it in the music biz, with advice on how to grow more content from your music videos, some of the best AI tools for musicians, a best practice guide for music metadata, and much more. 4…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Home Studio • Music Acquisition • Tap Into Creativity • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, contributors shared articles on the five must-haves for your home recording studio, why music makes for a good company acquisition, how to tap into creativity even when you’re not feeling inspired, and more. Lizzie Weakley | 5 Things You Need For Your Home Recording Studio Michael…
Miss Anything? REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Last Week In Review
In this tick back through a busy week in the music industry, we revisit the shuttering of PledgeMusic’s website, Live Nation’s acquisition of Latin concert giant OCESA, the latest milestone by ‘Old Town Road,’ and more. PledgeMusic Takes Website Offline 6 Tales From ‘Spotify Unknown’ Of Near Misses, Aborted Acquisitions…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of our most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot covered a music industry trade group’s claims that piracy isn’t a problem – free YouTube and Spotify are, a look at what every major label and subsidiary earned in 2018, a disagreement between top analysts on the…
5 Things You Must Have In Your Home Recording Studio
While technological advancements have made the construction of a home studio that much more achievable, and while you don’t need massive amounts of space and a mixing board a mile long, there are a few essentials you must have in place in order for your studio to function well. _____________________________…
How To Tap Into Creativity When You Feel Uninspired
At some point every artist sits down to get some serious creating done, only to find themselves facing a creative brick wall. Here we look at how to overcome such setbacks and unlock your inner creativity regardless. ________________________ In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, contributor Randi Zimmerman shares some helpful…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators shared their thoughts on why unpaid internships are such a problem, if rock radio can afford to not play Ed Sheeran’s new song, whether or not major labels can weather another indie music revolution, and more! The Reason Unpaid Music Internships Are A Problem Will Rock Radio…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Our tips and advice for the industry’s independent self-starters out there this week covered how you can use your mailing list to actually get people to your show, how to book increasingly large gigs over time, the best way to revive cold music industry contacts, and more! 3 Ways A…