While practice is obviously essential to improving your performance abilities as a musician, where and how you do so can dramatically impact the kind of improvement you see. In this piece we look at how replicating ‘gig conditions’ can help you to more rapidly improve as a performer. ______________________________ In…
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This Week In Music Commentary
This week, music business insiders shared their insights on whether streaming’s ‘pre-saves’ replacing pre-orders is a good thing for artists, how tech is reshaping the music business, and why cultivating a strong personal brand is key to long-term industry success. Pre-Adds, Pre-Saves Are The New Pre-Orders – Is That A…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this cycle back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit Pandora’s plan to test AI-powered interactive voice ads, stream-ripping’s long awaited decline, Billie Eilish’s positioning for a massive debut, and more. Pandora Plans To Test AI-Powered Interactive Voice Ads Later In Year Ex-Pandora CEO To Oversee Pitchfork,…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Gig Conditions • Band Website • Touring On A Shoestring Budget • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, contributors shared pieces on why and how artists should practice in gig conditions, everything you need to have on your artist website, how to tour on a shoestring budget, and more! Dixie Somers | Take Some Notes—4 Ways To Deepen Your Love Of Music Billy Saefong…
Getting Things Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week, our tips and advice for the scrappy music industry self-starters out there covered how to make smart music marketing happen, the complete artist website checklist, how to craft an effective Spotify audio ad for you music, and more. How To Make Smart Music Marketing Happen 7 Organizations Committed…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, some of our most popular articles looked at the twenty-five songs that have received over a billion plays on Spotify, ten trends that are completely reshaping the music industry, why anyone would purchase Disc Makers given the state of CD sales, and more! 25 Songs Have…
Building A Band Website: Complete Checklist
If you’re getting to the point where you want to take things to the next level with your music career, developing a solid website is key but, as a musician, chances are musical ability and songwriting are more in your wheelhouse than website construction. Fear not, here we look at…
Unsigned And Social: Touring On A Shoestring Budget
Touring is challenging enough, and doing so as an independent artist on a shoestring budget is even harder. That said, careful planning and promotion can help make it a fulfilling and enjoyable experience, and mitigate the risk of financial and emotional devastation. _____________________ In this latest contribution to MusicThinkTank, Willa…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week we heard commentary from inside the industry on why labels reissuing vinyl should go the extra mile to ensure maximum quality, how YouTube’s 1 billion plays club is changing global music culture, everything you could ever need to know about article 13, and more! Advice To Labels: When…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week, we provide a whole slew of invaluable advice to those foraging their own way through the dense jungle that is the music business, with tips on guerrilla marketing for events, how to improve press coverage of your music, the best way to dodge music industry burnout and much,…