The House of Blues Music Forward Foundation begins its second annual series of free music industry-focused career fairs “All Access Fest” in 5 cities starting this Tuesday, Oct. 8. Slated for five U.S. cities – Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana -…
Category archives: D.I.Y.
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
Our tips and tricks for music business self-starters this week dug into how artists can increase the open rates on their emails, what you can do to maintain the fans you made on your last tour, some of the most common advertising mistakes artists make (and how to avoid them),…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Promote Your Music • Streaming Service Payouts • Performance Rut • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared articles on how to grow you fanbase, the mysterious ways in which streaming platforms calculate their pay per stream, how to get yourself out of a performance rut, and more! Mark Tim | How To Promote Your Music And Grow Your Fan Base…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week, some of most often perused articles from the past week included a look at calls for a TikTok boycott in the wake of the company’s banning of LGBTQ content, everything that’s wrong with the music business according to The Black Keys, how to choose the perfect music analytics…
How To Increase Email Open Rates: 4 Tips
Email marketing is a key component of developing an artist’s brand and cultivating a dedicated following, but for it to work, you need find a way to ensure your fans are actually taking the time to open and maybe even engage with the content you’re putting out. In this piece,…
Back To The Past: Why The Vintage Sound Is Becoming So Popular In Indie Music
While nostalgia in entertainment is nothing new, the indie music scene has been witnessing a particularly large wave of it recently with a number of bands adopting an audio aesthetic heavily reminiscent of the 70s/80s and even earlier. Here we explore why, and where the trend is headed. _____________________________ Guest…
David Lowery Reminds Musicians To File For Share Of $10M Rhapsody, Napster Songwriter Settlement
David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker led a class action lawsuit against Rhapsody (aka Napster). The case, which alleged the streamer had unlawfully reproduced and distributed copyrighted compositions, has preliminarily settled, and musicians may be entitled to compensation. “I’m really proud of my advocacy on behalf of independent…
Paperchain Advances $60K Spotify Royalties In 30 Minutes
Music analytics and fintech startup Paperchain and Centrifuge, a decentralized platform that connects the global financial supply chain, has advancedmade its first advance based on future Spotify royalties. The unnamed artist was paid $60,000 in August streaming revenue from Spotify 45 days ahead of their usual pay cycle with the…
71% Of Music Producers, Engineers Often Work Free [STUDY]
A new Music Producers Guild study showed that 88% of producers and engineers say that they have asked to work for free, with 71% agreeing to work unpaid within the last three years. 17% of those requests to work free came from major labels. Self-financed artists accounted for 77% of…
5 Techniques For Maintaining The Fans You Made On Your Last Tour
While a lot of emphasis is put on how to prepare for your first DIY tour, it’s also important to make the most of a tour after it’s over. Keeping the fresh-faced new fans you made on the road is essential to growing not only a solid fanbase, but your…