Category archives: D.I.Y.

Spotify Now Important As Facebook For Musicians

[UPDATED] More than just a place for fans to listen to music, Spotify also fills an important social media niche, allowing fans to interact with and stay updated on an artist. Here we look at some tips for maintaining an effective social media profile. _________________________ Guest post by Joe Pacheco…

Sony/ATV Partners With Lyric Financial Fast Royalty Advances To Songwriters, Publishers

Sony/ATV has partnered with Lyric Financial to enable their U.S. songwriters and publishing clients to request advances in less than a minute. The Lyric Financial vATM is a new component of Sony/ATV’s new SCORE royalty portal which songwriters and their managers real-time access to their current royalty account. In addition,…

Music Marketing Tips – Part 1: How Increase Your Fanbase [Cyber PR]

The internet is a veritable treasure trove of information, but at the core of it all are three key principles to increasing your income and at the foundation is – increase your fanbase, share Ariel Hyatt and her team at CyberPR. These principles to grow your fanbase are fairly basic,…

Industry Insiders Share Their Secrets On Getting Your Music Licensed

Although making any appreciable volume of money through streaming is challenging for an artist who’s not already an established big name, sync licensing can be an accessible way for lesser known artists to earn an income. ___________________________ Guest post by Matt Blankenship of Soundfly’s Flypaper We’re living in the Spotify…

Get More Music Fans: 15 Ways

Having true hardcore fans is a key piece of building a sustainable career as a band or artist. In this article we look at fifteen essential tactics for pulling in more fans and growing your base as a whole. _____________________________ In this new post on MusicThinkTank, Lisa Occhino outlines some…

Pitchfork President Chris Kaskie Exits After 14 Years

Pitchfork president Chris Kaskie will be leaving the Conde-Nast owned music media company after 14 years. He posted a handwritten memo to staff on Twitter. "I joined you at the beginning, a fresh-ish-faced 23 year old, and we grew up together," wrote Kaskie. Chris Kaskie "We survived the various ups…

Pitchfork President Chris Kaskie Exits After 14 Years

Pitchfork president Chris Kaskie will be leaving the Conde-Nast owned music media company after 14 years. He posted a handwritten memo to staff on Twitter. "I joined you at the beginning, a fresh-ish-faced 23 year old, and we grew up together," wrote Kaskie. Chris Kaskie "We survived the various ups…

Key SoundCloud Exec Stephen Bryan Exits

Stephen Bryan, SoundCloud’s chief content officer is leaving the music streamer. Bryan joined SoundCloud in 2014 from Warner Music and was responsible for getting the licensing deals to move Soundcloud from a just a user-generated content site to launching their full fledged music streamer SoundCloud Go. _________________________________ "Stephen (Boyd)’s ability…

Facebook Live’s New Guest Feature plus a Music Biz Conference Recap [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]

This week Michael and Jay try out the brand new Facebook Live feature where you can add a guest to your live video… and they broadcast the show live on Facebook! This has huge potential for online fan events and interactions. Jay also shares a recap of the recent Music…