Copyright should be at the top of everyone’s agenda in the music industry as it is what turns our artform into sustainable careers. To celebrate Intellectual Property Day, the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) has shared their top tips on how to protect your music, busted common myths around the…
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Music PR: How to Pitch Your Work
It should go without saying that one of the most important things you can do for yourself as a solo artist or band is to focus heavily on PR. Unless you can gain an audience, no one knows you exist. How can you sell records that way? The answer is,…
Death Of Twitter Has Been Greatly Exaggerated: 9 Million New Users In Last 3 Months, 14% DAU Rise
Twitter revenue fell 8% last quarter, according to new financial from the company. The drop was smaller than expected and sent the stock up 11% in pre-market trading Wednesday. Twitter also added 9 million new users in the last 3 months. That’s the biggest quarter-over-quarter user jump for Twitter since…
How To Construct A Visually Appealing Email
Given that email remains one of the best ways to reach fans and potential fans, it’s important to put some thought and care into how to make said emails aesthetically appealing to the viewer. Here we look at some important visual factors. _________________________________ Guest post from Team Fanbridge Designing an…
How Instagram Has Eaten Snapchat’s Lunch In A Single Chart
Facebook and it’s Instagram app have made a cottage industry out of copying features from Snapchat. As the chart shows, the result has been meteoric growth for Instagram and slowed growth for Snapchat. ________________________________ Users may not be leaving Snapchat in droves for Instagram Stories, but they appear less likely…
How To Get Music On Spotify’s Playlists
Anyone working in music industry promotion has doubtless tried to figure out how to get their music on a Spotify playlist, and while it’s not as simple as most would like, there are certain steps you can and should take to increase the likelihood of earning a coveted playlist spot….
How To Be Your Own Music Publicist Part 3 [Cyber PR]
It is possible to be your own music publicist, but it’s not easy. In this free step by step guide, Ariel Hyatt and her team of music marketing experts at Cyber PR, show you how. ________________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and the team at Cyber PR PART 3: START COMMUNICATING! […
Do Albums Ever Die? How Make Old Music Relevant Again
Just because an album has been around for awhile doesn’t make it irrelevant. The streaming age and the rise of playlist culture has provided a unique opportunity for artists to breathe new live and relevancy into their back catalog of work. ________________________ Guest post by Chris Robley on DIY Musician…
Legal Basics For The DIY World
Here we look at four essential copyright and legal rules for musicians and creators of any type, including how to properly trademark your name, as well as what to be conscious of when signing a contract. __________________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, music industry lawyer Wallace Collins shares some…
Facebook Video Profiles For Musicians Plus Instant Social Videos
In this piece we look at TAD, an app which has helped artists to create album cover art, and has since been expanding into giving artists the opportunity to create Facebook video profiles and expand into a social media tool. ___________________ Guest post from Make It In Music A little…