Exciting new music projects are great and all, but less so when there’s no funding for them. In this helpful guide, we walk artists through the various steps involved in getting grant funding for their next musical endeavor. _________________________ Guest Post by Peter Burton on Soundfly’s Flypaper Grants and foundation…
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Apple Music: Inside The Music Industry’s First Artist-Backed Startup
This piece takes an in-depth look at the creation and history behind The Beatles’ Apple Music, a company which was in many ways the industry’s first artist backed startup. _______________________________ Guest post by Barry Miles, excerpted from The Zapple Diaries: The Rise and Fall of the Last Beatles Label The…
Musicians And Social Media: Is Communication More Important Than Talent?
While ability and a marketable product are unquestionably important when it comes to making a career out of one’s music, the crowding of the industry on social media has rendered effective networking and communication skills more important than ever. _______________________________ Guest Post by Sunny Stuart Winter In the modern day…
Promote Your Music To Bloggers: A How To Guide
While it may seem as though blogs had their heyday back in the mid-aughts, they remain an important area of promotion for artists, and being able to convince the authors of said blogs to promote your work remains a valuable skill _________________________ In this fresh article from the front page…
Deezer Partners With Feature.fm As First On-Demand Music Streamer To Offer Affordable Marketing To Artists
Native music ad platrom Feature.fm has expanded its reach signifigantly with a new Deezer partnership. Feature.fm, which some dismiss as ‘pay-to-play’, has scored wins offering indie artists affordable guaranteed in-stream song placement on streaming music services. ________________________________ Feature.fm and global music streamer Deezer have formed a partnership that enables artists…
Setting Positive And Realistic Music Career Goals
While setting goals is important when it comes to progressing with your music career, it’s important to do so in a way that is achievable, and that gives you a clear idea of how said goals will be reached. ___________________ Guest Post by Rachel Bresnahan on the SonicBids Blog We’ve…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
This week in our DIY and Indie section, we drop some hot tips on non-musical skills you ought to improve on, how to avoid making costly merch mistakes, the best way to make money teaching music, even if your schedule is full, and much, much more. 5 Non-Musical Skills Musicians…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
This week in our DIY and Indie section, we drop some hot tips on non-musical skills you ought to improve on, how to avoid making costly merch mistakes, the best way to make money teaching music, even if your schedule is full, and much, much more. 5 Non-Musical Skills Musicians…
5 Non-Musical Skills Musicians Should Work To Improve
Certainly improving one’s musical ability is paramount when it comes to maintaining a successful music career, but music is a business, meaning that there are some non-music related skills artists must also hone, or else risk the ruination of their career. _______________________ Guest Post by Jesse Sterling Harrison on the…
The Music Supervisor: Are They Killing Songwriting?
With such a vast variety of channel options now available to consumers, the music supervisor for television and film has, in many ways, become the modern A&R person. However this is creating some concern that songwriters might compromise their artistic integrity in hopes of being placed. ________________________ Guest Post by…