In recognition of indie favorite BalconyTV’s ten year anniversary, its founder Stephen O’Regan offers us ten facts about how the daily online music show works and where it stands today. ______________________________ By Stephen O’Regan, Co-Founder, BalconyTV on The Orchard’s The Daily Rind It’s BalconyTV‘s 10th anniversary. As the one who…
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Writing Songs That Last: What Is In Your Song’s DNA?
Here Billy Seidman discusses what it takes to create a song that will truly grab its listener, and how a composer can craft a track which pulls a listener in both musically, and with regard to the song’s content and integrity. ________________________ Guest Post by Billy Seidman on Songtrust The…
Learning The New Rules Of Indie Music Management
One of the best ways to get new strategies for your music career is to look at what others are doing. So Dave and Lindsay of the New Artist Model put together a series of case studies from musicians pushing the envelope. The 6th installment is pop punk band The…
The Benefits Of Networking
Without the backing of major label, indie artists are forced to do the hard work of promoting themselves on their own, something which necessitates a solid set of good networking skills. Here we look at some tips for networking, whether at a local show or on the web. ____________________________ In…
Music Came First At A2IM #IndieWeek 2016
New York City’s Indie Week wound down last night. The annual series of events sponsored by A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music) brings together indie labels and the independent music community. By music marketer Matt Voyno A2IM is probably the most important music organization you’ve never/vaguely heard of. They work…
A Brief History Of Frozen Mechanical Royalties [David Lowery]
In the wake of recent rate court negotiations with the Copyright Royalty Board to set the compulsory mechanical royalty rate for songs, David Lowery takes a look at the history of mechanical royalty rates, which have been frozen to the disadvantage of artists for some time. _______________________________ Guest post by…
Pare Booking App Simplifies The Show Booking Process
In this piece we look at Pare, a new app for touring artists designed to streamline and simplify the hitherto complex, tedious, time-consuming process of booking shows. Here we hear from Brandon Breitenbach, the app’s founder. _________________________ Guest Post by Chandler Coyle on NoiseTrade This blog post was written by…
10 Reasons Musicians Fail On Social Media
Virtually every career musician has some kind of social media presence but, as with so many things, some artists are better at it than others, and many musicians handle their social media terribly. In this illuminating piece, we look ten different ways artists can make a mess of their social…
Tax Break State Of Mind: New York Set To Offer Recording Companies Big Tax Credits
In a bit of good news for New York artists looking to save money, it seems the Empire State will soon be joining numerous others by offering companies which create music projects a sizable tax credit. __________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Everybody likes to save money…
Why You Should Treat Your Music Career Like A Startup
Besides both being challenging career options, being a musician and running a startup have quite a few similarities. In the following article, we look at some of the commonalities between the two, and important rules to follow in order to find success in both. ___________________________________ Guest Post by Rory Seydel…