A look at how the new music economy has developed to favor the promotion and popularity of singles rather than full albums, as has historically been the case. _________________________ Guest Post from Trill Trax Music platforms today offer songwriters a variety of tools to share music. One service that has…
Category archives: D.I.Y.
5X Grammy Winner Calls YouTube "Criminal Racketeers" In Open Letter To "Pushers Of Piracy"
In an "Open Letter to YouTube, ‘Pushers’ of Piracy" composer, bandleader and five-time Grammy winner Maria Schneider leaves no stone unthrown as she goes after Google and its YouTube subsidiary: "… for the vast majority of the artistic community, including me, and every musician I know (and I know thousands),…
4 Best Social Media Marketing Practices For Musicians
The world of social media marketing is complex and ever-changing, but if you’re trying promote your music online, it’s also very necessary. Here we look at what are currently considered to be four of the best marketing practices when it comes to social media. ____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski…
Artist, Entreprenuer Kenna On Redefining The Song And Entrepreneurship
In this edition of Music Biz Podcast, Cortney Harding is joined by Kenna, an artist and entrepreneur. Kenna has recorded several albums but is now moving away from the traditional concepts of how to release music and instead focusing on the creation of "sonics," his term for more free-form musical…
Fans Not Fame: A New Way To Promote Independent Music
Here an independent artist looks at why the more "traditional" path to success as an artist in the music industry is no longer effective, and the new method of marketing which self-promoted artists must use in order to be successful. ____________________________________________ In this recent piece from MusicThinkTank, Mark Knight shares…
Report That SoundCloud Is Taking Down US DJ Mixes Is Bogus
A report that SoundCloud would be taking down DJ mixes in the wake of its deal with the 3 major label groups is totally false. And its not the first time that this same publication has printed sensational stories based on inaccurate and unnamed sources. "The story has no truth…
Poor Man’s Copyright: Enough To Protect Your Songs?
Traditionally, mailing one’s work to oneself was thought to be sufficient evidence of copyright, but this may not actually enough. Here we look at why you should take further steps and register your work with the Federal Copyright Office. ___________________________ Guest Post by Erin M. Jacobson on the Sonicbids Blog…
Attention DIY Arists: Windowing Won’t Work For You
While the practice of "windowing" releases has seen a lot of popularity among artists like Adele and Beyonce, the article explore why, for most DIY musicians, making it harder for fans to access your music is probably a mistake. __________________________ Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician With…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music
This week in the wonderful world of independent music and DIY we look at how to pre-plan content for Twitter, what’s working well in indie music today, the appropriate way to go about contacting press, and much, much more. Pre-Plan: 5 Types Of Content You Can Prep In Advance On…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Who Killed The Creativity • Long Live EDM • Protection From Hacks • More
Recently on MusicThinkTank, we looked at what happened to creativity, the future of EDM, how you can protect both yourself and your fans from being hacked, and more. Jason K Ventura| Who Killed The Creativity And Imagination? Matt Mannino | Long Live EDM Cherie Nelson | Protecting Yourself And Your…