We have a plethora of helpful tips and tricks for the independent music industry do-it-yourselfers out there, with advice on how to get your artist website started, how to engage fans at your next shows, how to better manage your merch, and much much more! Key Tips For Getting Started…
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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Ancient Music • Attractive Stage • Practice Space • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we listen to some ancient music, learn how to craft an attractive stage setup, build the ideal home practice space, and more! Courtney Myers | Ancient Music In Your Headphones? It’s Possible, Thanks To Historians MusicThinkTank | MusicThinkTank, Hypebot Join The Bandsintown Family Rachell Wilber |…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through a busy and contentious week in the music biz, we revisit Spotify’s kickoff of label licensing talks despite major disputes at the company, Apple’s new ‘app tax,’ a lawsuit against Fall Out Boy over their use of fury llama puppets, and more! Hypebot, MusicThinkTank Join…
Major Label Signs An Algorithm To A 20 Album Deal
This is NOT an early April Fools joke. Endel, an app that uses algorithms the company calls predictive mechanics to produce personalized sounds to help you focus and relax, has signed a multi-album deal with Warner Music Group. As part of the deal with WMG’s Art Music division, the five…
How Fans Are Building A Vibrant Gimme Radio Community
In this piece, Jon Maples explains how the principles and process behind the unique radio streaming app Gimme Radio have given rise to a successful listening platform, home to a vibrant social community. __________________________ By Jon Maples of Gimme Radio from Medium Slack was on fire. Our emergency channel, the…
Engaging Fans: 5 Tips For Your Next Show
Disappointing live shows are, unfortunately, endemic in the music industry, particularly for bands that are just finding their feet, and a tepid live experience can often leave potential fans regretting their decision to step out. Here we look at five ways you as an artist can effectively engage with an…
Only 1% Of Users Pay For Music In India, says Spotify’s Amarjit Singh Batra
Spotify’s entry into India is filled with opportunities and challenges. YouTube is the country’s most popular music service, with Spottily the eighth player to launch there. But the biggest challenge that Spotify faces in India is one that is shared by all seven of its competitors. Of the more than…
Tools For Managing Music Merch
Being an artist is hard enough without having to manage the mini-department store that is your merch – luckily there are a number of tools out there designed to lessen the headache of keeping up with orders and streamlining sales. _____________________________ Guest post by Tarryn Meyers of Symphonic If you’re…
How To Take Responsibility For Archiving Your Music, Data
Recent news that the down on its luck social network Myspace fried a dozen years of media due to a server error should have artists and professionals alike scrambling to make sure they have a multitude of backups for their precious data. _______________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix…
Facebook Could Be the Future of Social Music, But Isn’t Yet [Mark Mulligan]
In an ere where almost everything is billed as "social," streaming music is a surprisingly outlier. Given music’s power to bring people together, streaming would seem ripe as a social hub. Facebook could fill that void – without ever launching its own streaming service. But, as MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan points…