Cultivating a successful career in the music business is more difficult than many other industries, and while experience and talent are certainly helpful assets when it comes to getting an employers attention, there’s one quality they’re looking for in potential hires that trumps all others. ___________________________ Guest post by James…
Category archives: Indie
ADA Worldwide Partners With Incubus on Global Distribution Deal
WMG owned distributor and label services provider ADA has partnered with multi-platinum band Incubus and the band’s own label of the same name. ADA will support the Los Angeles-based label across sales and distribution on a global scale, along with a full suite of label services in the US, including…
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentary inside the music industry looked at the sustainability of a streaming based income, why it’s important for songwriters to embrace authenticity over trends, what merch sales are truly worth in the modern music economy, and more. Streaming Income: How Sustainable Is It? Why Songwriters Need To Embrace…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Indie Tour Tips • Self-Care On The Road • Pre-Show Jitters • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, our contributors shared articles on what indie bands need to know before they embark on a tour, how artists on the road can maintain their personal health, some tricks for calming stage nerves before a show, and more. Dixie Somers | 5 Tips For An Indie…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Before moving on to what will surely be another full week of music industry events, we look back on why Spotify and others should be worried about a recession, new record news from T Swift, the Dept. of Justice’s backing of Led Zeppelin in their ongoing copyright dispute, and more….
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week on Hypebot, some of our most frequently perused articles covered the roll of the music publisher in your artist development team, some of music’s biggest execs in a Q&A, how streams are manipulated and why it’s harmful, and more! How To Build Your Own Artist Development Team: The…
Streaming Income: How Sustainable Is It?
How much artists actually earn from streaming has been a popular topic of debate in the music industry for some time. Here, we look at a slightly different perspective on basic income forecasting, and exactly how the economics of streaming affect artists. __________________________________ Guest post from AWAL This article provides…
5 Top Ways to Promote Your Event Via Eventbrite
Once you’ve poured the necessary blood, sweat, and tears into your event required to ensure your attendees will have a good time, how do you guarantee anyone will actually show up? Here we look at five key ways in which you can boost your next event to encourage maximum turnout….
Last Day To Vote On SXSW PanelPicker, Including Our Data Driven Touring Panel
Friday is the last day to cast your vote using the SXSW PanelPicker to help choose which panels should be presented at SXSW 2020. Check out all the great panels and consider giving our own SMART TOURING: GUIDE BOOKING + MARKETING WITH DATA a thumbs up. Sign up and vote…
Producing Tracks For Licensing – How To Boost Your Chances For Success [Part 2]
In this second part of a breakdown on how to improve your odds for success when producing tracks for licensing, we look at what you need in order to ensure you have your organizational ducks in a row with respect to your digital audio workstation, your paperwork, and your network….