Festival season has officially kicked off and while, as an up and coming band, it may be frustrating that you’re not able able to play the festival circuit quite yet, there are number of other fun and effective ways to capitalize on a festival without actually gracing the stage. Here…
Category archives: Indie
Collect All The Revenue Your Recorded Music Can Earn: Pt. I
For a long time, many traditional music industry revenue sources were closed off to the independent artists, but these channels are starting to open up, providing some exciting new income sources for the DIY artists out there – as long as you know how to get them. ___________________________ Guest post…
How To Eventize Your Band and Brand
Rather than broadly promoting a tour, artists like Garth Brooks instead ‘eventize’ every show, giving each performance its own personalized swathe of marketing leading up to the show, as well as producing a weekly livestream featuring a concert recap and debuting new video content. So how can you apply this…
7Digital Flirts With Bankruptcy, eMusic Makes $1.6M Bet
B2B digital music services provider 7Digital is flirting with administration, the UK equivalent of bankruptcy, after investors rejected a plan to issue more shares for cash which the company says its needs to survive. 7digital Group Plc is a publicly traded digital music and radio services platform. 7digital offers both…
Should I Quit Music? How To Prevent Burnout
Given the trials and countless setbacks you will inevitably face as you struggle to cultivate a successful music industry career, chances are good you will at some point – maybe after one too many money-loosing tours, or rejected pitches – question whether it’s time to just throw in the towel….
Amoeba Music Forced To Move Iconic LA Store
The LA City Council has approved zoning changes that clear the way for the demolition of Amoeba Music’s distinctive Los Angeles outlet. According to the LA Times, the vote facilitates the development of a new, 26-story building at the site of the current Amoeba Music store, located at the corner…
A Playlist Is Not A Marketing Plan: The 4 Ingredients Of A Great Music Business Conference Panel
In this piece, Glenn Peoples breaks down the recent panel at this year’s Music Biz conference titled "A Playlist is Not a Marketing Plan" aimed at reeducating artists away from their mono-maniacal need to get placed on a playlist. ____________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples from his Medium blog “A…
Songtrust Now Represents 205K Songwriters, 2M Songs, Reports Record Growth
Royalty collection platform Songtrust has announced impressive year-over-year growth. As of May 31st, Songtrust has more than 2 million songs under management from 26,000 publishers and 205,000 songwriters from 64 countries. Since Q2 2018, the company has added more than 55,000 songwriters, and now registers more than 5,000 new songs…
Spotify’s Free Online Recording Studio Soundtrap Adds Unlimited Storage
Spotify owned Soundtrap has released a new version of its free tier which allows users to create and save an unlimited number of multi-track music and podcast projects. Unlimited capacity has until now only been available to paying subscribers. The free multi-platform software now also adds 210 free software instruments…
Emerging Artists Are Key For Building Authentic Connections Between Brand And Consumer
While teaming up with an artist can be beneficial for both the brand and artist, there is a certain risk, at least to the artist, that such partnerships will be harmful to fans’ perception of their authenticity. Here we look at how partnering with emerging artists can help make the…