It was a rare viola de gamba built in the 17th century. Sadly, the instrument was crushed after being forced into checked luggage by Alitalia Airlines. We’ve heard of airlines destroying guitars and flattening tubas. But this one takes the cake…
Category archives: Information For Musicians
Lil Pump Just Voided His Major Label Contract and Kept the $350k Advance
Lil Pump’s non-favorable contract with Warner Bros. Records is up. Lil Pump, an overnight rap sensation with his smash hit “Gucci Gang,” inked a non-favorable contract deal with Warner Bros. Records when he was underage. Now that the…
How Musicians Can Make the Most Out of Facebook’s Upcoming Changes
Facebook Apocalypse for Musicians & Artists? The following comes from Savvy Musician Academy, a proud partner of DMN committed to educating a brand-new class of successful musicians. If you’re a musician, artist, or content creator and you pay atte…
Why I Recently Deleted My SoundCloud Account
The following comes from Savvy Musician Academy, a proud partner of DMN committed to educating a brand-new class of successful musicians. You might be thinking to yourself, “What the heck? Why would you do that?” After all, there are 175 MILLION SoundC…
Now You Know Everything About Recording Deals
Before you sign a major recording deal, read this post. You’ll thank us later. The Big Three Contracts Contract 1: License to Distribute a Single Album This first contract is a basic license deal for a single album. The artist receives a sum of m…
Now You Know Everything About Recording Deals
Before you sign a major recording deal, read this post. You’ll thank us later. The Big Three Contracts Contract 1: License to Distribute a Single Album This first contract is a basic license deal for a single album. The artist receives a sum of m…
The Laws Governing Music Creators’ Compensation are Unfair and Outdated
I’ve worn a lot of hats in the music industry over the course of my career. While I’m perhaps most visible for my work as a keyboardist with Maroon 5, with which I’ve had the pleasure of touring the world and receiving multiple Grammy nominations, I’ve…
In LA? Strike a Licensing Deal at Songtradr’s Synch Showcase
Synch licensing is lonely. So Songtradr is throwing an offline synch licensing party. When it comes to synch licensing, most of the action is either online or behind-the-scenes. If you’re an artist, you rarely meet the people licensing your mus…
Indie Band Gets 79,000 Streams In a Month, Spotify Bans Them for Life
Indie folk band Smokey and the Mirror thought 79,000 plays on Spotify was a success. Spotify thought it was fraud. Last week, musician Ari Herstand found his album temporarily removed from Spotify after using a stream-boosting service. But that pales…
Spotify Removed My Album Because Of Seemingly Fake Streams
A few people have noted recently that I haven’t released a song in two years and how it can seem hypocritical as I instruct musicians to regularly release music. We’re in a fast food society where people’s attention spans are shorter than ever. You can…