Best Quotes From The Music Business

For the past seven years, the good people at MusicConsultant have been interviewing music industry experts for their and mining their brains for advice and wisdom. Here they have assembled some their favorite quotes from past . __________________________ Guest Post by Rick Goetz on MusicConsultant Over the course of seven…

Dan Sheron On Touring Russia

In this recent interview from DIY Musician, Chris Robley sat down to chat with solo singer/songwriter Dan Sheron of the band Balto about the logistics of touring in Russia, from booking to promotion. ______________________________ Guest Post by Chris Robley on DIY Musician Dan Sheron of the band Balto lived in…

Memphis Industries On Running An Independent Label

Topspin’s Jim Wallis talks with Matt and Ollie Jacob, brothers and co-founders of London-based indie label Memphis Industries about running a label and how direct-to-fan plays work as an aspect of their business model. _________________________ Guest Post by Jim Wallis on Topspin Memphis Industries is a London-based independent record label,…

SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe On Standing Up For The Value Of Music [INTERVIEW]

In this interview Michael Huppe, the president and CEO of SoundExchange, discusses his organization’s position in the ever-changing music industry industry as its role in the streaming marketplace continues to expand. ___________________________ Guest post by David M. Ross of Nekst Michael Huppe, President/CEO of SoundExchange, was in Nashville last week…

Ariel Hyatt On Crowdfunding, New Book [INTERVIEW]

In this interview Ariel Hyatt, founder and owner of Cyber PR offers her two cents on crowdfunding and success strategies, delving into personal experience as well as offering takeaways from her newly published book. _____________________________ Guest post by Kevin Cornell of Tunecore Ariel Hyatt, founder and owner of Cyber PR…

Cooking Vinyl’s Martin Goldschmidt On 30 Years of Indie Music [INTERVIEW]

In this edition of In The Hot Seat with Larry Leblanc, he sat down with Martin Goldschmidt, the chairman of Cooking Vinyl Group, to discuss the inception of the company, the process around signing and keeping artists, and the evolution of the company. _______________________________ Guest Post by Larry LeBlanc on…

Capitalizing On Remix Culture: Beatport’s Former CEO Has A New Mission

In this article former Beatport CEO Matthew Adell weighs in on the founding of MetaPop, a company working to bring labels, producers, and remixers together as well as discussing why remixes are so important, and how potentially profitable they could be. _______________________________ Guest post by digital strategist Bas Grasmayer from…