With the music industry continues to change, Record Store Day offers an opportunity and experience which can be embraced by industry enthusiasts across the board, here we check in with a variety of music business players on their experience with Record Store Day, 2018 edition. __________________________ Guest post by Meredith…
Category archives: Live & Touring
How Professional Bands Get Ready For Tour
Once you graduate past garage level and are ready to hit the road as a professional band, there are some important factors to consider before launching your tour, whether it’s a careful review of your finances, or just choosing what to pack. _________________________ In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, Rachelle…
Bandsintown Adds Apple Music Integration, Shares Impressive Concert Discovery Stats
Concert discovery platform Bandsintown has added a native integration that allows Apple Music subscribers to seamlessly listen to artists’ music within the Bandsintown App. The app update also allows Bandsintown users who are not currently Apple Music subscribers to more easily sign up for the service. The Apple MusicKit is…
#irespectmusic Tour Advocacy With Blake Morgan [INTERVIEW]
In this interview, Chris Castle sat down to chat with Blake Morgan, a performing artist, business owner and advocate for the music industry about how he is able to combine his touring and advocacy work and how it always him to effectively leverage press. ______________________ Guest post by Chris Castle…
The Rise Of Artist Curated Festivals
Performing has long been a mainstay of most musician’s income, and as festivals continue to grow in popularity, many artists have found that they can earn good money and maintain more creative control by engineering more artist curated festivals. ___________________________ Guest post by Amanda Wicks of CASH Music It’s no…
Thinking Locally Is The First Step To Success
While the internet can theoretically allow you to access a potentially limitless fanbase, starting out there can make it difficult to cut through the clutter of millions of other vying for listeners attention, meaning artists just starting out are often better off working to develop a local fanbase first. _________________________…
Live Nation Offers $20 All-In National Concert Week Tickets
With the summer concert season right around the corner, Live Nation has announced ‘National Concert Week.’ Running from April 30 through May 8, the event will provide fans with access to exclusive $20 all-in tickets to 2,000+ shows across the concert giant’s roster of summer tours. To launch the week,…
How To Get The Most From Pre-Show Time While On Tour
While touring brings with it a fair share of difficulties, one of the less talked about dealing with the often lengthy amounts of time spent at venues between arrival and performance. Here we look at some ways to maximize this often tedious stretch of time. _________________________ Guest post by Patrick…
James Brown’s Lesson On Creating Beauty From Accidents
Here David Deal highlights how clever performers are able to turn what initially seems like slip-ups or mistakes on stage into carefully tailored ‘moments’ that only enhance their presence in front of an audience. ________________________ Guest post by David Deal of the Superhype Blog Artists create beauty from accidents. One…
"I interviewed 54 women at Coachella, and they all said they had been sexually harassed."
"During the 10 hours I was reporting on this story, I was groped 22 times," writes Vera Papisova in Teen Vogue. Sexual misconduct is a too-common experience for women at music festivals. One survey found that more than 90% of female concertgoers have been harassed at a music festival or…