When it comes to working in the music industry, success is hardly a guarantee. Ensuring success may not seem possible, but it there are certain things which may be sabotaging your chances of advance your and your bands career. __________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog Music…
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How Modern Artist Managers Are Using YouTube
Gone are the days of simply leaving promotion to the labels, with artist managers now taking to the web to proactively boost their artist’s presence. Here Dan Tsurif of Mercenary Management outlines how YouTube and other social media can be leveraged to maximize an artists online presence. ______________________ Guest post…
Independent Venue Week To Debut In US This Summer
Independent Venue Week will make its US debut this July 9-15 in cities across the county. The wildly popular UK edition of Independent Venue Week launched in 2014 with Colin Greenwood of Radiohead as its ambassador. ________________________________ Independent Venue Week, a celebration of independently owned and run music venues, debuts…
How To Market College Gigs
When on tour, college towns can represent a great opportunity for artists looking to book shows, but attracting the college demographic carries with it its own set of challenges. Here we look at how to effectively market to a college audience. __________________________ Guest post from the TuneCore Blog in collaboration…
5 Up And Coming Music Festivals Gaining Popularity In Europe
Music festivals are an important meeting point between artists and their fans and can represent a major springboard in the career of aspiring musicians and bands. In recent years, the festival scene has become dominated by the major names in the market like Coachella, Tomorrowland, Rock in Rio, and Fuji…
Musicians And The Great College Dilemma
For many musicians, the choice of whether or not to attend college can be a difficult one. While college can provide a lot of opportunities for both networking and improving one’s skills, many artists find that college is out of their financial reach, or consider unnecessary to their success in…
Creamery Studio Celebrates Diverse Artist Base w/ Mixtape
A constantly evolving vibrant music and arts mecca, Brooklyn is home to The Creamery Studio, a lofted space in the Greenpoint Neighborhood. Here Jeff Fettig and Quinn McCarthy chat with the TuneCore Blog about the space and a new mixtape of studios artists being released. ____________________________ Guest post by Kevin…
Court Awards Amy Lee, Evanescence $1M From Ex-Manager
A final confirmation of an arbitration award of $1,036,773 to lead singer Amy Lee and her band Evanescence ends a three-year dispute initiated by former manager Andrew Lurie of 110 Management for alleged unpaid commissions. 110 Management president Andrew Lurie claimed that Lee owed unpaid management fees and commissions totaling…
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Napster has named Vanessa Hoffmann as vice president, business development & operations, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Hoffmann joins Napster after general management, sales and marketing roles at Vodafone, Microsoft and Autodesk. Most recently she was actively engaged as a management consultant advising on business transformation and strategy for prominent…
4 Essentials For Great Band Photography
Photographing bands or artists can be a fun and interesting way to hone one’s photography skills, but having the right inventory, both tangible and otherwise, is essential to capturing musicians at their best and most poster-worthy. Here we break down four essentials. _____________________ In this latest from MusicThinkTank, Rachelle Wilber…