In this piece DeCarlos Garrison explains the challenges of artist management and of guiding a band or artist towards industry success, as well as how embracing tech can work to transform artists into industry experts in their own right. ____________________________ Guest post by DeCarlos Garrison, CEO of Bandbasher I loved…
Category archives: Live & Touring
What To Expect When You’re Booking A Tour
Here we look at some tips and advice for bands or artists who reach the stage in their career where they’re ready to hit the road for their first major tour, outlining how they should plan for maximum success, and what they should be prepared for. ____________________________ Guest post by…
Bandsintown Launches "Big Break" Emerging Artists Program
BandsInTown has launched "Big Break," a program designed to highlight merging artists on the popular concert discovery platform. Like Spotify’s RISE and Apple Music’s UP NEXT, Big Break aims to harness the site’s community of millions of active music fans to help new artists develop a following. ____________________________________ Bandsintown "Big…
5 Reasons Music Venues Won’t Write You Back
Artists and bands often experience frustration when reaching out to venues in hopes of booking a show, only to be greeted with deafening radio silence. This silence can often be justified, however. Here we look at five reasons venues might not be getting back to you. _____________________ Guest post by…
Live Nation, MGM Resorts Sued In Wake Of Festival Shooting
Ten survivors of the deadly shooting spree at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas have hit the estate of alleged gunman Stephen Paddock, as well as MGM Resorts, Mandalay Bay and festival promoter Live Nation with a lawsuit alleging negligence. The litigants in the suit, all from San…
How Not To Get Booked
While musical ability is an important part of being successful artist, there are some skills essential to the industry that aren’t directly related to performance but are nonetheless essential, and a lack of which can be ruinous to the artist. __________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog…
VNUE Acquires Set.fm From PledgeMusic
Just one year after PledgeMusic finalized its acquisition of Set.fm, it has now sold it to live event recording and release platform VNUE for an undisclosed sum. ______________________________ VNUE Inc. (OTC: VNUE), a service that records and releases live concerts, has announced the acquisition of Set.fm from direct-to-fan platform PledgeMusic….
Maintaining A Successful Relationship While Touring
Touring brings plenty of stresses and challenges with it, and maintaining a relationship over not only distance but a complex schedule and dubious connectivity is certainly among them. Here we look at some tips for making it work. ______________________ In this most recent post to MusicThinkTank, Robert Lanterman offers some…
Songkick To Shutter In November
Ticketing company Songkick revealed that they plan to cease operations at the end of the month, according to a client letter from the company. _____________________________ Songkick, which allowed artists to sell tickets directly to fans, said in the letter that they plan to continue their lawsuit against Live Nation and…
Twickets Launches Low Cost Ticket Resale Platform In US
Twickets, the European based face-value or less ticket resale platform has now launched in the U.S. Twickets is supported by Adele, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, One Direction and other artists as an alternative to StubHub and ticket companies that encourage top dollar ticket resales. __________________________ Twickets, a platform that…