In the streaming age, revenue share calculations have become so complex and convoluted that it be difficult to tell if artists and labels are being paid what they deserve, begging the question of whether revenue share deal are worth bothering with. __________________________ Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Tech…
Category archives: Music Business
Pare Booking App Simplifies The Show Booking Process
In this piece we look at Pare, a new app for touring artists designed to streamline and simplify the hitherto complex, tedious, time-consuming process of booking shows. Here we hear from Brandon Breitenbach, the app’s founder. _________________________ Guest Post by Chandler Coyle on NoiseTrade This blog post was written by…
10 Reasons Musicians Fail On Social Media
Virtually every career musician has some kind of social media presence but, as with so many things, some artists are better at it than others, and many musicians handle their social media terribly. In this illuminating piece, we look ten different ways artists can make a mess of their social…
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Ordered To Pay Record Labels $395,000
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Zunde and his cohorts have been on the losing end of several major lawsuits. This latest was brought by a consortium of major labels. Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Zunde has been ordered to pay a group of record labels $395,000 for enabling piracy. The action was…
THU. BRIEFING: Led Zep ‘Stairway Trial’ Heats Up • US ISP Sues BMG • Google Sues SFX • More
Thursday 6.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Where does all of them money go in the music industry? Today’s headlines offer the answer: lawyers. Updated continuously under our More News tab.
Tax Break State Of Mind: New York Set To Offer Recording Companies Big Tax Credits
In a bit of good news for New York artists looking to save money, it seems the Empire State will soon be joining numerous others by offering companies which create music projects a sizable tax credit. __________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Everybody likes to save money…
Why You Should Treat Your Music Career Like A Startup
Besides both being challenging career options, being a musician and running a startup have quite a few similarities. In the following article, we look at some of the commonalities between the two, and important rules to follow in order to find success in both. ___________________________________ Guest Post by Rory Seydel…
10 Techniques For Effectively Promoting Local Shows
Once an new band reaches the point in their career where they’re putting on local shows, the challenge of attracting an audience comes into play. In this article, we look at ten ways artists can promote their next local show in a way that increases the chance of people actually…
Josh Simons On Vampr, New Collaboration App For Musicians [INTERVIEW]
In this piece Josh Simons discusses his new iOS app, Vampr, built with the intent of helping musicians connect with like-minded collaborators, delving into how the app functions and how its users can use it most effectively within their musical community. ______________________________ Guest Post by Kevin Cornell on the TuneCore…
UPDATE: Apple’s Trent Reznor Says YouTube Was ‘Built On Backs Of Free Stolen Content,’ Google Responds
UPDATE: Apple execs usually prefer to extol the virtues if their products rather than criticize competitors. But Nine Inch Nails front man and Apple Music product design exec Trent Reznor took the low road when asked about Google’s You Tube. Now Google has responded. ____________________________________________ In a Billboard interview, Apple…