Although the financial benefits may be minimal for those artists just starting out, the streaming economy is here to stay whether we like it or not, meaning that knowing your way around Spotify and other streaming services is a valuable asset for any musician or artist. _____________________ In this recent…
Category archives: Music Think Tank
Artist’s Guide To Getting Your Music Featured On A Spotify Playlist
While play count is one of the major factors in determining your success on Spotify, getting featured on a playlist is also one of the greatest influencing factors when it comes making or breaking your music on as streaming service. Here we look at how to land one of these…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Headphones • Aretha Franklin • Fill Your Venue • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at articles on how to find the perfect affordable headphones, how Aretha Franklin touched our lives, the best way to bring out more denizens to your venue, and more! Nick Edward | The Curse Of The Golden Ear: In Search Of Headphones Soundfly Team…
Why Music Education Is Essential
With budget cuts and shifts in the curriculum regularly occurring, arts and music are often the first to go, considered as they often are unessential electives. Those passionate about music know this is far from the case however, as illustrated in these five points. ____________________________ In this latest piece from…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Create A Band • Jerry Garcia • Metal • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at articles discussing how to create a band, Jerry Garcia musical legacy, why people who claim to hate Metal could just be listening to the wrong albums, and more. Chloe Caulfield | How To Create A Band Elyadeen Anbar | Remembering Jerry Garcia’s Musical…
Remembering Jerry Garcia’s Musical Legacy
Jerry Garcia acted as the frontman for the Grateful Dead, a band who musical style will forever impact music across the globe. In this piece we explore the artists legacy on the anniversary of his passing. ______________________ In this recent post on MusicThinkTank, we take a look back on the…
What Actually Happens To Our Brain When We Hear Our Favorite Song?
Music’s ability to impact our health and well being as humans has long been established. A new study has revealed exactly what happens when a person hears their favorite song, and how their brain responds. _______________________________ In this latest post from MusicThinkTank, Courtney Myers examines the science behind hearing your…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Budgets • Band Equipment • Outdoor Music • More
This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at how to shift your band’s equipment, accommodating fans at outdoor festivals, the top ten online resources for female musicians, and more! Emma Sturgis | 4 Tips To Moving Your Band’s Equipment To A New Storage Location Rachelle Wilber | How To Accommodate Fans…
Accommodating Fans At Outdoor Festivals
Outdoor festivals can often present some of the best live music experiences of a person’s life, provided care is taken to make sure attendees don’t have to endure too many of the slings and arrows cast by nature. Here we look at how outdoor festivals are accommodating fans. __________________________ In…
The Nashville Number System: What Is It?
Something familiar to any musician on the street worth their salt, the Nashville Number System is a form of shorthand notation which allows those familiar with chord numbers to act as last minute sub or sit on a session. Here we look at what exactly the system is and how…