Posting everyday to promote a new release is fine. But if you aren’t posting a pre-order link, then you are making your fans jump through unnecessary hoops. Listen and learn from music marketing experts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on this week’s…
Category archives: Musician
Gary Clark Jr. Is The Real Life Guitar Hero
In the wake of Gary Clark Jr’s recent performance on the coveted SNL stage, talent developer and music business writer Jesse Kirshbaum here takes a moment to reflect on why a powerful and iconic "real life guitar hero" like Clark Jr. still struggles to break into the mainstream of music….
What Musicians Should Ask Themselves Before Hiring A Publicist
Sure every wants to be successful, but the route to success tends to vary wildly across the industry, and while the help of a publicist can do wonders for advancing the career of some artists, hiring one before you’re ready, or when it’s simply not right fit, can be a…
Truth: The Next Big Data Opportunity
As the reality of data harvesting settles in among consumers, music tech companies are forced to choose where they in the coming privacy war, a where in which honesty and transparency could provide the greatest competitive advantage. ___________________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, Annabel Youens explores how honesty could…
Symphonic Distribution Launches Bodega Sync Licensing
Independent music distribution and label services company Symphonic Distribution is extending its services to include a new sync licensing division called Bodega Sync. Based out of Symphonic’s Brooklyn offices, Bodega will be headed up by creative licensing veteran Jon Mizrachi. Mizrachi, who previously worked for Carlin America music publishing, will…
Bloodshot Records Co-Founder ‘Steps Away’ After Lydia Loveless’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Bloodshot records co-owner Nan Warshaw is “stepping away” from her duties at the indie label, following sexual misconduct allegations against her life partner, musician Mark Panick. The allegations came to light in a series of social media posts by singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless, in which she accused Panick of “casual predation”…
Bloodshot Records Co-Founder ‘Steps Away’ After Lydia Loveless’s Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Bloodshot records co-owner Nan Warshaw is “stepping away” from her duties at the indie label, following sexual misconduct allegations against her life partner, musician Mark Panick. The allegations came to light in a series of social media posts by singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless, in which she accused Panick of “casual predation”…
Spotify Reports Growth and A Hint of Profitability, But Questions Remain [Mark Mulligan]
MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan takes a deep dive into Spotify’s latest public numbers and finds some areas for real concern. "Spotify is growing its subscriber base markedly more quickly than it is growing its premium revenue," says Mulligan, and that is resulting in declining average revenue per user (APRU). ____________________________…
Why Spotify Isn’t Simply A Music Company [Cherie Hu]
In this piece Cherie Hu looks at how Spotify’s major investments in third party licensing deals and original podcast development are validating investor predictions and causing it to become the Netflix of audio while potentially putting its brand at risk. ____________________________________ Guest post by Cherie Hu on Medium On October…
How To Label MP3’s With Song Information (Meta-Tags)
For the DJs and bloggers who have to deal with your MP3s professionally, few things are more frustrating than having an artist provide music which is unlabeled and contains no meta-tag. Correctly labeling your music is, as luck would have it, actually not that hard, and here we walk through…