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Category archives: Retail & Vinyl
Austin Welcomes New Short Run Vinyl Pressing Plant
Further evidence that the return of vinyl is as strong as ever, the city of Austin will soon see a new vinyl pressing plant known as Gold Rush Vinyl – this is good news for indie acts who often have lengthy waits when ordering their music on vinyl. _________________________________ Guest…
Record Store Day Summer Camp: 200 Record Store Staffers Converge On New Orleans
Going strong for ten years, Record Store Day has become a big part of the independent music retail business, but besides just being a single day, the event has grown beyond just a single day. One iteration of this is networking party that is Record Store Day Camp. Here we…
Diggers Factory Brings Community To Indie Vinyl Pre-Sales
Diggers Factory founder Alexis Castiel takes us behind the scenes of his crowdfunding styled vinyl pre-order and production service designed to keep artists from wasting money on vinyl production. In this article he explains how the idea for the company came about and where it’s headed. ____________________________ Guest post from…
How To Encourage Fans To Buy CD’s, Vinyl: 5 Techniques
While the majority of music consumers have switched to listening to music via online streaming, the physical product endures, and mediums like vinyl have even seen a spike in popularity. That said, moving physical product remains a challenge, so we’re offering up some tips on how to do it more…
Should Musicians Even Bother Making Albums Since Almost No One Is Buying Them?
Like it or not, we live in a singles driven music industry. A recent half-year report from Nielsen revealed that album consumption has taken a dramatic hit over the past six months, even for the industry’s stars. So, should you even bother "making" an album? ________________________ Guest post by Bobby…
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen Just Doesn’t Get It (Unless He Does?)
Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen was recently quoted griping about how he is no longer making enough money from his recorded music, and although it’s hard to feel too badly for someone as financially successful as Fagen, his frustration does provide us with an interesting snapshot of music revenue overtime. ________________________________…
Warner Music Had Its Most Successful Quarter In 14 Years
The recorded music industry has only recently gotten back on its feet after plummeting to half of its former peak. Streaming seems to have picked up the slack though, and Warner Music is seeing the results with its most successful quarter in fourteen years. __________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…