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SliceThePie Logs 1M Reviews

There are a number of competing online and D.I.Y. fan to artist financing systems, and perhaps the most popular Slicethepie just hit a milestone as volunteer "scouts" submitted their millionth. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Gydget Gets Band Widgets Right

Few music 2.0 tools have gotten higher adoption rates as widgets. These little pieces of code are popular because they encourage viral promotion. Plus if you keep the widget updated,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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“Band With A Plan” Ups Fan Driven Ante

NY indie band Telling On Trixie has dubbed itself "A Band With A Plan" and launched abandwithaplan.com to raise $50,000 and involve fans in the decision making process as they. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Help Wanted: Patrons & Champions

IF NOT THE RECORD LABEL, WHO WILL HELP? Several comments to my recent Top 10 Issues Facing Music 2.0 post suggested that an 11th issue facing indie musicians was to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/16/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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BoDeans Go D.I.Y. With Impressive Results

Roots-rockers the BoDeans have jumped on the D.I.Y. bandwagon with strong initial results. After nine records on various major and indie labels over 20 years, the  band decided to form. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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SliceThePie Claims Will Finance More New UK Acts Than Major Labels In ’08

It’s a sad statement about the music industry when an upstart UK web site launches more new talent than three of the top four label groups in that country. Slicethepie.com,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/15/2008 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Label Models: Which Will Survive?

As CD sales and label profits tumble, a great deal of hope and excitement has been attached to a variety of new models: Music Is Free – And hope to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (10)
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Guitar Hero Proves Powerful Song Sales Tool

THE GAME JUST GOT A LOT MORE INTERESTING Song inclusion in a popular video game may prove to be a powerful music revenue booster far beyond the royalties received from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/23/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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All 100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips

After getting requests from readers, we’ve put all 100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips on a single page.  No more clicking around to view them. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/14/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Prince And The Pirate Bay – A Litigation Fairytale

Continuing his crusade to control his own content, Prince is planning lawsuits against Bit-Torrent indexer Pirate Bay in the US, France (which has favorable copyright laws) and the notorious site’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/13/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Social Music Marketing – A Quick Handbook

Music Marketing 2.0 has not quite arrived, but it’s clearly just around the corner.  Traditional media are being replaced as music promotion and discovery engines by a multitude of online. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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