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TuneCore’s Jeff Price To Music Industry Gatekeepers: “Go Fuck Yourself”

(UPDATED) "To those people out there, the sitting board members of the RIAA and the sitting board members of A2IM and the sitting board members of Sound Exchange who have. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (23)
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Site Worth Watching: BandSurfing.com

I often come across music tech and musician services startups that look promising. But because they are early stage and must rise above so much noise and competition to succeed,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Do You Really Want A Major Label Deal?

This guest post comes from Robin Davey, a musician, artist and Head of Music and Film Development at GROWVision Media. A recent survey suggested that 75% of artists are still. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/21/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (14)
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Shift Happens: A Story of Frustration & Opportunity

This guest post comes from Bob Baker of TheBuzzFactor.com, author of "Guerrilla Music Marketing Online", Berkleemusic's "Music Marketing 101" course, and many other books and promotion resources for DIY artists,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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How To Get Your Music Into Video Games

The National Association of Recording Industry Professionals (NARIP) held a professional’s panel in downtown San Francisco last Wednesday where top minds in the video game industry discussed ways that independent. Continue reading

admin on 04/18/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (15)
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Odd Future Manager Christian Clancy On Chaos, Authenticity and Building The Pull

(UPDATED) The band generally known as Odd Future, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All or OFWGKTL, has been on the talk lately of hip hop fans, tastemakers and industry. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (18)
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Microsoft’s Bing Control’s 30% Of Search & Why You Should Care

It's a basic rule of marketing. Customers (fans) need to be able to find you; and in the internet age that means search engines. Until now that meant where you. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Anna Rose Beck Sets Record Straight On Working At ReverbNation, Kickstarter & Being A D.I.Y. Artist

Guest post "D.I.Y. Music – When Artists Become The Product" by (@wgruger) William Gruger caused quite a stir with dozens of reader comments and TuneCore CEO Jeff Price's strong rebuttal. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Tuncecore CEO Jeff Price Responds: “When Artists Become The Product”

Last week, Hypebot published a guest post, "D.I.Y. Music – When Artists Become The Product" by William Gruger which questioned the value of the growing "online industry dedicated to earning. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (13)
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Spreaker: Artist Marketing Tool Or Waste Of Time?

(UPDATED) Spreaker is a free and straightforward online radio and podcast service with resources like video tutorials to make it easy to use. Set up a show, upload media files. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/11/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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