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The Open Band Approach – Embracing Principles of Open Source & Free Culture to Create Metal

What would a band look like if it readily embraced the principles of open source and free culture? Severed Fifth is a San Francisco Bay Area metal act that intends. Continue reading

admin on 01/19/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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FanBridge Grabs $2 Million, Acquires Damntheradio

FanBridge has acquired damntheradio. This will extend the fan relationship management tools that the company offers to encompass a Facebook too.

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Video: Demos Documentary Film Hopes To Inspire Indie Hip Hop

Documentary film Demos has been created to educate hip-hop artists by providing insights into how to establish a successful independent music career. Industry veterans along with established indie artists will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/18/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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How One Indie Band Gained Hundreds of New… (Read: Nude) Followers Overnight

Every indie band secretly hopes that their efforts won't remain in obscurity forever. Imagine waking up one day to find that you're Facebook presence is now has thousands of "Likes". Continue reading

admin on 01/17/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Intuit GoPayment Lowers Cost Of Selling Merch

Selling merch at gigs is an essential source of income for many bands and Intuit made it more profitable by lowering both startup and transaction costs for mobile credit card. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/12/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Portishead Against The Machine: “There Will Be NO Bonus Tracks, NO Remixes [On Our New Album].”

Every once and awhile, an artist gets fed up with the music industry BS and throws up their hands. Portishead's Geoff Barrow is one of those people. On his Twitter,. Continue reading

admin on 01/07/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (16)
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RootMusic Gets $2.3 Million To Help Musicians Build Better Facebook Pages

(UPDATE 2) According to a filing with the SEC, RootMusic has recieved a total of $2.3 million in funding to build out its popular application that helps musicians design more. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Thanks To Social Marketing Guru Chris Brogan For 3 Words To Guide Us In 2011

One of the few non-music industry thinkers that I try to read daily is Chris Brogan and every New Year the social marketing expert and blogger chooses three words to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Bandcamp Partners With Songkick

Rather than create yet another place that artists have to post their live performance listings, music sales and marketing platform Bandcamp has partnered with Songkick.

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Nimbit Partners With Scott Feldman’s D.I.-Why?

(Updated) Online direct-to-fan platform Nimbit has partnered with D.I.-Why?, a new artists services agency founded by former Nimbit marketing director Scott Feldman to offer aditional hands-on services to artists.

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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