10 Tips To Getting Ahead In The New Music Industry
1. If you want to earn money during your music career – get a day job.2. If your songs are not connecting with people – dedicate all your free time. Continue reading
Music Supervisors Explain How They Find Indie Music For Movies And TV [Part 1]
After posting about indie music in advertising, I was asked about the process of bringing one's music to the attention of music supervisors and others who can get your music. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y.
GETTING IT DONE How I Secured 3 Record Deals In 3 Different Ways For 3 Different Bands [Part 1, Part 2] Facebook Makes Mandatory Shift To Timeline, But New. Continue reading
ReverbNation Gets A Major Makeover
new home page (click to enlarge) ReverbNation is currently beta testing a cleaner, more modern design along with major updates to a number of key features. Current ReverbNation users. Continue reading
Indie Music In Advertising Becomes The Status Quo
Recent articles in Adweek, Businessweek, Fortune and the LA Times discuss the widespread use of music by indie artists in advertising. While this is not a new phenomenon, it is. Continue reading
6 Essential Elements For Every Artist’s Homepage
Guest post by David Dufresne, CEO of musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. Your homepage is usually the first page visitors to your website will see, so it’s important to make. Continue reading
FREE INVITES: Musician Friendly Blogging Platform StageBloc Enters Beta
StageBloc is a new blogging platform described by cofounder and CEO Tom Giles as being somewhere between Tumblr and WordPress. It offers hosted websites that are designed to be simple. Continue reading
Zoe Keating Tries To Make Sense Of The Performance Royalty System
Guest post by Zoë Keating. As a DIY artist it's up to me to educate myself about the music business. I do my best, but some elements of it seem. Continue reading
12 Guidelines For Long Term Indie Music Success
Vinnie Ribas, the Founder and CEO of Indie Connect, recently shared "12 Srategies For Long Term Success As An Indie Artist." They're actually worth considering for anyone who's a freelancer. Continue reading
How Do Musicians Really Earn Their Living? [CASE STUDIES]
The Future of Music Coalition has released data from its Artist Revenue Streams research project, where financial case studies drawing from 4-12 years of accounting data provide information about how. Continue reading
