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How To Book More Gigs: Essential Tips for Indie Artists

Booking gigs as an indie artist can be challenging, but we’ve got you covered. Discover proven strategies to land more shows, build your fanbase, and take your live performances to the next level.

Alana Bonilla on 10/28/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Free Help with Health Insurance for Musician

Free Help with Health Insurance for Musicians & Industry Professionals

With the open enrollment period mandated by the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) about to open and Medicare enrollment underway, the Music Health Alliance is offering free help with health insurance for musicians and industry professionals navigating the complex process.

Bruce Houghton on 10/21/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Apple Music adds Set Lists, expands concert discovery with Bandsintown

Apple Music has launched a feature that lets artists to turn concert setlists into playlists. Apple Music For Artists’ Set List integrates with Bandsintown to create tour-related playlists and increase concert discovery.

Bruce Houghton on 10/17/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Lyte bankruptcy

The Lyte Bankruptcy and What It Reveals About the Ticketing Industry

The Lyte bankruptcy highlights the growing challenges in the ticketing industry, where margins are shrinking, partnerships are strained, and strong technology is crucial. Learn how these shifts are reshaping the market and what they mean for the future of ticketing.

Alana Bonilla on 10/15/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Music Crisis

The Live Music Crisis: Challenges Facing the Industry

Is live music facing an unprecedented crisis? Discover the major challenges shaking the industry and what it means for the future of concerts and events for artist big and small.

Alana Bonilla on 10/09/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (2)
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StubHub Fake Ticket Lawsuit Stalls

As the fight to reign in ticket resellers like Vivid Seats and StubHub heats up in Washington, DC and state legislatures over excessive markups, fees and fake Oasis tickets, Chris Castle revisits a StubHub fake ticket lawsuit stalled in the courts.

Alana Bonilla on 10/07/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Scalpers offer hundreds of US Oasis tickets

Scalpers offer thousands of fake spec Oasis tickets BEFORE US presale

Ticket scalpers are offering hundreds tickets at grossly inflated prices to upcoming Oasis North America tour dates before they are even on sale.

Bruce Houghton on 10/03/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Become the Musician Every Band Wants to Hire

Breaking into the music industry is tough, with only 71,000 of 1.3 million new artists in 2023 making it to a “career” stage. Learn how to build your personal brand and become the musician every band want to hire.

Alana Bonilla on 10/01/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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How to get a job at a Major Talent Agency

Want to get a job at a major talent agency? Learn how to stand out in the competitive entertainment industry job market with expert tips on networking, business skills, and clear communication.

Alana Bonilla on 09/30/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Promoters scalp their own tickets, Lyte collapse reveals

The sudden collapse of ticketing platform Lyte laid bare one of live music’s open secrets: promoters scalp their own tickets with the help of the same secondary ticket platforms they claim to despise.

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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