Give Your Fans Warm Fuzzies
As artists know, fans are what fuel their careers. Without fans, artists would just be playing music in their rooms. Since fans are so important, artists must engage with them.. Continue reading
Sofar Sounds: Growing A House Party Network [Updated]
House parties take different forms but all tend to exist as alternative venues for specific subcultures to gather. Sofar Sounds is gathering those who wish to enjoy music in a. Continue reading
Millennials Shift From UK To European Music Festivals and Festicket Benefits
Though based in the UK, Festicket is increasingly benefitting from young people's growing tendency to ditch music festivals in the UK for longer vacations to music festivals across Europe. Lured. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
I Made More From Selling A T-Shirt Than From 1 Million Plays On Pandora We've Looked At The iTunes Radio Contract, And Apple Is One Sly Negotiator WME's Ari Emanuel. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Music Crowdfunding Without A Fanbase The Definitive Survival Guide for Band and Musician Photo Shoots Kosha Dillz On 13 Things I Would Do For My Career and Life With $5000. Continue reading
Apparently Twitter #Music Users Don’t Listen To Jazz, Classical Or World Music
A major update to Twitter's #Music app adds music discovery features called 'Charts', and along with it come genres to help users find music relevant to them. But apparently #Music. Continue reading
6 Income Streams To Become A Full-Time Musician [INFOGRAPHIC]
The Seattle Office of Film + Music took a look at the annual revenue of up-and-coming fulltime local musicians and how they do it. Three musicians, each from different genres,. Continue reading
6 Things Musicians Should Know That They Don’t Teach You in Music School
You learn many lessons in school, but some things you can’t learn just by reading a textbook or listening to a lecture. Life is different and some things that you. Continue reading
Tom Silverman’s A2iM Lifetime Achievement Award Speech
Full text of the A2iM Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech by Tom Silverman, music industry thought leader and founder of Tommy Boy Records and the New Music Seminar. Lifetime Achievement. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Twitter #Music Is a Dud & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Jon Ostrow: Twitter #Music Is a Dud… But Twitter is Still Critical To Your Marketing Mark Doyon: Think of Your Music. Continue reading