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James Hill

If you’re not focusing on CD packaging, then you’re F)*&^ed!

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Share Humans are like magpies. We like pretty things. If your CD packaging stands out, there’s a change we would want to pick it up and maybe even buy it. Don’t roll your eyes now. I know 2008, 2009- in fact a lot of 2000-sucked for a lot of us. The industry has changed. Digital [...]

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18 January 2012

james James Hill

11 Things to Check Before Sending Us Your Artwork

Share Once you send us your artwork, we will check for technical details like dimensions,bleed, safety margins, fonts,and resolution. And if we see some flaws, we will make minor revisions if necessary and it will be free of charge. But if your project requires major revisions (say, your artwork has very low resolution), we will [...]

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18 December 2010

james James Hill

5 Fastest Ways to PISS OFF Your Fans on Facebook

Share Some people call Facebook Spambook. And for a reason!  Facebook is a great venue for building your fan base.  When handled ‘correctly’, you can get new fans and your existing fanbase can turn into superfans. Social media can give good results if you know how to socialize online but if used incorrectly( without sensitivity), [...]

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2 November 2010

james James Hill

The Lower Class Musician (by Kevin English)

Share Back in 1992, I told myself that I was going to make it in the music business no matter what. The thought of being a starving artist was romantic to me in many ways, because it looked glamorous on TV and the singer always seemed to get the girl in the end. But as [...]

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10 October 2010

james James Hill

“Monetizing the Band” – Are you in NY this weekend?

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Share “Monetizing the Band” – October 12th program hosted by New York Law School #music #musicians New York Law School is holding “Monetizing the Band.” This event will instruct practictioners, law students and other interested parties in the art of making a band a money-making entity. We will be meeting with members of actual working [...]

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8 October 2010

james James Hill

The CD Replication Process

Share Do you wonder how we replicate CDs? Here is a very informative 3-minute video (by CDRom2go) showing how CDs and DVDs are replicated. For those of you who want to know a bit more, read the CD replication process below. Pre-Mastering To ensure that the data supplied by the customers meets the proper standards, [...]

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29 September 2010

james James Hill

How To: Make a Swank-Looking DVD Menu

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Share by Login decker The menu templates included with most DVD authoring applications are too fugly for even ironic use. But that’s just as well, because creating a sophisticated animated menu tailored to your content can take less time than burning the DVD to disc! Using Photoshop and NeroVision Express 3, we updated the orientation [...]

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26 August 2010

james James Hill

How to Design a CD Cover Using Photo shop

ShareHow to Design a CD Cover Using Photo shop This is a re- post from the Awesome Danny Law. You can find him at the www.theoutlawgroup.com So many Photoshop tutorials that are online today make the design process look like it is just one flawless process from start to finish. Any good designer will tell [...]

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25 August 2010

james James Hill

The Transformation of the Music Industry in the 21st Century

ShareThe Transformation of the Music Industry in the 21st Century by George Ziemann — August, 2010 A new school year is underway and it’s time to give all the college researchers something new to chew on. I’ve been studying the recording industry statistics for 8 years, a move which was prompted by the RIAA interfering [...]

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19 August 2010

james James Hill

Independent Record Labels: Record Labels and the Changing Times

ShareA lot has been written about the record labels and independent record labels over the last few years and if you’re like me who’s passionate about these topics,  chances are we’ve heard the same thing: That the music industry is doomed for extinction. They show us statistics of poor CD sales and tell us that [...]

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16 August 2010

james James Hill

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