Subscribe and receive the latest news

From the category archives:

Industry News

Promotional Products: Band Merch Ideas Under $5

band-merch-ipod-cover

ShareAre you a touring band who wants to add new items to your promotional merch? Are you bored of the same old stuff but you’re still not as bigtime as KISS so you simply can’t make one of their crazy band merchandise? Here are some awesome (but CHEAP!) band merch items that can be made [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

28 January 2012

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

2011 Music Sales Report: Album Sales Up for the First Time in 7 Years!

Share   2011 is indeed a great year for music. Vinyl sales continue to go up, overall physical album sales declines 5%, but this is significantly less that the 19%decline in 2010. Oh yes, people. Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes. Here are the numbers made by Nielsen & Billboard: For the first time, total [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

7 January 2012

Erick Yankton Erick Yankton

Yes folks, the CD is safe for now

ShareYou can download a huge music library without ever leaving home, but reports of the compact disc’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, writes BRIAN BOYD . Read this article from the Irish Times. ———————————————————————————– IT WAS INEVITABLE. The report went like this. By the end of next year the major record labels are planning to [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

18 December 2011

Erick Yankton Erick Yankton

Music Conferences this December 2011

Share SCMC Music Conference Date: Dec 3, 2011 Place: Greensboro, NC Cost: $25-500 The SCMC 2011 music conference will provide you the necessary information, tools, and insider tips on how to brand your artist,producer, or label in the music business.This Years SCMC 2011 Panel were selected because they have always made their selves available to [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

1 December 2011

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

Steve Jobs’ 12 Rules of Success

Share Steve Jobs, the genius who gave the world those cute little iThings and Pixar. We have him to thank for making films with a prodigal fish, toys that live, cars that talk, a rat that cooks gourmet, a balloon flying house. Films with more heart than most movies with actual people. We also have [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

5 October 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

A Beginner’s Guide to Music Mastering

Share Mastering is a bit of a mystery to most people. For some the mystery only goes as far as how it’s done. For most it’s a question of ‘what is it? And what is it for?’  For the latter, here is a beginner’s guide. Loudness and polish The most familiar aspect of music mastering [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

29 September 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

10 Free Photography Marketing Ideas That Work Like Crazy

Share You’ve started your business, now how do you find clients to hire you? Traditional advertising, such as an ad in a magazine or newspaper, is mostly worthless. Don’t waste your money. I’ve tried it. They don’t work. Instead, imagine having people love your business so much that they send all their friends your way. [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

20 September 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

Promote Your Music Using QR Codes

ShareIf you’re not familiar with QR codes (quick response code), they are the little black & white checker-box images that are popping up on posters, kiosks, signs and just about everywhere else information is displayed. You’ve probably already seen them in use and just didn’t know what they were. When you spot a QR code, [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

12 September 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

Graphic Design: Why Skill is Never Enough

Share There are plenty of graphic designers all around the world who can make good-looking CD artworks and posters. Good design schools polish the taste of design students and there are so many softwares that make everything easier for new designers. So, if we think about it, the good designers are more or less the [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

30 August 2011

Chris Bauer Chris Bauer

Indie Musicians: 10 Stupid Album Release Screw Ups- by Chris Seth Jackson

CD

ShareChris Jackson posted a good article about mistakes new bands are likely to make when releasing their first album. Seth is one of our favorite bloggers because he has good insights and tips that are not cliche. You can check out his site– How to Run a Band- if you want to read more of [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

29 August 2011

Marion Isobel Marion Isobel

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. ...
  9. 27