Month: June 2010
Green Musician: Study on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Impacts of International Touring
Julie’s Bicycle, the U.K. environmental body that works for the creative industries, recently launched a detailed study on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of international touring which encourages artists to reduce their carbon emissions. ‘Moving Arts: managing the carbon impacts of our touring: Bands, Orchestras and Theatre’ is a three volume report which measures […]
CD Packaging: How to Come up With a Creative CD Packaging
Get to know the musicians Before you even start to think of ideas for the CD packaging, you must first get to know the musicians. Do a quick online research about them before you have your first meeting. And during the meeting, casually ask the musicians some questions that could help you define their personality. […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Monkey Majik by Artless
Artist: Monkey Majik Albums: Fly (Single), Around the World (Single), Thank You Art director: Artless Three albums, one concept. Each album art can stand independently on its own but the overall appeal can be seen when the three albums are placed side by side each other. Ahh, this is how love should be, don’t you […]
Indie Musician Advice: Give it all you've got or just don't do it
You have dreamt about this forever and ever and a day. You can’t think of doing anything else. Ever. You finally get your musical ambitions in order–maybe your artist has just finished an overdue release, or maybe this is your first album. Whatever it is–in every case–money, blood, sweat, and tears have been poured into […]
10 Ways to Keep Yourself Awake at Work
Don’t stuff yourself. Eating a full meal is not a good idea if you plan to stay awake for hours. If you eat a big meal, you get a spike of sugar intake which will be followed by the inevitable crash. Munch on small snacks instead like an apple. Apples have more energy than coffee. […]
CD Manufacturing: 5 Things to Clarify With Your CD Manufacturing Company
You have been searching high and low for the best CD manufacturing company to duplicate or replicate your album. Of course you want to make sure that the company you choose has the adequate infrastructure to meet high quality standards. You have invested a lot of money and effort on your music and you do […]
Music Promotion: How to get featured on Music Blogs
Getting featured on music blogs, especially by popular ones, could be life-changing for indie musicians. It can get the attention of people who hasn’t heard about you before, it can increase ticket sales, and it can make fans want you more. Not only that, It is also one of the best ways to get the […]
Indie Musicians: Are you hustling enough?
Are you hustling enough? Are you working as hard as you could? Are you working your artists as hard as you can? Are they doing everything they can? Are you making sure that your team is working hard? Are your manager and your lawyers working as hard as you are? Business is tough. Business is […]