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5 Things that Helped Me Get Through the Pandemic Blues

It's half of the year 2020 and we're still here-- and we're all feeling the covid pandemic blues. How are you guys holding up? It’s a little silly to ask this question because we know nobody is beaming with happiness ...
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/ James Hill
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COVID Pandemic Mental Health Resources

Last month, roughly 70% of Americans experienced moderate-to-severe mental distress—triple the rate seen in 2018, according to a new study from researchers at San Diego State University and Florida State University. Twenge, the coauthor of the study, says the severity of ...
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/ James Hill
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11 Things No Artist Should Live Without

Whether you're just starting out or you've been around for decades, there are essentials that you should not live without especially if you want your career to progress (who doesn't?). As they say, artists cannot live with talent alone.  You ...
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/ Chris Bauer
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8 Artist Tips on How to Not Give a Damn and Just Do Your Own Thing

Making uncompromising art is tough so we collected some artist tips from some of the greatest artists in our time. It's hard not to follow trends and worry about marketing if you've been doing this for quite a while. It's ...
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/ James Hill
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CD Packaging: Land in Sicht by Oomph!

We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful CD packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you ...
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/ Chris Bauer
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GRAMMY BEST RECORD PACKAGE: Main Diaz- El Orisha de la Rosa

Magín Díaz, el Orisha de la Rosa, is the first solo album of the legendary, but anonymous, 95-year-old singer: Magín Díaz. Despite being the composer of many songs now considered a fundamental part of Colombia’s musical heritage, he has lived ...
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/ Chris Bauer
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11 Pieces of Music Advice for Every Young Musician

If you're a musician in your teens or twenties, or heck any age at all but you're new to the game, here are some little bits of music advice so you can elevate your music career more quickly...or at least ...
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/ Chris Bauer
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CD and Merch Bundles That Totally Rock

We love CD and merch bundles not only because they can instantly grab our attention, they also add more value to the individual item so that 2+2= 5. There are so many advantages to bundling your CD and merch items ...
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/ Chris Bauer
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Vinyl Packaging: ΕΜΕΧ 00110001 Vinyl

Creative Agency: Anagram design Art Director: Spyros Grammenos Copy Writer: Alex Retsis, George Apergis Project Type: Produced, Commercial Work Client: Modular Expansion Records Location: Athens, Greece Packaging Contents: Music Album Disc Packaging Materials: Plastic, Paper, Vinyl We here at Unified ...
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2020 Grammy Nominees for Best Album Package

It's Grammy season once again and we are so delighted with the nominees of best album package. They're all so beautiful! VOCES DEL BULLERENGUE- ANONIMAS & RESILIENTES Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue) CHRIS CORNELL ...
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/ James Hill