Music Packaging: Top 12 USB Albums
What’s so charming about USB flash drives is that there is plenty of room for originality. People just love the novelty of it! USB Flash Drives can contain music, videos, games, interviews and at the same time, the actual USB ...
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Indie Musicians: Online Promotion Ideas to Boost Your Album Sales
You want to “attack” the internet with a killer online marketing strategy but you do not want to appear like a desperate salesman! Here are some effective promotional ideas to boost your album and merch sales: “Get 10% discount if ...
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GOING BANANAS: CD packaging with…bananas!
Yeah, it's kinda silly but just in case you thought of having BANANAS as your album artwork's main subject, here are some of the album covers with bananas! Identify which ones you like and which ones you find ridiculous. Well ...
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Interview with Mastering Engineer FRED KEVORKIAN
Our plant will only replicate your master no matter what it sounds like! It's not the CD manufacturing company's job to analyze the sound and give you feedback. Therefore, it is very important that you know the basics of mastering ...
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Top Reasons Why You Should Make Vinyl LPs Now
Vinyl Records recently had a big comeback when digital downloads became very popular. Many bands now produce limited edition copies of their album in vinyl to add more appeal to the physical medium. Vinyl pressing records in LA symbolize sophistication ...
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CD Packaging of the Week: Scratch My Back
Designed at Real World by Marc Bessant, this 'scratch my back Collector's Edition' is presented in a rigid, full colour and gloss laminated lift off lid box. The cryptic image on the album cover is actually a micrograph of two ...
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Film Marketing With No Money To Market Or Distribute
Too many filmmakers are caught up on all the strikes against them. They worry about how theaters won't play their film without a ridiculous amount of money. They fuss over making a trailer but ignore their film's website. They make ...
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CD Packaging of the Week: Venetian Snares- Horse and Goat
Here is one of the sickest CD artwork I've seen in my entire lifetime! In fact, it's so sick it becomes a work of art. I like the sweet pastel colors and how they complement to the overall theme. Designer ...
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Band Promotion: Get Off the Computer & Make Personal Connections!
You're soooo busy promoting your band online- in fact you've been doing it 5 hours a day for 5 months now. You have signed-up to all the music-related sites you know MySpace, YouTube, Sonic bids, Kickstarter, Spotify, Playlist.com, the list ...
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CD Packaging of the Week: Gallucci You Wrecker
I like how the neon pink tape contrasts to the pale face portrait and how Magdalena Czarnecki strategically placed the tape in a position that makes us want to rip it off right away. The identity for the independent Punk ...
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