So you’re almost ready to release your album. The release date is set and the booze is in the chiller…but where are your CDs? Oh, you’re not worrying about it because that’s the easiest part: CD replication. I say, don’t underestimate it, brotha! Sure it’s not as hard as composing music or recording music or mastering […]
Just a few weeks ago, we featured awesome liquid-filled flash drives. They were pretty impressive! But would you believe that there are liquid-filled vinyl records? Yes, they do exist, my friends. Liquid inside vinyl records that actually play music. Welcome to the future where anything is possible and bands are finding more and more ways […]
I know you don’t want to be sneaky but I’m sure you don’t want to be an annoying salesman who pushes people to buy stuff, either. You somehow want to keep your dignity and voice intact. These “sneaky” marketing techniques aren’t actually sleazy, they’re just hacks so you market more without exerting more effort. That […]
We don’t just buy shirts with good fabric, we buy the ones that match our personality. You have to put this in mind if you plan to sell shirts. Basically, it’s all about how cool it is to the buyer (and I don’t just mean cool as in breezy). You know how you can make your […]
Designer: Hui (Joy) Zhu Project Type: Student Project School: Academy of Art University Location: San Francisco, USA Packaging Materials: Paper, Wood Here is an adorable DVD packaging student project by Joy Zhu on a Wes Anderson Film Festival. I think that if Wes Anderson would see this, he’d definitely hire Joy in an instant. Every […]
It’s 2015! And although you’ve failed to fulfill some of your resolutions last year (and the years before that), I’m sure you’ve accomplished some of the things on your list, too. The start of the New Year is a great time to review what you’ve become and what you’ve done so far and plan your […]
Here are the nominees for the 57th Grammy Awards for best Special Edition music package. Tell us which CD packaging you like best because it’s pretty hard to pick a favorite! They’re all worthy of an award. CITIES OF DARKSCORCH Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists) Label: The Numero Group Cities of Darkscorch […]
The right price for your CD is the price that people are willing to buy in an instant. But it gets tricky because, of course, apart from that the price should also be enough to cover your expenses and pay royalties/ shares once all the CDs are sold. And oh, some profit left for you […]
After years of helping indie musicians, we’ve seen and heard how when they’re getting started in their music career they’re being ripped off by different people- from managers to event organizers to publishers and all other sorts of sleazy creatures. It shouldn’t take years to sharpen our senses when it comes to detecting leeches. All you […]
DO MAKE AN EFFORT TO MAKE YOUR DVD PACKAGING ATTRACTIVE The programmers certainly appreciate a good-looking DVD packaging. Actually, they’re pretty easy to impress. As long as your DVD case is presentable enough and it’s obvious you put some thought on your DVD packaging, they’d be smiling. Give them a plain DVD without even a label […]
