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Indie Musicians: Use Download Cards to Promote Your Band
Due to the popularity of digital downloads, download cards have become one of the most popular ways to sell music. In fact, it is a must for musicians nowadays. If you are a band and you just decided to have download cards, then here are some tips that can boost your download cards sales. […]
Indie Musicians: 5 Personality Development Tips for New Musicians
Some musicians focus mainly on their music because they believe that talent is everything. They somehow look down on those musicians who are social butterflies and who have excellent social skills because they somehow associate it with the lack of pure, raw talent. I know this feeling is not expressed by many but some artists […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Roots Manuva meets Wrong Tom – “Duppy Writer”
Musicians: Roots Manuva and DJ/Producer Wrong Tom Album: Duppy Writer Year: 2010 CD Designer: Tony McDermott When I first saw this CD packaging, two things instantly came to mind- Archie comics and Casper the friendly Ghost (the Movie). The floating guy (Roots Manuva) does look a bit like Chuck Clayton from Archies, don’t you agree? […]
Benefits of Custom CD Packaging
When it comes to selling your music, idea, or any product, you have to be unique and innovative not only with your content but also with how your product looks. Your product’s packaging has to captivate the customers so that they are willing to go through the trouble of actually checking out the actual product. […]
Music Packaging of the Week: Andrew Gold’s “What’s Wrong With This Picture?”
Artist: Andrew Gold Year: 1976 Art Director: Ethan Russell At first glance, I thought it was just a typical album cover but it says “ What’s wrong with this picture?” so I guess there really is something wrong with it. I started searching and after a minute I found two odd things-that the curtain on […]
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make a Kick-Ass CD Cover Using Text
Learn how to make simple yet catchy CD cover design with just letters and some kick-ass Photoshop techniques with this PSD Learning tutorial. In this tutorial we learn some original Photoshop techniques through the creation of a CD cover. Some useful methods of enhancing workflow and efficiency are shown like using smart objects. The image […]
Music Packaging: Bloody Album Covers
The artwork on the CD packaging is meant to get our attention and what better way to do that than to put images with blood and gore. Here are some of the most captivating bloody album covers. Check them out and tell me which one you like best. Enjoy! The Beatles– Yesterday and Today Yes, […]
Indie Filmmaking: 7 Easy and Cheap Ways to Promote Your Film
Here is a list of cost-effective ways you can promote your film: Cheap Giveaways. You do not have to spend big bucks to promote your film. Choose very cheap items that are witty, creative, and that can intrigue a lot of people. For example, if your film is a comedy about teen pregnancy (much like […]
CD Packaging: Effortless Face Portraits
Most of us wrack our brains out just to come up with a catchy design for our CD packaging but I do not think these guys are like most of us. Check out these effortless CD covers that really kick ass. Vampire Weekend- Contra Look at that. It’s just like an old polaroid photo from […]









