17 Things to prepare for your album release

Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a newbie in the music industry, the truth stands that album releases are nerve-wracking. There will be a lot of risks involved in launching an album. And in order to avoid them and to ensure album release success, everything has to be prepared months in advance. If you’re not […]

Band Merch statistics- How you can use data to choose what merch to sell

If you want to sell merch, it’s not enough that you make wonderful designs, you gotta know some basic band merch statistics! Merchandise has been a great help to numerous people from different fields of business, but most especially the music industry. With music streaming becoming the norm of today’s generation, musicians’ revenue for physical […]

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CD Packaging: Hold That Tiger- Muddy Basin Ramblers

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 want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us an […]

Music Marketing Tips We Can Learn From Kpop Bands

How did Kpop bands become super popular to the point that they can compete with American artists in Grammys and Billboard? You may be a CEO of an entertainment company, an idol promoter, a music fan, or even a mere citizen of this world, but I am sure you’ve entertained this question once even for […]

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Record Labels: Know the Basic Terms

Do you know what a 360 deal means? What about mechanical royalties? It’s time to know the basic terms record labels use so you won’t look stupid and you won’t make stupid mistakes. This list comes from two great sources- The Unsigned Guide, a great site for DIY musicians with tips and marvelous tools; and Record Label Resource, […]

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Online Music Licensing Resources

Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. It also ensures that the creators of musical works get paid for their work. In layman’s terms it can be viewed as leasing your property out to someone for a fee, based on how and where they intend to use it, and for how long. What’s […]