Where can I buy customized rock band T-shirts online?
Why do we like wearing customized rock band t shirts? What’s with the band merch, really? Well, what we wear reflects a lot of who we are. If you’re a guy or a gal who has average looks but has great personality and good taste, you win the game…sort of. If you can’t get them […]
Music Merch: Best Types of Merch to Sell Right Now if You Have a Band
We know the classic merch items are a must. The band shirts, the posters, the …but you know what would make your fans dig their pockets and buy your stuff? If you give them something really original or something really useful. According to James Shotwell, In today’s music business, merchandise sales matter more than ever. […]
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 […]
Band Merch Tips From Band Merch Experts
MERCH TIPS FROM BRIAN “BT” TARANTO Brian Taranto has been rocking the merch industry since 1985. He launched Love Police, a company that has gone on to be a force of the merch industry. “With the onset of indie bands, trying to be a bit cooler and slacker with design or reference can work well… or bomb […]
7 Awesome Paperdoll Band Merch
Want a really cool band merch that not a lot of bands sell? You cannot get any more unique than this! Paper dolls aren’t just cute toys for little girls anymore, they can be cool band merch items too! They can be good promotional products for musicians and fimmakers. Just check out these kick-ass paperdoll […]
Promotional Products: Band Merch Ideas Under $5
So your band is going to have a tour and you’re now brainstorming on what band merchandise you should make. Aside from the top merch essentials, you should have novelty items that are easy on your fans’ wallets. You don’t have to make ultra crazy merch like KISS Kondoms but it sure helps you sell more merch […]
BAND NAMES AND TRADEMARK LAW – AN OVERVIEW
WHAT IS A TRADEMARK? A common misunderstanding is the idea that one can “copyright” a band name. While it is possible to copyright the design of a band logo, the band name itself is not copyrightable. Band names are protectable under trademark law, because like “brand names” they allow us to distinguish one band’s music […]
Top 8 Merch Your Band Should Bring on Tour
Modern music fans will typically get their music online either legally or illegally. Some are even too lazy to download music- they just transfer music files from their friends’ USBs or phones or whatever. Some are simply okay with listening to music videos on YouTube. We can’t blame them. Why would they pay for music […]
Music Advice: Brand Your Band!
Madonna, Radiohead, Lady Gaga, OK Go, Kanye West, David Byrne…sure they have great talent but I am 100% sure that there are other people in the world who can sing like they do and even better. I mean yeah…they all have good voices but they’re rather easy to imitate compared to those with ultra great […]
Yummy Band Merch
Looking for a cool concept for your band merchandise? Why don’t you print your band logo on lollipops or M&Ms like these bands did! Of course you have to be a big group like KISS so you can partner with M&Ms but basically what these yummy band merch want to say is that it’s about […]