24 Common Mistakes Indie Musicians Make (by Industry Pros)
No matter how awesome we are, we still have blind spots and learning the most common mistakes indie musicians make can help us make better choices for our music career. TIME MANAGEMENT Not investing enough time into building your music career. Most musicians spend most of their time on music, but put very little effort […]
Biggest List of Music Licensing Companies from A-Z
Abaca Entertainment Group– Represents a catalogue of fine quality recordings from a roster of artists/bands & songwriters from Canada, USA, Australia & U.K., along with various smaller record labels – featuring ALL styles of music. APM Music – APM is made up of over 30 libraries. Over 295,000 tracks fill up their vast library. Member of the […]
Unified 2013: Four Really Awesome New Products & Services
Happy New Year to all! 2012 was the busiest year for Unified and we’d like to thank all of you for it, especially to you who takes the time to visit our blog and share some of our posts. Thank you very much! Now, let’s move forward to 2013. Hmmm, we have a feeling 2013 […]
Custom T-shirt Printing: INK and PRINTING Options
Before you even make a design for your t-shirt, make sure you know your custom t-shirt printing in LA options so you know off the bat your limitations. Custom apparel is one great way to strengthen your brand and earn a little money (or a lot if you’re planning to have a t-shirt business). It […]
DVD Packaging: Buenos Aires- Days and Nights of Tango
This DVD packaging is truly a stand out. It’s something nobody can just ignore! Place it in a museum along with 1000 other catchy artworks and it would still be an attention getter. “The Tango Collection contains 7 DVDs with the very best Tango performances, entirely shot in the most typical locations of Buenos Aires, […]
Three Materials that Add Oooph to Your CD Packaging
Running out of ideas for your CD packaging? Instead of going crazy with your graphics, why don’t you put a twist to the materials you use. Here are some materials that could add some oomph to your CD packaging. Thermochromic ink This patented special-effect ink is a new technology that is shaking things up in […]
CD Packaging: Foreign Slippers- Farewell to the Old Ghost
There are just some CD packaging designs that would make you go “woah, why didn’t I think of this before?” You envy the designers a little because the music packaging is just beyond extraordinary. Well…this is one of them. Foreign Slippers worked with Sparks Studio for the CD packaging of their debut album titled Farewell […]
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, […]
T-shirt Packaging: Society 27
We here at Unified are obsessed with creative t-shirt 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 and merch packaging. If you want to make a really t-shirt with cool t-shirt packaging, get a quote or shoot […]
Vinyl Packaging: Stay+ QR Code Design
Can a vinyl packaging with QR code ever be cool? The answer is: HELLZ YEAH! Just take a look at this baby. Tell us it isn’t art and we will tell you that you are darn wrong because how can this vinyl packaging and custom vinyl pressing be any less than art. Sure it can […]