CD – DVD – Vinyl – T-shirt – Box Sets
If you’re a modern-day musician, you can’t stick to the old ways of selling your music. CDs are a must, for sure, because it’s still the cheapest tangible thing you can sell during tours but you should sell your music in bazillion other ways. Now that we’re in 2016, here are some of the hottest […]
The Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package has been presented since 1995. Here are the winners per year complete with the names of the art directors. The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (2015) Artist: Various Art Directors: Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White ______________________________________________________________ Wings Over America […]
The best kind of marketing doesn’t feel, sound, or look at all like marketing. If you really want to earn fans that could potentially buy your concert tickets, back you up on Kickstarter, buy your merch, share your posts, and all that jazz, you have to connect with them and make them feel like rockstars […]
There are so many colorful and creative vinyl and vinyl packaging but black and white remains classy. Not only classy, but interesting and artistic, too. Here are some B & W custom vinyl record pressing and vinyl record sleeves that prove that you don’t need flashy colors to stand out. STAR WARS VINYL PACKAGING WILL […]
We want to market ourselves as freelance artists and we want to market our works. However, when the opportunity strikes for us to introduce ourselves to an individual or to a crowd, we fumble and only manage to let out a soft squeal. Or, when we’re not shy, we’re too scared that we’re sharing so […]
Soundtrack Vinyl records are what movie and music fanatics are currently crazy about. For some of us who were born before the internet, we miss the full experience of actually holding (and reading and smelling) the things that come with music- whether it’s a CD or cassette tape or vinyl record pressing. You know nostalgia when […]
IF THERE’S SOMETHING THAT’S NOT CLEAR TO YOU, DON’T SIGN! Contracts often run for long periods of time so don’t be too cool (aka lazy) when reading it. Make sure you understand each word and each sentence. But it’s so technical, you say. You don’t have time for this, you say. Get a lawyer’s help! […]
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 […]
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 […]