Top Reasons Why You Should Make Vinyl LPs Now
Vinyl Records recently had a big comeback when digital downloads became very popular. Many bands now produce limited edition copies of their album in vinyl to add more appeal to the physical medium. Vinyl pressing records in LA symbolize sophistication and class and most of all, it symbolizes an era that has been one of […]
Film Marketing With No Money To Market Or Distribute
Too many filmmakers are caught up on all the strikes against them. They worry about how theaters won’t play their film without a ridiculous amount of money. They fuss over making a trailer but ignore their film’s website. They make a mediocre film and want a studio to get behind it with lots of money […]
Band Promotion: Get Off the Computer & Make Personal Connections!
You’re soooo busy promoting your band online- in fact you’ve been doing it 5 hours a day for 5 months now. You have signed-up to all the music-related sites you know MySpace, YouTube, Sonic bids, Kickstarter, Spotify, Playlist.com, the list goes on and on. Your aim is to make that viral video, to get 12,000 […]
Hot Hot Hot Music Packaging!
This week’s collection of music packaging is dedicated to the pyromaniacs. Here are LP and CD covers that involve lots of heat, fire, and burnin. If in the future you decide to have an artwork that involves fire, make sure to come back to this post to check whether your concept has been done by […]
DVD Packaging- Entice & Intrigue!
The DVD packaging’s main role is to promote the movie. It should not just be a glamorized random still shot of the film edited in a way that it becomes artsy. Everything in the DVD packaging –from the lay-out, colors, content, and text-should be well thought out. THE ARTWORK. The artwork of the DVD packaging […]
Movie Merch: Creepy Exorcist Action Figures
I’ve had countless nightmares of Linda Blair’s rotating head and the epic stairway scene from the Exorcist. Ugh! The film’s images just stick to the head. Once you’ve seen the movie, you can’t just shake it off. There’s no doubt about it-It is one of the most influential horror films of all time. The 1973 […]
10 Websites Every DIY Musician Needs to Know
The playing field is now leveled. We all have access to the same online tools, the same websites, and preach the same message, ‘Hey! Come check out our band.’ So how is your band going to be effective on the web when everyone is given the same vantage point? How are you to know which […]
Indie Musicians: 4 Ways to Get Really Viral
So, you just finished an album and you want to come up with viral promotion ideas to market your music. You figured that viral marketing is the shortcut to getting the recognition and fame that your music deserves. With thousands of bands competing for recognition, it is indeed wise to come up with a gimmick […]
DVD Packaging: Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Box Set
Here’s another reason to be merry this December! Warner Bros will be releasing the Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary box set. Elfman and Burton have collaborated for over two decades on some of the most memorable films of our time like Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Sleepy Hollow,The Nightmare Before Christmas, and many others! This […]
Graphic Designers: 5 Tips to Get to the Top
You love designing but you don’t want to stay in the same level 5 years from now. You do not want to be glued on your computer chair all your life working for the same kinds of people, on the same kinds of projects, at the same rate. You are simply ambitious and you have […]