9 Sweet-Looking Fabric CD Sleeves
Looking for a sweet way to package your CD invites? These Fabric CD sleeves might just be what you’re looking for!
Rubber Stamped CD Packaging
Each of the CD packaging of Symon Hajjar‘s “There is Always Love” EP is hand-stamped. For the front cover, they used a stamp with a rocker mount so that strong and consistent pressure could be applied. For back cover, they used a regular flat stamp. If you want to do the same, they advice using […]
Productivity Tips for Musicians
Do you hate yourself because you never get things done? Are you afraid that if you don’t change anything about your lazy-ass habits, you won’t get anywhere close to what can be considered a music career? Here are some basic productivity tips for lazy musicians: Get out of bed. This one is too basic but it is […]
Modern Marketing Strategies for Photographers
Today, it is not enough that you put a banner of your goods and services outside your store. In fact, it is a bit tacky and unnecessary- and really, really, backward. Today, there are countless of ways businesses can advertise their services without looking cheap and without spending one cent. Thanks to the internet, everything […]
6 Ways to Get Publicity for Your Album
As a new artist releasing an album for the first time, it is one of your goals to get as much attention as possible. You are willing to experiment and do whatever it takes in order for people to talk about your album, your gigs, your creative posters, and of course, let’s not forget- your […]
Vinyl Pressing Tips for First-timers
Releasing music on vinyl is one of the hottest trends in late 2000s that’s why we decided to make this short custom vinyl pressing guide. Vinyl records made a big comeback in 2008 and I do not think it’s just a passing trend- it is finally here to stay. Vinyl record sales is still growing […]
If you’re not focusing on CD packaging, then you’re F)*&^ed!
Humans are like magpies. We like pretty things. If your CD packaging stands out, there’s a change we would want to pick it up and maybe even buy it. Don’t roll your eyes now. I know 2008, 2009- in fact a lot of 2000-sucked for a lot of us. The industry has changed. Digital downloads […]
10 New Year’s Resolutions a Musician Should Make
As I sit here in the No Man’s Land between Christmas and New Year my Facebook feed is currently dominated by bands. This is the case most of the time, but at the moment almost all of them are posting up the following three messages: – Thanks for helping us to have an excellent 2011! […]
Indie Musician: What Publicists Need From Musicians
Anne Leighton handles publicity and music services for a range of master musicians including up-and-comers Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Mike Keneally, KJ Denhert, Emily Hurd, Jann Klose, plus classic artists Vonda Shepard, Jethro Tull, Tower of Power, and many others. She wrote this article which was posted as a guest post on Music Think Tank. I’m […]
How to Create a Buzz for Your CD Packaging
As a new artist releasing an album for the first time, it is one of your goals to get as much attention as possible. You are willing to experiment and do whatever it takes in order for people to talk about your album, your gigs, your posters, and of course, let’s not forget- your CD […]