Indie Musicians: How to Find a Distributor
You should condition yourself that finding a distributor will not happen fast. It’s a lot like applying for your dream job. Even if you do your best with the press kit and everything else, you should also bear in mind that these people get a LOT of letter and packages in their office everyday thus […]
Indie Music Promotion: Nothing still beats the good ol' E-mail
eMarketer.com in December of 2009, email was still the medium that people most used to share. And I do not question their findings. Personally, I pay more attention to promotion and marketing that I find in my e-mail than in the overcrowded social networking sites. I automatically delete those I receive on facebook and I […]
Music Packaging: The Melvins Box Set Printed on an 1890s Antique Press
A box set that’s letterpress printed on an antique press from the 1890s? How cool is that! The Melvins, through their myspace, reveals plans for a gigantic and extremely limited box set that they’ll sell at shows and online. The set includes 13 different albums from the Pacific Northwest sludge-rock godfathers, including their new one, […]
Indie Musician: 5 Tips for New Musicians
Indie musicians are sprouting every second in every corner of the world so in order for a musician to become established, he should not only possess great talent but he should also be wise and charming at the same time. If you are an indie band, here are some very sound tips that will help […]
Music Packaging: PIANO Album Covers
So you have to make an album cover for a musician who plays the piano and he insists that you to include the instrument on the cover. Now you simply do not know what to do to make the album art unique and creative. Well, you can get some tips from these album covers. I […]
Merch Basics Every Musician Should Know
Because of the decrease of CD sales caused by the easy access of ‘free’ music, musicians try to find more ways to earn money to support their music and to pay for their apartments. Merch is probably the biggest earner right now for most musicians. It is what usually fuels musicians with their tours, their […]
Interview: Graphic Designer Dan Mumford
I saw some of his works online and I told myself I have to interview this guy! I simply must! At such a young age, he has already found and established his own style(scroll down to the bottom of the page to check his works).When you see his works, you see something common in all […]
CD Packaging: GRAMMY Winners for Album Cover Design – 00's
CD Packaging: GRAMMY Winners for Album Cover Design – Eighties
1980 Graphic artists: Mick Haggerty & Mike Doud Album: Breakfast in America Musician: Supertramp 1981 Graphic artists: Roy Kohara Album: Against the Wind Musician: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1982 Graphic artists: Peter Corriston Album: Tattoo You Musician: The Rolling Stones 1983 Graphic artists: John Kosh & Ron Larson Album: Get Closer Musician: […]
CD Packaging: GRAMMY Winners for Album Cover Design – Seventies
Grammy Awards began presenting awards for Best Album Cover in 1959, recognizing the growing artistry of the ‘face’ of recorded music releases. From 1962 to 1965 it was separated into Classical and Non-Classical divisions. From 1966 to 1968 it was separated into Graphic Arts and Photography divisions. In 1974, the name of the award was […]