Music Retail News: UMG's New Pricing Structure Designed to Get Single CDs in Stores at $10 or Below
To compensate the lower pricing, UMG also plans to step up deluxe versions of albums which sell at a higher price to cater the hardcore fans and collectors. UMG is also banking that the lower price points will at the least be offset by increasing CD sales volume. Most new releases, beginning in the second […]
Eco Packaging: How Musicians Can Pomote the Green Movement
Today, one of the biggest problems that the world is facing is global warming. We have neglected and abused the world for so many decades and it’s about time we do something to save it before it gives up on us completely.More and more musicians are joining the Green Movement. In their own simple ways […]
Music Retail: Recorded Music Couldn’t Last?
We all know that the Music retail business is facing a big challenge because of the sagging economy and the digital media but does that mean that the custom vinyl record industry is bound for extinction? Here is what Brian Eno says in an interview with Paul Morley: “I think records were just a little […]
Mini-Albums: One Way to Improve the Music Retail Business
USA Today is taking note of the uptick in country mini-albums (or EPs, or collections that generally have fewer than ten songs). Luke Bryan, the newspaper points out, released his second “Spring Break” digital EP today. And “country’s Josh Thompson and American Idol’s Jason Castro have released digital EPs in anticipation of full albums.” This […]
Vinyl Manufacturing: How Singles are Made (Short Video)
Do you wanna know how singles are made? Here is a 3-minute simple but concise video made by BBC in celebration of the 60th year of RCA Record Company’s release of the seven-inch single. You have to trust the good old BBC in the UK to do a segment on this. The BBC is the […]
CD Manufacturing: Simple Ways to Cut Down CD Manufacturing Costs
With the rising popularity of Internet downloads, youtube, and piracy, CD sales is affected significantly. It is important to save every penny in the CD manufacturing costs in order for your music to thrive in this tough market. There are plenty of ways to do cut down your CD Manufacturing expenses without compromising the quality […]
CD Packaging of the Week: Spinal Tap's 'Back From the Dead'
This awesome packaging by Brian Porizek was nominated in the recent Grammy Awards for Best Packaging alongside Sagmeister’s work for Byrne & Eno and four other nominees. Sagmeister bagged the trophy but I should say this one is almost equally remarkable. What I love most about this CD packaging is that it involves the buyers […]
CD Packaging: Worst Album Covers
Last night, I was running low on album cover ideas so I decided to look for great CD covers online hoping for inspiration to hit me before the night ends. As I was lazily fumbling through websites and google images, I stumbled upon some of the most ridiculous CD covers I’ve ever seen in my […]
CD Packaging: Byrne & Eno's Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
If you like Vonnegut Dollhouse’s uber cool CD packaging, then it is without a doubt that you will love this,too. I do, I do, I do a million time over! This limited Sagmeister-designed package of David Byrne and Brian Eno’s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is just so A-W-E-S-O-M-E! In fact, it has convinced […]
CD Packaging: Tips for Graphic Designers
It takes more than great talent for a graphic artist to make it big in the CD Packaging industry. You have to be updated with the CD packaging trends and technology, you should know how to communicate with the musicians, and most importantly you have to know basic work ethics.