Indie Filmmaking: D.I.Y. Distribution Methods for Your Indie Film
Handling marketing and distribution yourself is a great way to ensure that you retain your rights, and maximize the amount of money you are able to earn with your independent film. The tradeoff is that you’ll need to do the work yourself, but in many cases you can make more money this way than if […]
Indie Musicians: Hot Tips to Nurture Your Fans
It is not enough to simply have someone come to one show. You want them to sign on for the long haul. You plan to be around for a while. You want the fans to grow with you. In order for that to happen, you need to care about them by providing them with something […]
Dexterrific: Killer Promotion and Merch for Dexter (TV Series)
If you can’t think of clever ways to promote your film or music, may Dexter serve as your inspiration. To some of you are not familiar with that show, it is drama/crime series, centered on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a serial killer governed by a strict moral code who works for the Miami Metro […]
Indie Musicians: How to Get Featured In Print Media & Blogs
List your prospects. First, you have to know which music magazines and blogs feature the kind of music that you play so you would have a bigger chance in getting featured and so that you’d hit the right audience. If you are a metal band, it’s okay to be in the Seventeen Magazine (Hey! Publicity […]
Music Packaging: Album Covers with Doctors & Nurses
If you liked our collection of CD/LP cover themes like The Optical Illusion Covers, and Breaking Up Covers, then you might like this week’s compilation- album covers with doctors and nurses. I never thought that there are actually quite plenty of CD packaging with this concept. Here are some of the most popular medical-inspired music […]
Indie Filmmaking: Prepare Your Film for Market
This article was written by Mark Steven Bosko, an industry expert with over fifteen years of experience in producing, promoting, and distributing independent feature films. In addition to performing virtually every job on a film production, he has successfully produced and distributed several independent films. Mark is the author of The Complete Independent Movie Marketing […]
Indie Musicians: I love my MUSIC but I need MONEY!
Ever since the world began, all you ever wanted was to create beautiful music and become a full-time musician. Unlike most of us, you figured out what you want at such a young age. You practice your instrument everyday, write captivating songs, and plan endlessly on how you can achieve your dream career. But then, […]
The CD Replication Process
Do you wonder how we replicate CDs? Here is a very informative 3-minute video (by CDRom2go) showing how CDs and DVDs are replicated. For those of you who want to know a bit more, read the CD replication process below. Pre-Mastering To ensure that the data supplied by the customers meets the proper standards, we […]
Graphic Design: Sagmeister Talks About Inspiration
Stefan Sagmeister is a world-renowned design icon and definitely one of our favorite. His designs are very modern, witty, humorous, and bold-just what we are looking for in a design. He has received a lot of rewards including his design for David Byrne and Brian Eno’s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Here, the design […]
N.E.R.D. Album Cover for “Nothing”
Band: N.E.R.D Album: Nothing Music Cover Artist: Terry Richardson Release date: Nov 2, 2010 I must say I do love Pharrell’s look for NERD‘s 4th studio album, Nothing. The tattoo, the combat helmet, the bright feathers, and the tense facial muscles-it’s as if the guy is ready to go to war. Intense! What are they […]