CD Packaging: ZRSHA; Fundus Uterus (It has magnets!)
We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful vinyl packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool CD packaging, get a quote or shoot us an […]
Cool Band Stickers to Get Inspiration From
Band stickers aren’t just something you come up with so that the kids who can’t afford your CD and shirts would still have something to take home with them. Well, sure, that too, but that’s not the main reason. Do not underestimate band stickers! They not only help you brand your band, they’re more visible […]
Music Career Advice: How to Stay Creative
Most of the time, we look for music career advice and techniques on how to improve our chances of success but we forget that what’s more important is how to create really great, inspired music. There will be days when you won’t have a single drop of creativity left in our system. Sometimes, these days […]
Vinyl Packaging: Enclave Records (Neon and Black Combo)
We here at Unified are obsessed with beautiful vinyl packaging. We’ve been making creative releases since 2008 and lovely packaging has become an obsession of ours. We even have a Pinterest page dedicated to all things media packaging. If you want to make a really badass album with cool vinyl packaging, get a quote or shoot us […]
5 Reasons to Put Your Portfolio in a USB Flash Drive Instead of a DVD
Flash drives are more expensive than DVDs, without a doubt. However, the benefits of giving creative custom flash drives are just far too many compared to just giving away DVDs. We do not want to look down on DVDs because we are a DVD replication company after all. DVDs are great for movies, but if […]
10 DVD Box Sets With the Most Kickass Packaging
We all love good films but we usually just watch them in the cinemas and move on with our life unless they’re special editions packaged in really awesome DVD box sets that will impress even your grumpy father-in-law. If you’re a filmmaker, distributor, art director, graphic designer, your aim is to have this kind of reaction […]
Things To Do Before Sending a Demo CD
Sending a demo CD to a record label for a slim (less than 1% ) chance of getting signed is…well, still worth it. After all, all you have to do is send your kit or email blast to these labels, right? Easy peasy? Kinda, but not really. Let me explain. Record labels get hundreds of […]
Best of the Best: Our Top Advice Articles for Indie Musicians
We decided to compile the best articles for indie musicians we’ve posted over the years so it’s easy for you to find them. Do check out some of them. You can pick a nugget of wisdom or two on making merch, releasing an album, marketing your music, and more. Happy reading! ON MERCH: Tips From […]
How Artists Can Achieve Balance Between Money & Passion
This has been a perpetual problem of every artist: getting the right balance between money & passion. Do you find that your life is so full of meaning (and you love it that way) but then when the bills arrive, you totally get a head splitting headache because you’re too broke you can’t even buy […]
6 Essential CD Packaging Tips for Every Designer
It’s your first time to design a CD packaging and you thought it’s easy to pull off. After all, you’re too familiar with the CD artworks of your favorite 90s boy bands. How can it be hard, right? Well it can be pretty tough because we don’t want a CD packaging just to contain the discs anymore, […]