Setting the price of your CD: Six Things to Consider
The right price for your CD is the price that people are willing to buy in an instant. But it gets tricky because, of course, apart from that the price should also be enough to cover your expenses and pay royalties/ shares once all the CDs are sold. And oh, some profit left for you […]
Types of people to avoid in your music career
After years of helping indie musicians, we’ve seen and heard how when they’re getting started in their music career they’re being ripped off by different people- from managers to event organizers to publishers and all other sorts of sleazy creatures. It shouldn’t take years to sharpen our senses when it comes to detecting leeches. All you […]
Dos and don’ts when sending DVD screeners to film festivals
DO MAKE AN EFFORT TO MAKE YOUR DVD PACKAGING ATTRACTIVE The programmers certainly appreciate a good-looking DVD packaging. Actually, they’re pretty easy to impress. As long as your DVD case is presentable enough and it’s obvious you put some thought on your DVD packaging, they’d be smiling. Give them a plain DVD without even a label […]
How to brand your band? Answer these five questions
OK Go, Madonna, Daft Punk, Lady Gaga. These are very famous musicians but there are certainly many artists that sing better than them. But why are they so famous? The answer is simple: they have created a brand. You might cringe thinking about branding as if it’s a disease, as if it can ruin your soul, […]
Eye-Popping Pop-Up Brochures That Are Nothing Short of Awesome
How can brochures be exciting so that they will really POP from the desk and hypnotize people to buy your stuff? Making them pop up, of course! Pop-up brochures can really steal people’s attention making it impossible for them not to read its content. It’s harder to throw it in the trash, like what people usually do with regular brochures. It’s not rocket […]
7 Things to consider before pressing your first CD
FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU HAVE EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD MUSIC? Or are you just rushing to finally release an album? Really good music is the number one requirement before recording. I know it isn’t usually the case because we see a lot of well-marketed artists with zero talent. But for indie musicians, this is a must. […]
[INFOGRAPHIC] What Is The World Listening To?
Check out this cool infographic that shows what people are listening to around the world. Where in the world would your band thrive? The International Music Summit found (surprisingly!) that South Africans love country more than Americans, New Zealanders love dance/electronic and Finns love their heavy metal. ___________________________________________________________________ James Hill is a veteran of the music industry. […]
5 Cardboard CD cases that are actually cheap to make
Making a really good-looking CD packaging shouldn’t be too costly if you choose the right cardboard CD cases and come up with an excellent CD design. If you make 300 or more of these cardboard CD packaging, they can be so dirt cheap you wouldn’t ever consider choosing anything else. If you can’t imagine cardboard […]
What successful artists do in their free time
All of us have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, but why are there others that are very productive even on the weekends? Surely, those people don’t have a life. Contrary to popular belief, they do. They are bursting with life than us mere mortals. They’re actually kind of cheating because […]
Liquid-filled promotional flash Drives. Awesome idea!
Promotional USB flash drives are such hot items right now. USBs are perfect because you can put in it your promotional videos, games, and just about any type of file for your promotions. Not only that, the options for customizing the actual flash drive is limitless. We make custom wooden USB drives, plastic flash drives, and […]