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12 Ways To Quickly Improve Your Social Media Profiles
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Given the number of hours people clock on various social media platforms, it is more important than ever that your various profiles are presentable. Here are several easy ways to make sure your social media presence is consistent, comprehensive, and professional. Guest Post by Evan LePage on Hootsuite Considering how much time people spend on social media everyday, it’s kind of funny (or is it sad?) that most of us find ourselves too busy to actually update or improve our profiles. ...
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4 Crucial Music Goals You Can Still Accomplish Before The New Year
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With 2016 rapidly approaching and 2015 soon to be a distant memory, here are a few important goals to check off your list while there's still time, whether it's beefing up your web presence, getting a jump on next year's gigs, or simply making sure your intellectual property is safe. Guest Post by Christine Occhino on the Sonicbids Blog Image via quotesimages.com Somehow 2015 snuck right by us all, and if you can believe it, we're only a few short months away from the new ...
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For The Music Industry, Christmas Is Here: How To Give Your Career A Holiday Boost
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If you're planning to release your new hit holiday single this Thanksgiving, you're going to be a little late to the party. According to this article, if you want your tunes to grace the festivities this year, the time get them released is now. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician When the Biebs, and Ariana Grande, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Michael Bublé record new Christmas music, when do you think their labels really start gearing up to ...
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5 Tricks To Getting Booked For More Gigs
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Competition is stiff these days when it comes to booking your band at an ever declining number of venues. Here are some tips for how to adapt your strategy in order to get the optimal number of gigs on your band's calendar. Guest Post by Dylan Welch on the Sonicbids Blog These days, there are more bands than ever, and venues are closing down in major cities all over the country. This obviously presents a problem. There are a lot ...
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How Musicians Make Money From Publishing
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While musicians are often advised by their fellow artists to keep their own publishing, such an approach is no longer especially applicable in the modern music economy. It is more important that artists develop a solid understanding of where exactly publishing revenue comes from, and how to deal with Performing Rights Organizations. Guest Post by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq., The Jacobson Firm, P.C. Every new musician is told by some other musician or industry professional “to keep your publishing” or ...
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The Struggle Of Selling vs. Giving Away Music [Kosha Dillz]
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Here rapper Kosha Dillz discusses the pros and cons of giving music away for free, with a specific focus on how offering free music can frequently benefit an artist in other less immediate ways by building a positive relationships with fans. Guest Post by Kosha Dillz I am writing this article with the hopes that by giving this music away for free, I will not only experience what it is like to gain thousands of fans, but also let ...
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Why You Still Should Register A "Copyrighted" Work
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While many creatives in the entertainment industry believe (and are partly correct) that a work is copyrighted as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium it still pays, often literally, to formally register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office, particularly where legal issues are concerned. Guest Post by Justin M. Jacobson, The Jacobson Firm, P.C. A common misconception in the entertainment industry is that an author has a “copyright registration” in the work upon completion and the ...
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Ratafire: New Free Crowdfunding Platform For Musicians, Others
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Ratafire, a new crowdfunding platform, is designed to be easily integrated with pre-existing sites such as Facebook or a blog, allowing artists to raise money for their creative projects while simultaneously connecting with fans and fellow musicians. Guest Post by Clyde Smith on his great new blog Crowd Funding For Musicians Ratafire is a new patronage platform, similar to Patreon in many respects, that launched this year to support both artists and researchers. Ratafire was created by Developer and Founder Fari Liang, who advocates for “The End of the Starving Artist.” Fari recently shared ...
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