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6 Lessons Indie Labels & Musicians Have Learned About Streaming Music
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With tighter budgets and thinner margins, the loss of revenue as music consumption shifts online is particularly concerning for independent artists and labels. But they're quickly learning to adapt. Organized by UK music trade organization AIM, the recent Music Connected conference brought together record labels, distributors and music marketers. Here are some key takeaways, as reported by Stuart Dredge in The Guardian: 1. Indies are worried streaming revenue, but making the best of it. “Technology is what’s moved people away from ...
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Reaching Music Industry Influencers The Right Way
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In today’s ultra-crowded and competitive marketplace, artists should use every tool they have to reach out to the influencers who can help their careers. Unfortunately, many go about it in the wrong way, coming across as naive and tone-deaf. Are you one of them? Guest Post by Cortney Harding, Director of Media Relations for Muzooka.com This article originally appeared on Bandzoogle Blog We’ve all seen the old cliche—a plucky, struggling artist takes the stage at a small club, while a record ...
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5 Types of Artists Good Managers Will Never Work With
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As a music business consultant, one of the most frequently asked questions I get from up-and-coming artists is, "Where do I find a manager?" And every single time, I tell them, “You don’t find a manager, a manager finds you." Guest Post by Christine Occhino on Sonicbids Blog People tend to not like this answer, but it's the truth. Managers are talent scouts in their own right, and it's their job to seek new talent and find the right fit for their representation. Just ...
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How Much Do Musicians Make From Spotify, YouTube? - A Must See Digital Earnings Infographic
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Data scientist David McCandless has just updated his infographic Selling Out: How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online. When he published version 1 in 2010, it sparked a conversation the we're all still still having today. How much do artists earn when they put their music online? A new infographic from David McCandless of Information Is Beautiful offers an answer. He looks at how much artists earn using various distributors and retailers from Bandcamp to iTunes when they sell online; ...
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5 Things Decision Makers Expect From Your Band's Online Presence
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The music industry is a very symbiotic one. Artists, journalists, publicists, and labels all depend on one another to stay afloat. Is your band's online presence catching the attention of industry decision makers? Guest Post by Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog Artists depend on entities for coverage, distribution, and support, and entities depend on artists for quality content for their label, blog, or magazine. In some cases, these outlets make investments in artists, whether it be a financial investment from a record label ...
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The Music Industry’s 6:1 Ratio
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One of the many things that the digital revolution has done to the music industry is to create and accentuate a number of imbalances. Imbalances that will either change, become the foundations of the next era of the music business, or both. Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog In fact there are three key areas where, coincidentally, the lesser party is 6 times smaller than the other: Digital music revenue share: A common refrain from songwriters and the bodies that ...
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Copyright Essentials: 5 Things Every Musician Should Know
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Music copyright law can be an intimidating world, even for the well versed, but with a general overview and a handful of pointers, you can be well on your way to a better understanding. Guest Post by Beau Stapleton on Bandzoogle Blog 1) So where should we start? There are two distinct copyrightable elements to every recorded piece of music i) the musical work - the written arrangements of notes and lyrics and ii) the sound recording - the physical recording ...
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5 Free and Cheap Time Management Tools for Musicians
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Time is money, especially when you're a musician. You can't waste time trying to figure out the most effective ways to juggle the creative and business elements of being in a band, so you need to rely on time-saving tools and apps to keep your band functioning and organized. Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog You have to have solid methods in place in order to stay on top of things. Here are my suggestions for the most effective ...
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