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Building Your Dream Team: The Music Producer
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In this edition of Building Your Dream Team, AWAL breaks down the who, what, when, where, and why of the music industry's sonic explorer, the producer, looking at what role they perform, why it is that you need one on your team, and how you can go about finding one. Guest post from AWAL Building Your Dream Team breaks down the fundamental members of an artist's operation through the 5Ws lens: Who, What, When, Where, Why. Managers & Management Companies ...
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The Pennsylvania Bill That Should Worry Musicians Nationwide
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A cause of concern for musicians everywhere, there is a new bill which recently sailed through the Pennsylvania House as an amendment to the state's liquor code which would prevent minors who perform at restaurants and clubs from being fairly compensated. Guest post by Wade Sutton of Rocket to the Stars Artist Services The following is a transcript of the latest episode of The Six-Minute Music Business Podcast, which can be heard on iTunes, Spotify and iHeart Radio. It is ...
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How To Build Your Crowdfunding Team - A Musician's Guide
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Ariel Hyatt's best selling book CROWDSTART is now a 3-part masterclass – Cyber PR LAB 9. With leading crowdfunding service PledgeMusic at least temporarily offline, this must-read book excerpt and the course are more important than ever. By Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR and the CROWSTART book and masterclass. While researching for this book, I came across many articles that gave the same advice on crowdfunding preparation that I already knew through my own experience, such as have an existing ...
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Learning To Fail Is Essential To Music Business Success
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While you may be blessed with copious amounts of creative talent, no journey through the music industry will be smooth sailing the entire way. Failure is an inevitable byproduct of creativity, but luckily such stumbles can be a learning opportunity, and are ultimately beneficial to your career. Guest post by James Shotwell for TuneCore [This originally appeared on the Haulix Blog.] As much as you may like to believe your career in music is infallible, or that you have a ...
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Utilizing Video To Promote Your Music
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With so many options available for promoting your music, it can be overwhelming to try and figure out which one is best for you, but video often emerges at the head of the pack. Here we take a deep dive into what it takes to effectively utilize video as a promotional tool. Guest post by Chelsea G. Ira of TuneCore There are a lot of different ways to promote your music. You can post to social media, send out email ...
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17 Accessible and Affordable Music Marketing Tips
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Music marketing changed almost entirely in the last decade, and while variety of new tools and techniques are now available to artists, many of them require a significant investment. Here we look at seventeen different marketing tips that, while still effective, remain affordable to the average musician. Guest post by Eugene Eaton Music marketing has changed drastically in the last couple of decades, offering artists all sorts of promotion tools and channels. But it’s not easy to find too many ...
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Your Event’s Comprehensive Social Media Advertising Calendar
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Advertising on social media is important to making your next show or event a success, but unstructured bombardment of all social channels will do you little good and, like in so many aspects of the music industry, it's important to have a plan. Here we break down what a complete social media advertising calendar should look like. Guest post by Rachel Grate of Eventbrite To catch attention in an event-goer’s feed, your social media posts need to be compelling — and ...
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How To Build, Nurture Your Community On And Offline
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Community can be a dangerously nebulous word, and taking the time to develop one as a band or artist can be an intimidating prospect, particularly when there are so many other aspects of your life as a musician to keep track of. Here we look at some the best ways to cultivate a community both on and offline. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of the Symphonic Blog Community is one of those buzz words, isn’t it? You know that it’s ...
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