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The Downsides Of Releasing Music Often Instead Of Rarely
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In this second installment of a two-part series, Hugh McIntyre explores how the timing and frequency with which you as an artist release music can effect the success of said release, and your career as whole. In part two, he examines the disadvantages inherent in releasing music too often. Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This blog was written by Hugh McIntyre and is the second installment in a two-part series about how the timeliness and/or frequency ...
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How To Get Press Coverage For Your Band - Pro Tips For Writing Promo Emails
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Getting good press coverage for your band often requires crafting the perfect promo email. Here we look at what the necessary components of a great promo email are, depending on the needs of both the sender and the recipient. Guest Post by Kira Grunenberg on Soundfly's Flypaper What defines a great promo email? And what does a promo email need to include to be successful? The answer to both questions depends a lot the needs of the writer and the reader. ...
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4 Things Which Will Score You A Record Deal Long Before Social Media
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Gone are the days of A&R executives scouring artist's social media to determine an artists popularity. Now, these executives have in many ways fallen back on older methods of gauging whether an artist will be a label success. Here, we look at four factors they are likely to be considering. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It wasn’t that long ago that A&R execs at record labels were scouring the online platforms, looking for acts with the high view numbers, ...
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Organic Reach From Social Media Is Declining, Here’s What You Can Do About It
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The evidence that organic reach is in decline could not be more clear, meaning that preexisting social media stratagems are no longer as effective as they once were. Here we look at the best way for entrepreneurial artists to combat this decline across various social media platform. Guest Post by Kaylynn Chong on Hootsuite Organic reach is in decline. Call the authorities. Call the doctor. Call someone, because this is changing the way businesses use social media. Organic reach for ...
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Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Presents A New Artist Event Series: The Creative Entrepreneur: Helping Young + Emerging Artists Navigate The Business World
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All About Jazz
On March 10, 2017 from 2-5pm, the Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia (ABC), through its Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA) program, will host the first clinic of its new series: “The Creative Entrepreneur: Helping Young + Emerging Artists Navigate the Business World” This business and tax law clinic, entitled An Artful Assessment: Tax Law For Artists + Makers seeks to help artists understand their tax and business responsibilities as the creative minds of Philadelphia. Artists of ...
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Most Common Music Publishing Agreements Explained
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While there may be significant frustration among music composers at low streaming rates and other challenges making money in the music industry, there is still a good deal of money to be made on the publishing sided of things. Here we breakdown five of the most common types of publishing agreements. Guest Post by Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. All music starts with a composition, which is one of the reasons why I love the area of music publishing. Despite the low ...
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5 Tools For Becoming Your Own Music Publicist
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In the modern music industry, there is a certain degree of expectation when it comes to achieving success, an expectation that you will do it yourself, before labels come seeking you out. Here we look at five different tools for furthering that goal. Guest post by Tyler Allen of Wtylerconsulting If you want to scroll straight down to the “five tools” below that’s cool. But I recommend you read this funky little intro first. In today’s industry – you’re expected to ...
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5 Things Artists Can Do To Grow Their Network
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It's not just music, your strength in any industry is dependent on how well developed your network is. Once frowned upon, connecting with business professionals in the music is now not only expected for artists but encouraged. Here look at five different ways artists can expand their networks. Guest post by Rich Nardo on the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This blog was written by Rich Nardo. Rich is a freelance writer and editor, and is the co-founder of 24West a ...
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