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14 Ways To Maintain Mental Health As A Struggling Artist
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It's no secret that being a musician, or indeed working as an artist in any creative field of goes hand in hand with depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles. Here we look at fourteen steps artists can take to keep their mental health in check. Guest post by indie musician Dave Cavalier Art is hard. If it was easy we wouldn’t love it this much. For those of us who dared to decide that our dreams wouldn’t involve a corner ...
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What Netflix Can Teach Us About Font Psychology [Infographic]
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Whether you're in the music business or some other realm of the entertainment industry, the power of fonts cannot be overstated when it comes to marketing. Here we look some valuable lessons in font psychology learned from video streaming giant Netflix. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Fonts are a big part of our lives. Every piece of marketing that you’ll ever release probably has or will have at least a couple of fonts, so instead of just ...
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No Old Wine In New Bottles: Remastering Does Mean New Sound Recording Copyright, says 9th Circuit
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The remastering of tracks has long created controversy in the music industry over whether these revampings necessitate the creation of a fresh copyright- a problematic notion to say the least. The 9th Circuit Court, however has decided a new coat of paint doesn't change things all that much. Guest post by Stephen Carlisle of NOVA Southeastern University On August 20, 2018, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that basic digital remastering of pre-1972 sound recordings created a ...
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A lyrical legacy endures
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Johnny Mercer's imprint is all over The Great American Songbook. He's best known for writing the lyrics to more than a thousand songs- for Broadway, for Tin Pan Alley, for film, and for pop singers. Johnny Mercer's imprint also is all over Savannah, GA., the verdant and historic city where he was born. Any place live music is performed, Mercer's material seeps out at listeners. You might even hear “Moon River" a few times a night at a piano bar ...
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Sony, Universal Earn $500K Every Hour From Streaming
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While streaming is often slammed for how little money it brings in, it turns out that this is more an issue for the artists, and the major companies behind the music like Sony and Universal are pulling down plenty of cash from streaming. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The naysayers have always been so negative on the fraction of a cent payout that comes from a music stream, but it’s never been so evident that those small ...
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Deezer Adds $185M, Strategic Partner That Should Make Spotify and Record Labels Very Nervous
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Earlier this month Deezer added $185 million at a valuation of more than $1 billion. New investors include a top Middle Eastern music and media company poised to give the streamer a distinct competitive advantage on the region. Dubai based media conglomerate Rotana has taken a major stake in music streamer Deezer. Controlled by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, the company owns what may be the Arab world's largest record label, Rotana Records. The label is part of a media empire ...
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City National Acquires Exactuals Artist PaymentHub
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City National Bank has acquired Exactuals, the LA based creator of entertainment industry payment system PaymentHub. In 2017, City National participated in a $10 million funding round for Exactuals. Details of today's deal were not disclosed. Mike Hurst will remain CEO of Exactuals. He and the firm’s other executives are being retained with multi-year contracts. About Exactuals Exactuals' PaymentHub allows music publishers, record labels, distributors, studios, unions, guilds, payroll companies and marketplaces to provide direct deposit payments, tax document management and ...
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Audius Raises $5.5M For 'SoundCloud On The Blockchain'
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Audius has raised a $5.5 million to use blockchain and cryptocurrency to assure that artists are paid fairly. It's a pitch made repeatedly by numerous startups in recent months, but Audius now has the capital to actually move this game-changing concept forward. Music tech startup Audius has raised a $5.5 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst and Lightspeed, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Pantera Capital, 122West and Ascolta Ventures. What is Audius? Audius is building a decentralized, community-owned and ...
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