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YouTube Live Streaming: A Quick Guide
YouTube has a vast assortment of tools which artists can utilize when looking to connect with fans. Here we explore YouTube Live, a feature which allows you to engage with viewers in real time, through a medium which is only expected to rise in popularity moving forward. Guest post Vince Seibert of The Orchard's The Daily ...
Music Internships: How To Land Your Dream Job
To get anywhere in the music industry, everyone needs a launching point, and internships can provide a great opportunity for industry hopefuls to get their toe in the door and begin a lengthy and promising career in the music business. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Everyone has to start somewhere. Music internships can open ...
Rose Max: Bossa Nova 2013
On March 21 and 22, 2013, Brazilian vocalist Rose Max was in Costa Rica with guitarist Ramatis Morais, pianist Michael Orta, bassist Jamie Ousley and drummer Carlomagno Araya. They were backed by Costa Rica's National Symphony Orchestra at the National Theatre of Costa Rica in San José. The orchestra was arranged and conducted by Jeremy Fox, ...
6 Things Every Crowdfunding Campaign Needs To Be Successful
In the wake of PledgeMusic's recent historic trainwreck, trust in crowdfunding platforms has sunk to an all-time low. In spite of this recent challenge, however, crowdfunding remains a very much viable avenue for artists looking to fundraise for a project or tour, provided their campaign has all the necessary elements. Guest post by Angela Mastrogiacomo of ...
US Streaming Growth Is Slowing, But That's Not A Bad Thing
Streaming growth is slowing down in the US according to the Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report. But don't hit the panic button, writes Bobby Owsinski, There's still plenty of room for growth worldwide. By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The latest Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report shows that streaming has actually dropped by 5% in the U.S., which is causing some unneeded ...
Albums Still Have Some Value According To Nielsen Music Mid-Year Stats [Bobby Owsinski]
Even a casual industry observers know that album sales haven't been what they used to be, although some new numbers out from a Nielsen Report reveal that, even in the height of the streaming age, there is still some value in album sales, particularly if you belong to the music industry 1%. Guest post by Bobby ...
The Complete Morton Project
New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton is widely considered to be jazz's first arranger. Though jazz was considered exclusively an improvised form early on, Morton proved that jazz could retain its joyous, freewheeling feel even when scored on music paper. He also was jazz's first published composer. His Jelly Roll Blues was published in 1915. As ...
Understanding, Controlling Your Finances As An Artist
As an artist, understanding and effectively managing your finances isn't always something that comes naturally, and is often acquired through a risky trial and error process. It doesn't have to be that way however, and in this piece we look at how to craft a budget based on an understanding of yourself and your values. Guest ...
It's Time To Rewrite The Artist Marketing Playbook [MIDiA's Mark Mulligan]
Niche is music's new mainstream, writes MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan, which means that in the brave new world of music marketing, targetting trumps reach. “Instead of blowing a huge budget on carpet bombing TV, radio, print, online artists and their teams are finding their exact audiences, writes Mulligan, “focusing on relevance and engagement rather than reach ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: The Balance
Unlike other forms of popular music, jazz is a product of where artists are from. Each musician's sound is flavored by their environment and surrounding culture. Louis Armstrong had a joyful New Orleans sound, Dizzy Gillespie had the arch flavor of New York, Chet Baker had a relaxed West Coast feel and Howard McGhee had a ...
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