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3 Scientific Tips For Making More Money From Your Fans
While anecdotal evidence and the advice of others can be somewhat helpful when it comes to making more money from your music, not every experience is universal, and such advice isn't always helpful. Here we look at three tips with science to back them up on how you can get your fans more involved while also ...
Spotify Paid Out Over A Billion To Labels This Year
Streaming services in general tend to take a lot of heat from record labels, and Spotify is no exception, but is this attitude justified? According to new information, the streaming platform has already shelled out 1.2 billion in royalties this year, suggesting it may be benefiting the industry more than previously thought. Guest Post by Bobby ...
Amazon Music Unlimited Launches At Prices Far Below Spotify, Apple
Amazon has launched is promised Music Unlimited streaming service, and like most Amazon offerings its main selling point is lower price. Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in the US with plans priced well below Spotify and Apple Music. Launches in the UK, Germany and Austria are planned for later this year. Priced at $7.99 per month ...
Jazz this week: Dweezil Zappa, Lettuce, Marilyn Maye, Project/Object, and more
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes one grande dame of cabaret; a couple of danceable funk/jazz acts; two pianists sharing one stage at the city's most prestigious jazz club; and not one, but two tributes to the music of the eclectic guitarist and composer Frank Zappa, plus more. Let's go ...
Jack Sheldon: Jack's Groove
Back in the 1950s, Jack Sheldon was a trumpeter with many talents. He was part comic, actor and singer and completely at ease in his own skin. But as a musician, he played with deep sincerity and a brooding sensitivity, especially on ballads. He was beloved by everyone on the West Coast jazz scene, largely because ...
U.S. Music Festivals And The 23%: What It Means For Livestreaming
Music festivals in the United States are incredibly popular and impressively well attended, but much of the social media buzz which is generated surrounding these events is created by those not actually in attendance, meaning there's a significant void to be filled by livestreaming. Guest Post from AmpLive Few industries in the US reach as many people ...
Jazz Goes Mod, 1962
In 1962, London was at a crossroads, musically. Throughout the 1950s, traditional jazz and skiffle dominated the live music scene. Lacking a robust and free radio environment thanks to rigid control of the airwaves by the BBC, young people and adults clung to what they knew. For the senior set, trad jazz, with its upbeat melody ...
How To Get Music Writers To Actually Open Your Emails
While the rise of DIY culture has in many ways made it easier for artists to exercise their musical creative side, it has also precipitated a barrage of press solicitations from said DIY artists to online music writers. Here we look at some ways to capture these writer's attention and prevent your emails from falling into inbox ...
10 Things Musicians Should Do At Any Festival Or Music Conference [Kosha Dillz]
Before he headed to All Three Coasts (A3C) music festival, rapper Kosha Dillz highlights ten things which every musician should do at any fest, whether it's in the form of a direct action or simply an attitude adjustment. By indie rapper Kosha Dillz I guess we can say there is a difference being “right" and being “wrong." ...
8tracks Raises $2 Million From Small Investors, Plans Shift To Subscription Model
Playlisting service 8Tracks has raised almost $2 million of a hoped for $5 million from 3700 small investors. The startup's crowdfunding campaign with SeedInvest has two week's remaining. In an email to investors obtained by RAIN, 8tracks CEO David Porter signaled a shift from ad supported to paid subscriptions. “Our current audience size and lack of growth ...
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