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5 Startup Concepts To Help You Prepare For The Musicpreneur Era
With the music business changing and developing, it is important to be prepared for whatever is coming next. Here we look at several good concepts utilized by startups to keep in mind as a musical entrepreneur. By musician and music industry pundit Tommy Darker Musicians, including myself, have long tried to crack the code and sustain a living in the digital era. ...
Warning To Musicians: Beware Of The Controlled Composition Clause
Artists and publishers can expect to earn a statutory mechanical rate of $.091 cents per song, as outlined by American copyright law, but record labels will often exert their leverage and influence over green artists in an effort to persuade them to sign contracts containing the Controlled Composition Clause, a stipulation which can rob the creators of ...
12 Ways To Quickly Improve Your Social Media Profiles
Given the number of hours people clock on various social media platforms, it is more important than ever that your various profiles are presentable. Here are several easy ways to make sure your social media presence is consistent, comprehensive, and professional. Guest Post by Evan LePage on Hootsuite Considering how much time people spend on social media ...
4 Crucial Music Goals You Can Still Accomplish Before The New Year
With 2016 rapidly approaching and 2015 soon to be a distant memory, here are a few important goals to check off your list while there's still time, whether it's beefing up your web presence, getting a jump on next year's gigs, or simply making sure your intellectual property is safe. Guest Post by Christine Occhino on the Sonicbids Blog Image ...
For The Music Industry, Christmas Is Here: How To Give Your Career A Holiday Boost
If you're planning to release your new hit holiday single this Thanksgiving, you're going to be a little late to the party. According to this article, if you want your tunes to grace the festivities this year, the time get them released is now. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician When the Biebs, ...
5 Tricks To Getting Booked For More Gigs
Competition is stiff these days when it comes to booking your band at an ever declining number of venues. Here are some tips for how to adapt your strategy in order to get the optimal number of gigs on your band's calendar. Guest Post by Dylan Welch on the Sonicbids Blog These days, there are more ...
How Musicians Make Money From Publishing
While musicians are often advised by their fellow artists to keep their own publishing, such an approach is no longer especially applicable in the modern music economy. It is more important that artists develop a solid understanding of where exactly publishing revenue comes from, and how to deal with Performing Rights Organizations. Guest Post by Justin ...
The Struggle Of Selling vs. Giving Away Music [Kosha Dillz]
Here rapper Kosha Dillz discusses the pros and cons of giving music away for free, with a specific focus on how offering free music can frequently benefit an artist in other less immediate ways by building a positive relationships with fans. Guest Post by Kosha Dillz I am writing this article with the hopes that ...
Why You Still Should Register A "Copyrighted" Work
While many creatives in the entertainment industry believe (and are partly correct) that a work is copyrighted as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium it still pays, often literally, to formally register the work with the U.S. Copyright Office, particularly where legal issues are concerned. Guest Post by Justin M. Jacobson, The Jacobson ...
Ratafire: New Free Crowdfunding Platform For Musicians, Others
Ratafire, a new crowdfunding platform, is designed to be easily integrated with pre-existing sites such as Facebook or a blog, allowing artists to raise money for their creative projects while simultaneously connecting with fans and fellow musicians. Guest Post by Clyde Smith on his great new blog Crowd Funding For Musicians Ratafire is a new patronage platform, similar to Patreon in many respects, that launched this year to support ...
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