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Saxophonist, Composer And Educator Darryl Yokley Announces Spring Initiatives
After his debut release, The Void (ARC-2437) with his primary working ensemble, “Sound Reformation" on the Artists Recording Collective (ARC) label, the young New York based saxophonist, composer and educator, Darryl Yokley continues his scene building efforts. Yokley is among the new generation artists who are combining skill sets to build a career. “I'll be at ...
Sell Your Act with Music "Metrics That Really Matter"
In an age when social proof is taken seriously at all levels of the game, with Likes and Follows serving as a proxy for caring and support, it's important that musicians market themsevlves with “metrics that really matter." This topic was part of a larger discussion at DJ TechTools regarding the best way to respond to ...
RBC Records Owner: Social Media is Key to Building an Artist's Career
Brian Shafton, owner of RBC Records, has been deeply involved with both hip hop artist and label marketing and distribution. Both running a label and supporting artist-owned indie labels gives Shafton a full view of not only what it takes to break an artist but to maintain a career. In a recent interview, Shafton repeatedly noted ...
Top 5 Tips to up Your Google+ Game
Who am I kidding? I don't have a Google+ game to up. I'm just trying to maintain enough of a presence to reap some SEO benefits from Google Search. But others seem to be diving in and even apparently having good experiences. Maybe if you knew a few of the 15 “awesome Google+ tricks" Melanie Pinola ...
Suzanne Vega on Taking Charge of Her Own Career and Starting Her Own Label
Suzanne Vega is an industry lifer who experienced the age of major labels before the suits took over and then got dropped after they did. But she went on to start her own label to self-release her albums and remains committed to a long-term career. This week Vega released “Tales From the Realm of the Queen ...
David Tughan JoinszzZing Agency
Singer David Tughan (UK) has officially joined the ranks of zzZing Agency. David fits the zzZing Agency Bill to the letter. “DAVID TUGHAN DOESN’T SEEM TO BE FOLLOWING IN ANYONE’S FOOTSTEPS. IT’S RARE TO FIND ORIGINALITY OF THAT KIND IN A SINGER..." —The Observer, UK David Tughan was born and raised in Northern Ireland. He moved ...
DIY Voice Acting for Musicians
By Carrington MacDuffie (@carringtonmacd), an Americana singer/songwriter who also has an extensive career in voice over. Her new album is “Only An Angel“. I came to voice acting through being a singer/songwriter. I was dealing with what they call writer’s block, when some good opportunities for making a living with spoken word presented themselves, so I ...
Musicians: Skipping Time Management is a Major Mistake
By Dave Kusek, former President of Berkleeonline and digital media consultant. His latest venture, the New Artist Model, is an impressive online course for musicians and others learning to navigate in the new music industry. Today’s indie musician plays the part of the artist, the business professional, and sometimes way more, and as a result, many find themselves juggling ...
IOU Music Launches to Support DIY Musicians Throughout Their Careers
IOU Music is a new service for artists that launched this week in beta. They're building a platform to support DIY music monetization and marketing. For example musicians can use their accounts to sell music, crowdfund, accept donations and create subscription services with more features on the way. I spoke with Founder and CEO Rob MacArthur ...
Want to Live Stream Your Music Concert? Here's an Overview of Options
One of the most difficult aspects of writing about tech startups is that when a concept makes sense and gets funded, all sorts of other companies will get in the space. That quickly makes things hard to sort out. Over the last couple of years, Hypebot has covered numerous startups that offer ways to live stream ...
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